3. Taxol
Taxus species belong to the family Taxaceae (Yew) and produce the
natural anticancer diterpenoid taxol (Paclitaxel) (Fig. 4A ).
Taxol is highly effective in the treatment of various types of cancers
and diseases that require microtubule stabilization, including cardiac
functional recovery and psoriasis (Ehrlich
et al., 2004; Xiao et al., 2012). Taxol
was firstly isolated from the bark of the Paciļ¬c yew tree (Taxus
brevifolia ). Still, later, it has been produced from various other
natural plant sources, although the yield is meager when extracted
traditionally (Yamgar and Sawant, 2015)
(Fig. 4B ).