Abstract: Cenchrus ciliaris L. as an anticancer agent was obtained by separately extracting the aerial parts of the plant and the root part of the plants. Extractions were performed first in ethanol, and then a portion successively in water, chloroform, and aqueous butanol. All extracts were tested for cytotoxicity against six cancer cell lines. Generally, the root extracts exhibited greater cytotoxicity than the aerial extracts. The highest anticancer effects for both aerial and root extracts were shown against hepatocellular cancer, colorectal cancer, and lung cancer, compared to the other cell lines tested. The chloroform extracts showed greater anticancer effects, both for aerial and root extracts.

Abstract: The Calotropis Procera extracts as anti-ulcerative colitis agents include extracts of Calotropis procera obtained by a method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a plant material derived from Calotropis procera, (b) drying the plant material, (c) pulverizing the plant material to provide a fine powder; and (d) extracting the plant material by percolation using 95% aqueous alcohol in a container to obtain an alcoholic extract. A method of treating ulcerative colitis comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an alcoholic extract of C. procera to a patient in need thereof.