Posted on 08/04/2022 8:12:38 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
The main challenges associated with existing lung cancer drugs are severe side effects and drug resistance. There is hence a constant need to explore new molecules for improving the survival rate and quality of life of lung cancer patients.
In Indian Ayurvedic medicine, black cardamom has been used in formulations to treat cancer and lung conditions. A team of researchers studied the scientific basis behind this traditional medicinal practice and provided evidence of the cytotoxic effect of black cardamom on lung cancer cells. The research highlighted the spice as a source of potent bioactives, such as cardamonin and alpinetin, which could be used in the treatment or prevention of lung cancer. The study is the first to report the association of black cardamom extract with oxidative stress induction in lung cancer cells, and compare the spice's effects on lung, breast and liver cancer cells.
Dichloromethane extract treated cells were found to be killed mainly by apoptotic pathway where the measure of live cells, dropped to less than an average of about 20 percent after 48 hours of contact with the black cardamom extracted using dichloromethane. Cell death was caused by apoptosis with cells displaying morphological changes, such as shape distortion and shrinkage, increased oxidative stress, and a failure in DNA damage repair.
After running the black cardamom extract though liquid chromatography mass spectrometry analysis, the researchers linked the presence of two well-researched bioactives, cardamonin and alpinetin, to the cytotoxic potential of black cardamom.
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They spoke about extracting it and about a powdered form.
How is it taken? (I am hoping someone with a better understanding will understand that from having read the article.)
Quite tasty. Great in baked goods and spice mixes. Grind it in your coffee grinder and don’t clean your grinder. Cardamom in coffee is a treat.
And it’s a great additive/ingredient for a proper Bloody Mary. So, drink up!
The most practical approach is to imply use black cardamom.
These two substances do not appear to be commonly available.
I arrived on contract in Arabia feeling like something the cat left in the litter box. Feeling like death warmed over, I fell asleep in the line shack which Stateside was a serious offense for a contractor. One of the Arab pilots came in to make tea. Worried about sleeping I apologized, he said no problem. He asked if I was okay and when I told him about being sick he said here, chew on these, swallow the black seeds inside and spit out the husk. It was cardamom. He was right it settled my stomach a bit and we had cardamom tea. He said cardamom helps with many things but it is great for upset stomachs. We became friends and I was his PC for the next year. Been drinking cardamom tea and coffee ever since. Maybe scientists should have asked a Bedouin, they drink a strong tea made out of nothing but cardamom. They claimed it was good for you, guess they were right.
Black cardamom is available on Amazon and online through numerous spice stores.
Thanks! I just wasn’t too sure how it would get to the lungs... not being good at biology 😳
Great idea. Thanks!
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