Investigation of Pteranthus dichotomus revealed that it is highly safe, had anti-inflammatory
effect while it had moderate antipyretic effect and caused significant increase in the urine volume. It
had no effect on liver functions of the animals. While kidney functions were impaired after oral
administration, this may be attributed to high content of proteins in plant extract. It also observed that
the Pteranthus dichotomus alcoholic extract had Anti-tumor activity against Ehrlish ascites carcinoma
cells; the anti-tumor activity observed can be attributed to the presence of flavonoids.