Abstract

A REVIEW OF ANTICANCER POTENTIAL OF ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER AND ITS PHYTOCONSTITUENTS

Rupali Dutta Roy, Md. Shahadat Hossan, Mohammed Rahmatullah*

ABSTRACT

Elephantopus scaber L, otherwise known as Prickly-leaved elephant’s foot in English is a tropical plant belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is native to Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian sub-continent, Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. A number of scientific reports have described anticancer activities of the plant or its phytoconstituents. In this review, we explore the various studies conducted with Elephantopus scaber and its phytoconstituents and the possible molecular mechanisms behind their anticancer activities.

Keywords: Elephantopus scaber, Asteraceae, phytoconstituents, anticancer.