Rumex dentatus could be a potent alternative to treatment of microbial infections and of breast cancer.

Journal: Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the phytochemicals and in vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential of Rumex dentatus (R. dentatus) leaf extracts.

Authors

  • Batool Riffat
    University Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000, Pakistan.
  • Aziz Ejaz
    Department of Botany, Government Degree College Khanpur, Haripur 22650, Pakistan.
  • Salahuddin Hina
    Department of Zoology, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan.
  • Iqbal Javed
    Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.
  • Tabassum Saira
    National University of Technology, School of Applied Sciences and Humanities, National University of Technology, Islamabad 42000, Pakistan.
  • Mahmood Tariq
    Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.