Inhibitory effects of water caltrop pericarps on the growth of human gastric cancer cells in vitro

• Published in: Current pharmaceutical design Vol. 19; no. 42; p. 7473
• Main Authors: Lin, Qiusheng, Shen, Junhui, Ning, Ying, Shen, Shengrong, Das, Undurti N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates 2013
• Subjects: Cell Division - drug effects; Cell Line, Tumor; Flavonoids - pharmacology; Flow Cytometry; Hep G2 Cells; Humans; Lythraceae - chemistry; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Polyphenols - pharmacology; Saponins - pharmacology; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology

Water caltrop is a popular traditional vegetable in China, and its pericarps are always wasted. In the present work reported here, pericarps from three different Chinese water caltrop cultivars were collected and extracted using 70% methanol and hot water. All the extracts contained significant amou...