Alternative Cancer Treatment – Fighting Cancer With Plant and Fruit Based Treatments
A lot of studies performed by medical researchers in the cancer field identified a group of naturally occurring substances in the body known as nitrilosides – these are found in many fruits. These are key cancer preventers. This article covers some of the commonly used ones.
Alternative Cancer Treatment: Cherries
Cherries contain the monoterpene perillyl alcohol, which can induce tumor cell death. In 1999, Michigan State University scientists found that cherries dark coloring material is an excellent source of antioxidants known as anthocyanins.
As a matter of fact, the antioxidant activity of tart black cherries is greater than that of vitamin E, the benchmark antioxidant. Dark colored cherries are very rich with a total of around 38 mg of anthocyanins in about 100gms fruit.
Cherries also have pain-relieving ingredients in them. Most of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, ibuprofen and Vioxx work by inhibiting cox1 and cox2.
Cherries also contain a dose of cox inhibitors comparable to these over-the-counter pain relievers. Cox inhibitors are also being investigated closely for anti-cancer activity.
Cherries also contain very high levels of Melatonin. Melatonin is the body’s natural way of regulating sleep and has some anti-cancer properties.
Considering all these facts, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) gave a grant to Johns Hopkins university in Baltimore to study the use of sour cherries in alleviating the pain of cancer.
Michigan is responsible for the production of over 80% of America’s tart cherries. 2 teaspoons a day of concentrated cherry juice is a good dose. There are no side effects as with Aspirin or other NSAIDs.
Alternative Cancer Treatment: Cranberries
Cranberries have very good anti-cancer properties. This was proved by the researchers at the university of Western Ontario. They found that regular consumption of cranberry products inhibited the growth of breast cancer tumors in animals.
Cranberries are a rich source of flavonoids. Flavonoids are a variety of compounds found in plants and this compound was investigated for it’s anti-cancer activity.
Alternative Cancer Treatment: Papaya
Papaya is found widely in tropical American countries. Papaya leaf juice is claimed to have reversed cancer in many people living on the Gold Coast in Australia.
Harold W. Tieze in his popular book “Papaya – The Medicine Tree” describes how to make juice and relays the stories of many cancer survivors who used the juice to get rid of their cancer completely.
Papaya leaves can be dried and ground and used instead of the juice. The astonishing curable property of these leaves have been demonstrated in mice. Tumors found in humans were injected in mice and these mice were treated with Papaya and the tumors disappeared completely.
Sam Carson is a freelance writer and publisher of health sites.
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