Abstract

In natural products have been served as a rich source of a lead compound for drug development against an extensive array of biological targets including an assortment of forms of cancer. Induction of apoptosis as an involuntary cell passing away mechanism for wiping out unwanted cells in tissues is one of the effective strategies to the kill of cancer cells. Usage of conventional medicinal plants are becoming popular in the treatment of various diseases and using as a preventive medicine, which generally categorized as alternative or complementary medicine in the current scenario. The herbal medicine contains being used by indigenous people from generations to treat many different health conditions such as hay fever, irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual problem and skin diseases. Currently there is huge public interested in using herbal medicinal plant species to cure major diseases like cancer. Plants have played a noteworthy role in the human competition with remedies. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the number of new cancer cases will get to 15 million by the year 2020. Cancer is responsible for 12% of the world’s mortality and the second-leading cause of death in the Western world. Communicable diseases has limited chances of cure, chemotherapy is the major contributing factor to this topical situation. This review report motivates the young scientists in pharmacy and life Science field.

Keywords: Apoptosis; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Remedies; Medicinal plant