Herbal Remedies for Cancer based on Persian Medicine

Cancer is the second cause of mortality in the world which causes poor quality of life. in persian medicine (pm), some issues about cancer have been mentioned in details. many herbs are claimed to be useful in cancer. this paper aimed to search the most common herbal drugs affecting the cancer based on pm literature. this is a review study based on pm literature and data retrieved from the electronic databases such as pubmed and scopus through key terms such as herbal drug and cancer. the study found 15 herbs affecting the cancer in this regard. most of these herbs have been investigated in the recent studies. it is recommended further evaluation on the plants mentioned in pm books, particularly those with no clinical trials or laboratory tests.