What are the anticancer plants

2014-03-03 classification: efficacy effect two people review at present, about 3 million people die of cancer every year in the world Through modern medical means such as freezing, radiation, laser, interferon and gamma knife, scientists are committed to how to overcome this chronic disease However, botanists are looking for a good medicine to attack cancer in the vibrant plant world American botanist Herbert Purdue's research office has collected more than 50000 plants around the world After more than 20 years of research, it has been found that there are about 2200 kinds of plants that can fight cancer and cause cancer There are many effective plants in the treatment of cancer, such as Hericium erinaceus, mushrooms, Ganoderma lucidum, Cordyceps and so on In Japan, mushroom extract and mineral water have been made into "mushroom mineral water" beverage for cancer prevention and treatment, because purine base contained in mushroom can inhibit the growth of cancer cells In figs and papayas, aspartic acid, a substance used to fight leukemia, is present The delicious Papaya contains the plant base which can resist leukemia and tumor cells There are also anticancer substances in ornamental flowers and trees For example, Japanese pharmacists found a very common "Japanese herb" (known as Changchun flower in China) in the garden It is an annual upright herb with flowers in summer and autumn There are 67 kinds of alkaloids in its body, of which 6 have anticancer effects The material extracted from it can prolong the survival time of mice with advanced cancer by 15-60 days This plant was first used to treat diabetes by scholars in Canada and the United States According to pathological test, it can cause leukopenia, so reverse experiment is used to treat leukemia, which has great effect People like to eat "water chestnut" to treat uterine cancer and gastric cancer Cactus, cactus and agave contain a component called "Jiao Di Xian", which has curative effect on cancer and tuberculosis Carrots, pumpkins, bean sprouts, dried apricots, etc., contain substances that block the synthesis of carcinogenic substance nitrosamine in human body and animals, and have anti-cancer effect Garlic is also a plant with strong cancer resistance Allicin in garlic is easily decomposed by alliinase in garlic The decomposed "raw allicin" has a strong bactericidal effect In the 1960s, American scientists found that amino acids in garlic can inhibit the expansion of cancer In addition, scientists in Italy and the United States found that aristolochic essence contained in the root tuber of Aristolochia Aristolochia can enhance the phagocytic function of leukocytes and phagocytes, and has a significant therapeutic effect on cancer Colchicine was found to inhibit cervical cancer and breast cancer in colchicine In recent years, Chinese scientists have extracted a chemical called cephalotaxine from Torreya grandis in Hainan Island to treat leukemia.