01/20/2019 / By Zoey Sky
Researchers are continually looking for natural alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs, which are often linked to negative side effects. According to a study, dry resin from the gamboge (Garcinia hanburyi) tree can potentially be used to develop a safe and natural cure for cancer.
The study, which was published in the Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, was conducted by scientists from Zhongda Hospital at the School of Medicine of Southeast University in China.
In this study, a team of researchers worked with garcinia resin taken from the gamboge tree. They set out to determine if the resin does indeed have potent anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties that can be used to develop effective and natural cures for conditions such as cancer, minus the negative side effects of prescription drugs.
Garcinia resin is often used in traditional Chinese medicine due to its many biological functions, such as anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification activities. (Related: Garcinia kola and Allium sativum found to be effective alternative antimicrobials for respiratory pathogens.)
Data from earlier studies suggest that garcinia resin has anticancer activity, and a growing body of evidence shows that the main active monomer gambogic acid isolated from garcinia may be used to inhibit the growth of various cancer cells.
For the study, the team of researchers outlined the scientific discoveries concerning the anti-tumor effect of neogambogic acid over the past few years. The team also ran various tests on neogambogic acid, which is an isolated compound with a similar chemical structure to gambogic acid.
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Using information from the preliminary studies, the researchers were able to validate the fact that neogambogic acid can selectively inhibit the growth of various cancer cells. Additionally, the potent compound also had lower toxicity compared to gambogic acid.
The researchers are hopeful that neogambogic acid derived from garcinia resin can one day be used to formulate safe and effective cures for cancer and inflammation.
Gamboge (Garcinia hanburyi) is an evergreen. A small to medium-sized tree, gamboge can grow up to 15 meters tall.
You can read more articles about scientific discoveries concerning other natural anticancer remedies at Cancer.news.
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