In vitro investigation of cytotoxic and antioxidative activities of Ardisia crispa against breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231

摘要

BackgroundArdisia crispa Thunb. D.C is used mostly in some parts of the Asian region by traditional practitioners to treat certain diseases associated with oxidative stress and inflammation including cancer and rheumatism. In Malaysia, it is popularly known as ‘Mata Ayam’ and local traditional practitioners believed that the root of the plant is therapeutically beneficial.