Comprehensive detail of some recently used plants for the treatment of cancer

Name of plant with familyPlant part usedFormulation typeCell line/Animal modelType of cancerReference
Malva sylvestris L. (Malvaceae)LeavesAgNPsRCC-JW (KTCTL-195), RCC-GH, CaKi-2, HEK293 cell lines and HUVEC cell lineRenal cell carcinoma[34]
Hedra helix (Araliaceae)LeavesAuNPsMCF-7 and MDA-MB-231Cytotoxic activities[35]
Senna alexandrina (Fabaceae)
Thyme vulgaris (Lamiaceae)
Tribulus terrestris (Zygophyllaceae)
Mellissa officinalis (Lamiaceae)LeafHerbal NPsHUVEC cell lineHuman lung cancer[36]
Platycodon grandiflorum [Jacq.] A. DC
(Campanulaceae)
Dried radix and rhizomeLipid-polymer NPsMice (BALB/c) 4T1 tumor-bearing miceBreast cancer[37]
Curcuma zedoaria [Berg.] Rosc (Zingiberaceae)
Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae)RhizomeAgNPsHT-29 cell lineHuman colon cancer[38]
Curcuma aromatic (Zingiberaceae)
Curcuma caesia (Zingiberaceae)
Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae)LeavesPalladium NPs, platinum NPs, bimetallic (palladium + platinum) NPsSW480 and LS180 cell lineHuman colorectal cancer[39]
Ginseng (Araliaceae)Roots
Ammi visnaga (Apiaceae)Entire plantAgNPsHeLa cell lineAnticancer activity[40]
Artemisinin (Asteraceae)Niosomal NPsSW480Colorectal cancer[41]
Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae)PeelAuNPsMDA-MB-231/female miceBreast cancer[42]
Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae)LeavesAgNPsHuman liver cancer (HepG2) cellsHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver cancer[43]
Berberis thunbergii
(Berberidaceae)
LeafAgNPsPANC-1, AsPC-1, and MIA PaCa-2Human pancreatic cancer[44]
Salvia miltiorrhiza (Lamiaceae)RootLipid-polymer hybrid NPs4T1 breast cancer tumor-bearing nude mouse modelBreast cancer[45, 46]

AgNPs: Silver nanoparticles