Women's Health Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Women's Health Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Cancer
Research on cancer discussed by S. Lakshmi and co-researchers
October 16th, 2008
According to a study from Thiruvananthapuram, India, "Herbal medicine has formed the basis of health care throughout the world since the dawn of civilization. Each plant is a unique chemical factory capable of synthesizing unlimited numbers of highly complex and unusual chemical substances whose structures could otherwise escape the imagination forever." "Phytomedicines have been used as a treatment for many diseases, ranging from skin disease to cancer. Most of the anticancer drugs that we use today are derived from plants. The anticancer effect of plants is due to specific phytochemicals or the complex synergistic interactions among their various constituents. The aim...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-16)
|
