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Table 1 Overview of the selected Pakistani plants used in this study

From: Antitumor evaluation of two selected Pakistani plant extracts on human bone and breast cancer cell lines

Plant name

Sample code

Description

Family

Medicinal uses

Vincetoxicum arnottianum Wight

VSM

Methanolic extract of the plant.

Apocynaceae

Wounds, Injuries, Maggots in wounds of cattle, horses etc.

Berberis orthobotrys Bien. ex Aitch.

BORM

Methanolic root extract of the plant.

Berberidaceae

Uterine tumor, wounds, gastrointestinal problems, ulcer, blood purification, jaundice, urine problem, diarrhea, antihypertensive, cardiac depressant, antihyperlipidemic etc

BOFM

Methanolic extract of the flowers of the plant

BO-5

Ethylacetate soluble oily substance extracted from the methanolic fruit extract of the plant.

BO-23

n-hexane soluble oily substance extracted from the methanolic fruit extract of the plant.

Onosma hispida Wall. ex G. Don.

OHRM

Methanolic root extract of the plant.

Berberidaceae

Wounds, cuts, swells, abdominal ulcer, antibacterial, blood purifier, hair problems, dying hair, bladder and kidney stones, rheumatism, pneumonia, typhoid fever etc.

OHAM

Methanolic extract of the aerial parts of the plant.

Caccinia macranthera (Banks & Sol.) Brand

CMM

Methanolic extract of the plant.

Boraginaceae

Dermal infections, liver disorders, dyspepsia, sedative, cough, expectorant, induction of phage production etc