Cancer is a major public health burden in both developed and developing countries. Plant derived agents are being used for the treatment of cancer. Plants such as herbs have been used in folk medicine for centuries in most of the cultures throughout the world. The North Eastern regions of India are considered to be one of the biodiversity hotspots. Paris polyphylla (Paris polyphylla Smith. in Rees. : paris ; ., Fl. Britis India 6:., Liliaceae) is one of the indigenous medicinal plants of Manipur that have been used as medicine for over many years. | Antioxidant activity and polyphenol contents of Paris polyphylla Smith and Prospects of in situ conservation
