Patent ID: 7262003

Claim:
A method for testing bioactivity of cytotoxic compounds using Bacopa monnieri as a biosensor, comprising the steps of: growing at least a part of a Bacopa monnieri plant aseptically in an MS 0 basal medium with agar in a microcentrifuge tube; exposing the part of the Bacopa monnieri plant to a selected one of said cytotoxic compounds, wherein the cytotoxic compounds are selected from the group consisting of menthol, mint oil, artemisia oil and basil oil; visually observing the part of the Bacopa monnieri plant for selected morphological and cytological responses; and in response to said step of observing the selected morphological and cytological responses, comparing the morphological and/or cytological effects of the selected compound on the exposed part against a corresponding part of a control Bacopa monnieri plant, thereby testing the bioactivity of cytotoxic compounds.