Tuesday 23 March 2010
Chinese herb may block breast cancer
Extracts of the Chinese herb kugua (bitter melon) appear to have breast cancer blocking powers, say researchers. Scientists found key ingredients of the green and knobbly fruit interfered with chemical pathways involved in cancer growth. They turned off signals telling the breast cancer cells to divide and switched on signals encouraging them to commit suicide (source: BBC).
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bitter melon,
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CHM,
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ku gua,
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