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2024: Volume 5, Issue 1

Exploring the Anticancer Potential of Natural Compounds in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Mini-Review

Mohammad Nadia1, Maqsood Maryam2,*

1Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, Quetta, Pakistan

2PhD, Medical Microbiology (Virology, Drug Discovery, and Natural Products), Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, Quetta, Pakistan

*Corresponding author: Maqsood Maryam, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, SBKW University, (87300) Quetta, Pakistan, Tel: +92-3218011233; E-mail: [email protected]

Received Date: March 04, 2024

Publication Date: April 02, 2024

Citation: Nadia M, et al. (2024). Exploring the Anticancer Potential of Natural Compounds in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Mini-Review. Traditional Medicine. 5(1):20.

Copyright: Nadia M, et al. © (2024).

ABSTRACT

Cancer is a deadly disease that is caused by multiple factors. There are various types of treatment methods, but nowadays researchers are focusing on the use of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of cancer. Traditional Chinese herbs have a wide range of anticancer properties. These herbs are widely used for the development of new drugs. The conventional treatment methods for cancer have side effects, whereas traditional Chinese medicines have slight or no side effects. That is why pharmaceutical companies are using of these natural products for drug development. This short review focused on different natural compounds, which are derived from traditional Chinese herbs. These compounds have antioxidants and antiproliferation properties which make them effective against cancer.

Keywords: Natural Compounds, Anticancer, TCMs

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