Essential Oil Content of the Rhizome of Curcuma purpurascens Bl. (Temu Tis) and Its Antiproliferative Effect on Selected Human Carcinoma Cell Lines

Curcuma purpurascens Bl., belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, is known as temu tis in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In this study, the hydrodistilled dried ground rhizome oil was investigated for its chemical content and antiproliferative activity against selected human carcinoma cell lines (MCF7, Ca Sk...

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Main Authors: Sok-Lai Hong, Guan-Serm Lee, Syarifah Nur Syed Abdul Rahman, Omer Abdalla Ahmed Hamdi, Khalijah Awang, Nurfina Aznam Nugroho, Sri Nurestri Abd Malek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/397430