Chemoprevention based on green natural compounds

Abstract

Plant medicine ais used in the prevention and treatment of various diseases. This approach utilizes derivatives of natural compounds such as curcumins, resveratrol, green tea extract, luteolin, soybeans, pomegranate, etc. Natural products have also been allied their ability against tumor action to trigger cell death pathways and their associated approaches. Plant products stop or exhibit inhibition of carcinogenesis at initiation or at promotion/progression step. Among them polyphenols possess many health benefits, including being potent analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory agent. *Correspondence to: Ignac Capek, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Measurement Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, E-mail: Ignac.Capek@savba.sk