[Antitumor effect of alcohol extract from Sesamum indicum flower on S180 and H22 experimental tumor].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the antineoplasm effect of extract from Sesamum indicum L. flower.


METHODS
Observing the effects of alcohol extract from Sesamum indicum flower on tumor growth in sarcoma 180 (S180) and Heps 22 (H22) tumorigenic mouse, and on weight of immune organs.


RESULTS
6, 3, 1.5 g/kg extract showed inhibiting effect on tumor growth obviously, and had not distinct effect on weight of thymus and spleen in mice sarcoma 180 and Heps 22.


CONCLUSIONS
The alcohol extract from Sesamum indicum flower showed obvious antitumor effect.
Xu
Hua
H
Biopharmaceutical R&D Center of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632.
Yang
Xiaoming
X
Yang
Jinnan
J
Qi
Wei
W
Liu
Chunxia
C
Yang
Yuting
Y
D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012510:Sarcoma 180 / Q000473:pathology*; D031685:Sesamum / Q000737:chemistry*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal