Fitoterapia. 2002 Dec; 73(7-8): 730-3.

Tumour inhibitory activity of chicory root extract against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice.

Hazra B, Sarkar R, Bhattacharyya S, Roy P.

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032, India. skhazra@cal.vsnl.net.in

The tumour-inhibitory effect of an ethanolic extract of chicory root was studied against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice; significant results were obtained at doses from 300 to 700 mg/kg.Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.