Posted on 06/27/2006 6:26:13 PM PDT by Pharmboy
Silibinin, a drug derived from milk thistle, destroys lung cancer in mice, investigators at the University of Colorado, Denver report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Lead investigator Dr. Rana P. Singh told Reuters Health, "We have been studying milk thistle components, silymarin and silibinin, to examine their efficacy and mechanisms against different...cancers for over a decade."
In the current study, Singh's team injected mice with a chemical called urethane to induce lung cancer. The animals then received diets containing different doses of silibinin.
"We obtained pure silibinin from Sigma Chemical Co., and silibinin diets were commercially prepared at room temperature and air dried. We did not use milk thistle dietary supplements which are available for human consumption," Singh said.
Mice fed silibinin had fewer large lung tumors than untreated mice. Further analysis showed that silibinin seemed to reduce the number of blood vessels that provide nutrients to the tumors, allowing them to grow.
Singh added that further laboratory studies of silibinin for lung cancer are now being done. "We expect soon after that clinical trials with silibinin in lung cancer patients will be planned."
Human trials of silibinin are already underway for the treatment of prostate cancer.
SOURCE: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, June 21, 2006.
ping
Interesting.
Milk Thistle - used for eons in folk remedies - excellent liver cleanser - helps liver get rid of toxins
So where does the milk come from?
Well, you see, there's these little utters on the underneath part of the leaves....
I've taken Silymarin (available at WalMart as Milk Thistle, not that I'm shilling for them, LOL!) for years since I had elevated liver enzymes. It worked very well and I swear by it to eliminate toxins.
Milk thistle is one of G-ds greatest gift to humans. This herb has amazing beneficial effects on the human body. Just about everyone could/can benefit from taking this. But remember to use enough for the herb to help.
Do your research.
Very interesting. I used milk thistle extracts last month. Extract is called silymarin. Guard your liver and keep it healthy. Traditional Chinese medicine starts in the Spring and starts with the liver.
http://curezone.com/cleanse/liver/
http://curezone.com/forums/fd150.asp?f=447&c=1&m=telman
ping
Sounds like good news to me.
I've known that milk thistle does wonders for the liver, especially those with Hepatitis C. It's a great liver tonic.
Thanks C for the ping, and P for the topic.
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