A COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF CANCER COMPRISING WATER-SOLUBLE EXTRACT OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LEAVES AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF THE EXTRACT
The present invention relates to a composition containing a water-soluble extract of Moringa oleifera leaves as an active ingredient for treating or preventing cancer, and to a method for manufacturing an extract Moringa oleifera leaves. According to the present invention, the composition is highly toxic to cancer cells while being lowly toxic to normal cells, is soluble, and thus is very easily absorbed into a cell. The composition has strong points as a cancer treatment agent for oral administration, and thus can be applied to develop a new anti-cancer medicine derived from a natural material.본 발명은 모링가(Moringa oleifera) 잎의 수용성 추출물을 유효성분으로 포함하는 암 치료 또는 예방용 조성물 및 항암에 유효한 모링가 잎의 추출물의 제조방법에 관한 것으로, 본 발명에 따른 조성물은 정상세포에는 독성이 낮은 반면 암세포에 우수한 독성을 보이며, 수용성으로 세포내 흡수가 매우 용이하므로, 경구용 제제의 항암 치료제로서 유리한 장점을 가지므로, 천연물 항암 신약 개발에 활용될 수 있다.
