The Evaluation of Lavender Aqueous Extract on Human Fibroblast Cells

Application of herbals subst-ances has been prevalent in the treatment of neoplasm diseases such as cancers. Laven-der has different biological activates and aqueous extracts of the plant has been shown promising future in the treatment of cancer neurodegenerative diseases. The lavender plant and its derivative substances were prepared from the herbarium of Shahid Beheshti University. Fibroblast cells were cultured at RPMI 1640 medium (containing 20% fetal bovine serum and 5% CO2 gas at 37ºC) to achieve appropriate cell numbers. Microscopic studies were performed in the presents of 100 μgml-1 of the extract. MTT assay was applied for cell survival determi-nation in the present of different concentrations of the extract from 0 to 100 μgml-1. Viability test and morphological studies indicated that the population of fibr-oblast cells decreased significantly at the concentrations of 0 to 100 μgml-1 of the lavender extract. Discussion & It could con-clude that application of the aqueous extract of lavender should be carry out under certa-in consideration due to its adverse side effects that might accompany with its eff-ective dosages in cancer therapy. In addi-tion، in vivo studies would be crucial to confirm cytotoxic effects on cancer and normal cells.