Abstract
Cancer is an intensifying health problem, and after myocardial infarction, it is the most common reason for death among people. The current review aimed to highlight the anti-cancer and antioxidant potential of plant-derived natural bio-active compounds. Plants investigated so far with enriched anti-cancer, and antioxidant potential was traced out from previously published literature to present in one document for the ease of the scientific community and researchers working on it. The phytochemicals extracted from herbs have executed numerous healing effect by preventing cancer stimulating hormones and enzymes, exciting DNA reparation mechanisms, endorsing the production of shielding enzymes, persuading antioxidant action, and augmenting immunity, hence presenting the anti-cancer effect. Epidemiological studies suggest that regular intake of anti-cancerous food prevents the onset of many types of cancers. Antioxidant with scavenging properties and free radicals, are predictable to play significant roles in inhibiting ROS induced sicknesses, including cancer, because they can hamper oxidation route by responding with free radicals and chelating free catalytic metals; also by serving as O-2 scavengers.