Every year, millions of women around the world are diagnosed with breast cancer. About 112.6 per 100,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. These data are based on the number of prostate cancer cases and deaths caused by that cancer between 2011 and 2015 in about 19.5 per 100,000 men per year.

Current pharmaceutical drugs can only suppress tumor growth to a certain extent for all types of cancers. Thus, there is a need to identify alternative natural drugs to overcome the several limitations of pharmaceuticals for treating breast cancer and prostate cancer. Some of the limitations include the disruption of the patients immune system due to the severe side effects of synthetic chemical drugs.

Moreover, cancerous cell metastasis is considered to be the main cause of mortality and morbidity. Recently, medical research has reported that the number of drug-resistant pathogens is increasing dramatically, although many new antibiotics are being produced.

For example, many species of Staphylococcus (i.e., Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhi, Proteus spp., and Candida spp.) are considered to be multidrug resistant. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that 65% of people around the world prefer to use traditional herbal medicines. Historically, in India and the United States, the use of complementary alternative medicine has increased dramatically. However, only a few plants have been investigated, and they might not have potential anticancer properties. The ancient Egyptians also recommended the use of plants and plant extracts, such as castor oil and Palma Christus, as the most important way to treat diseases.

Few research studies have been conducted on the use of herbal medicines in the treatment of many types of cancers. To date, only a few herbal medicines have been analyzed chemically, even though their specific bioactive chemicals may have a potential anticancer effect. Many plants that belong to the Amaranthaceae family have several ethnobotanical effects, including Achyranthes aspera L., Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) and Griseb., and Gomphrena globosa L. Aerva javanica, A. javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. (Amaranthaceae), is an herbal plant that grows to a height of about 30 cm to 1 m; it is commonly found in Africa and Asia and many countries around the world.

Traditionally, the plant has many applications; for example, it is used as a diuretic and in a diabetic demulcent. The extract of this plant is usually used to treat swelling and ulcers in domestic animals. The plant’s flowers and seeds are superficially applied as a paste to cure skin diseases, mitigate headaches, and to treat rheumatism.

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