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Xanthium strumarium L. is a member of the Asteraceae family popularly used with multiple therapeutic purposes. Whole extracts of this plant have shown anti-mitotic activity in vitro suggesting that some components could induce mitotic arrest in proliferating cells.Aim of the present work was to characterize the anti-mitotic properties of the X. strumarium whole extract and to isolate and purify active...