Isolation of secondary metabolites from dichloromethane extract of acanthus ebracteatus / Khairul Asymawi Ishak

Traditional treatments based on the plants have been used commonly by people for curing various health disorders around the world especially in Southeast Asian regions like Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. A vast knowledge about the usage of plants against different illnesses accumulated in areas where the use of plants is still of great importance. The medicinal value of plants is due to the presence of some chemical substances which produce a definite physiological action in the human body.