ReviewPharmaceutical biology2026
Medicinal food plants of Sabah (Eastern Malaysia): a source of potential natural products and nutraceuticals for the fight against cancer.
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contextThe pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries are seeking structurally and pharmacologically novel anticancer molecules, as well as onco-protective nutraceuticals. One approach to achieving this goal is to study traditional pharmacopoeias, particularly those from regions where cancers are less common. Certain ethnic groups in Sabah (East Malaysia) appear to have a low incidence of cancer, and the study of their pharmacopeia could lead to the discovery of original anticancer molecules or nutraceuticals.
objectivesThis review presents a selection of 64 plants used for medicinal food in Sabah their potential for clinical uses.
methodsThe data for this focused narrative review were gathered from Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, PubMed, the Internet Archive, and Google books. For each plant the search string included the binomial denomination and the words "cytotoxic" or "tumors." of the binomial denomination of each plant and "cytotoxic" and "tumors" was employed. Each result was examined and articles that did not contain information relevant to the topic or coming from non-peer-reviewed journals were excluded.
resultsEight plant species, of which
conclusionThere is currently a need to find oncopreventive nutraceuticals as well as original natural products for developing anticancer drugs. Such products could potentially be found among the medicinal and edible plants of Sabah. Further studies are needed.
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