Anti-Cancer Effects of Water Extract of Thymbra Capitata (L.) Cav. Plant on MCF-7 and SH-SY5Y Cell Lines

Abstract

Traditional medical practices have emerged as the sum of experiential accumulations from the past to the present and are increasingly used today for the purpose of protection from and treatment of diseases. The therapeutic effects of herbal medicines, which form the basis of traditional medical practices, in the treatment of many diseases, especially cancer, have been known since ancient times. Herbal medicines, since they are obtained from natural sources, are considered reliable and healthy, and recently, the interest in herbal medicines has increased even more. Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. is a plant that grows in the Mediterranean region, is edible, belongs to the class of medicinal plants and has therapeutic properties against many diseases. T. capitata plant has high antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial properties. In our study, the possible anti-cancer effects of the water extract of T. capitata plant on MCF-7 and SH-SY5Y cancer cell lines were determined by the MTT method. As a result of the experimental data obtained, it was determined that the water extract of T. capitata (plant caused a decrease in the percentage of viability of MCF-7 and SH-SY5Y cancer cells, and thus, the water extract of T. capitata plant had anti-cancer effects on MCF-7 and SH-SY5Y cells.

Keywords

• Anti-cancer
• Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav.
• Cytotoxicity
• Plant Medicines
• Traditional Medicine

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