date:Dec 29, 2012
lich ascites carcinoma.
The shatavarin IV fraction and shatavarins richfraction containing 5.05% shatavarin IV showedpotent cytotoxicity against cancer cells.
Oral administration of an extract of asparagus indoses of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight for 10days led to a significant reduction in body weight,tumor volume, packed cell volume, viable tumor cellcount, and increase non-viable cell count,compared to controls.
It was also found that treatment of asparagusextracts tended to restore hemato