Essential Oil from Carpesium abrotanoides L. Induces Apoptosis via Activating Mitochondrial Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells.

The effects of essential oil from Carpesium abrotanoides L. (CAEO) on the proliferation and apoptosis of human hepatic cancer cells were investigated in this study. MTT assays indicated that CAEO inhibited the proliferation of HCC cells with the IC values ranging from 41.