Herbs for Cancer Treatment by Bhupendra Koul

Author:Bhupendra Koul
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789813291478
Publisher: Springer Singapore

Table 4.55Anticancer plants of family Elaeagnaceae

Family

Botanical name

Image

Plant part used

Bioactive compound(s)

Structure

Reference(s)

Elaeagnaceae

Hippophae rhamnoides L.

ssp. turkestanica

Flower

β-Tocopherol

Sadeghi-Aliabadi et al. (2009), Patel et al. (2012), and Olas et al. (2018)

Synonym: Not available

Common name: Sea buckthorn, seaberry

Botanical description: It is a native plant of Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to Spain and Asia to Japan and the Himalayas. It is a deciduous shrub growing up to 6 m by 2.5 m at a medium rate. It flowers in April, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The flowers are dioecious and are pollinated by wind. The plant is not self-fertile. It can fix nitrogen

Medicinal uses: It is used as an astringent, poultice, tonic, and vermifuge and for curing cancer and cardiac disorders. A high-quality medicinal oil is made from the fruit and used in the treatment of cardiac disorders; it is also said to be particularly effective when applied to the skin to heal burns, eczema, and radiation injury and is taken internally for the treatment of stomach and intestinal diseases

β-Tocotrienol

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