Re: Interesting news on mint

[Guest guest]

Suzanne wrote:

> Mint in anti-cancer trials

> 12/07/2004

>

> **

>

> *Researchers at the University of Salford, Manchester, have discovered

> a type of mint leaf, long used in traditional Chinese medicine, that

> appears to destroy cancer cells.*

>

> The team, led by Professor Alan McGown, has used an from an extract

> derived from a Chinese relative of common garden mint, /scutellaria

> barbata/, to create a chemical that destroys the blood vessels that

> feed the tumour, causing the cells to die.

>

> The chemical has so far only been tested in the laboratory, but

> experts hope to begin human trials as soon as funding can be secured.

>

> Professor McGown said the findings were / " very exciting " / and could

> pave the way for better targeted cancer treatments.

>

> //

>

> / " All cancers require a blood supply if they are to survive and

> grow, " / McGown said. / " If we can target and destroy these blood

> vessels then we will have a treatment that will be applicable to all

> forms of cancer in both children and adults. " /

>

> Whereas traditional cancer treatments work by attempting to destroy

> the cancer cells, the mint attacks the tumour's blood vessels,

> starving it of oxygen and nutrients. This type of treatment would

> therefore reduce side effects.

>

> //

>

> / " While most current chemotherapy target things that are present in

> tumours, many of these characteristics are also present in healthy

> cells, leading to side effects such as hair loss, " / said researcher Dr

> Sylvie Ducki. / " Here we have a drug that targets very specifically the

> blood vessels which feed the tumour. " /

>

> //

>

> / " Scutellaria barbata has long been used in traditional Chinese

> medicine to treat several illnesses including some cancers. So, this

> finding is very interesting and the active ingredients of the plant

> should definitely be investigated further, " / said a spokesperson for

> Cancer Research UK.

>

> Researchers hope to have completed live trials within 18 months and

> human trials within three years, if funding can be found.

>

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Scullcap. I am going to have to look up the differences in the various

Scutellaria.

--

Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

" Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal

and wakes in man. "

[Guest guest]

oldglory@... wrote:

> Hi Suzi,

>

> Thank you for the information. I might have ordered the wrong kind

> for I ordered a powdered extract of 5:1. I wanted a liquid extract

> but perhaps this will do.

>

> Thank you,

>

> Baugh

>

> ******************

Hi

No you ordered a liquid extract. That is what 5:1 means. It is the

amount of herb to alcohol and is a commonly used term for the strength

of the extract.

--

Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

" Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal

and wakes in man. "