Antiproliferative properties of banana soft pith (musa paradisiaca) extracts against human colon adenocarcinoma cell line (HT-29) and hepatic foetal human epithelial cell line (WRL-68) / Sakilah Ismail

• Main Author: Ismail, Sakilah
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Pharmacognosy. Pharmaceutical substances (Plant, animal, and inorganic)
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/109241/1/109241.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/109241/

Banana soft pith (BSP) is an edible tender portion of banana stem with diameter 5-6 cm. According to traditional medicine practitioner, the banana soft pith (BSP) has many beneficial uses. As a traditional remedy, BSP is used to treat fever by lowering body temperature. Furthermore, it has been clai...