State of the Art and Future Implications of SH003: Acting as a Therapeutic Anticancer Agent.

ABSTRACT: Cancer ranks as the first leading cause of death globally. Despite the various types of cancer treatments, negative aspects of the treatments, such as side effects and drug resistance, have been a continuous dilemma for patients. Thus, natural compounds and herbal medicines have earned profound interest as chemopreventive agents for reducing burden for patients. SH003, a novel herbal medicine containing Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica gigas, and Trichosanthes kirilowii, showed the potential to act as an anticancer agent in previous research studies. A narrative review was conducted to present the significant highlights of the total 15 SH003 studies from the past nine years. SH003 has shown positive results in both in vivo and vitro studies against various types of cancer cells; furthermo

SUBMITTER: Lee K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8870567 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature