ABSTRACT
Cancer has become a global health burden accounting for about 8.2 million deaths every year worldwide. Cancer patients or people, who experience symptoms similar to that of cancer in Namibia’s rural settings, may endure suffering for months and may even die without receiving medical attention, due to the lengthy distance between the rural areas and the nearest medical centre and the long referral process. It may even take more time to get the correct medical attention for t particular cancers. In such circumstances, patients make use of traditional medicinal plants, as an alternative and primary option for treating cancer-related ailments. However the majority of knowledge on plant based medicine in Namibia lacks scientific support and documentation in terms of safety and efficacy. Therefore this study aimed at contributing to the generation of such supporting scientific data. Plants were collected from the Hardap and the //Karas regions of Namibia. The Acanthosicyos naudinianus root Fockea angustifolia whole plant and the tuber, cf Salvadora persia root and Nymania capensis root were used to prepare aqueous (water) and organic (ethanol) plant extracts. The extracts were screened for in vitro anticancer properties using Renal cancer cell line (TK10), Breast cancer cell line (MCF-7), and the Human Melanoma cell line (UACC-62). For the cytotoxicity test, the Fibroblast cell line (WI38) was used and the Sulforhodamine B assay was employed to determine cell viability.
STUURMANN, H (2021). An Investigation Of The In Vitro Anti-Cancer Properties Of Acanthosicyos Naudinianus,Fockeaangustifolia, Cf Salvadora Persia And Nymania Capensis From Hardap And //Karas Regions Of Namibia. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-of-the-in-vitro-anti-cancer-properties-of-acanthosicyos-naudinianus-fockeaangustifolia-cf-salvadora-persia-and-nymania-capensis-from-hardap-and-karas-regions-of-namibia
STUURMANN, HATAGO "An Investigation Of The In Vitro Anti-Cancer Properties Of Acanthosicyos Naudinianus,Fockeaangustifolia, Cf Salvadora Persia And Nymania Capensis From Hardap And //Karas Regions Of Namibia" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-of-the-in-vitro-anti-cancer-properties-of-acanthosicyos-naudinianus-fockeaangustifolia-cf-salvadora-persia-and-nymania-capensis-from-hardap-and-karas-regions-of-namibia. Accessed 09 May. 2024.
STUURMANN, HATAGO . "An Investigation Of The In Vitro Anti-Cancer Properties Of Acanthosicyos Naudinianus,Fockeaangustifolia, Cf Salvadora Persia And Nymania Capensis From Hardap And //Karas Regions Of Namibia". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021. Web. 09 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-of-the-in-vitro-anti-cancer-properties-of-acanthosicyos-naudinianus-fockeaangustifolia-cf-salvadora-persia-and-nymania-capensis-from-hardap-and-karas-regions-of-namibia >.
STUURMANN, HATAGO . "An Investigation Of The In Vitro Anti-Cancer Properties Of Acanthosicyos Naudinianus,Fockeaangustifolia, Cf Salvadora Persia And Nymania Capensis From Hardap And //Karas Regions Of Namibia" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 09, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/an-investigation-of-the-in-vitro-anti-cancer-properties-of-acanthosicyos-naudinianus-fockeaangustifolia-cf-salvadora-persia-and-nymania-capensis-from-hardap-and-karas-regions-of-namibia