Abstract:

Propolis or bee glue is an important natural bee product that has been used by humans to meet the needs of health since ancient times. Despite its many valuable uses, scientific research on propolis is still limited. Despite rich traditional zootherapeutic knowledge of the people and affluent biodiversity of North-east India, almost no research study has been undertaken on the assessment of various biological properties of propolis from this region. Recently, the antibacterial and antitumor activity of the methanolic extract of propolis (MeOH-propolis) from Meghalaya was reported by us only. The present study was undertaken to further examine the antitumor activity and toxicity in ascites Dalton’s Lymphoma bearing mice itself and compare with that of cisplatin, a well established anticancer drug also known to cause different toxicities in the host.