The essential oil of Cymbopogon flexuosus (Eastern lemon grass) showed dose-dependent cytotoxicity in colon (502713), neuroblastoma (IMR-32), liver (Hep-g-2), and cervix (SiHa) cell lines with an IC50 value ranging from 4.2 to 6.5 μg/mL. The same oil induced dose-dependent growth inhibition, decrease in the ascitic fluid volume, and total ascites cell count in solid and ascitic Ehrlich and S-180 tumor models in mice.
Lemongrass cytotoxicity in colon, neroblastoma, and cervix cancer
