Anti cancer activity of mangiferin from methanol extract of fruit of Mahkota Dewa (Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl.)

• Main Authors: Ismail, Adawiah, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Pin, Kar Yong, Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah, Yusuf, Umi Kalsom, Ismail, Nor Fariza
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: UPM-MAKNA Cancer Research Laboratory, Institute of Bioscience 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17166/1/ABSTRACT%20CAC%202014_2%20medic%2015.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17166/

Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl known as Mahkota Dewa is one of Indonesia's traditional medicines from family of Thymelaeaceae. Traditional medicine practitioners claim that the chemical compounds in mahkota dewa retains antihistamine, antioxidant and anti cancer effects. In this study, one...