Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Oleocanthal has been found to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties in vitro.Similar to classical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, it is a non-selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase (COX). 50 g (more than three and a half tablespoons) of a typical extra virgin olive oil per day contains an amount of oleocanthal with similar in vitro anti-inflammatory effect as 1/10 of the ...
There is no cure, but idroxioleic acid ... Doctors are hoping the “olive oil drug” 2-OHOA can treat a deadly and incurable brain cancer, since the results of an early trial show promise for ...
Extracts from Camptotheca (the "happy tree" or "cancer tree") were used to develop the chemotherapeutic drug Topotecan. Plant sources of anti-cancer agents are plants, the derivatives of which have been shown to be usable for the treatment or prevention of cancer in humans. [1] [2]
Chaparral (or Larrea tridentata) – a plant used to make a herbal remedy which is sold as cancer treatment. Cancer Research UK state that: "We don't recommend that you take chaparral to treat or prevent any type of cancer." [67] Chlorella – a type of algae promoted for its health-giving properties, including a claimed ability to treat cancer ...
A Mediterranean diet - with added olive oil - can reduce the risk of breast cancer in women by two-thirds, a study has suggested. The diet, which involves a combination of food groups from ...
Leaves from an olive tree in Portugal. Olive leaf is the leaf of the olive tree (Olea europaea).Although olive oil extracted from the fruit of the tree is well known for its flavor and possible health benefits, the leaf and its extracts remain under preliminary research with unknown effects on human health.
New research links omega-6 fatty acids, commonly found in seed oils, and colon cancer growth. But there’s more to the story—and study if you read it carefully.
Proponents say that cancer forms because the person is unhappy or stressed, or that a positive attitude can cure cancer after it has formed. A typical claim is that stress, anger, fear, or sadness depresses the immune system, whereas that love, forgiveness, confidence, and happiness cause the immune system to improve, and that this improved ...