Submitted by support on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 03:10
Cancer - another food molecule to work with. (for more information click here)
Pomegranates and ellagic acid. Pomegranates may be one of the richest sources of a natural molecule called ellagic acid.
Donald Yance, a world renown herbalist, claimed in his book HERBAL MEDICINE, HEALING & CANCER, ellagic acid "inhibits cancer formation and is believed to inhibit cancer mutation by latching onto DNA-masking sensitive sites on the genetic material that might otherwise be occupied by harmful chemicals. Ellagic acid is particularly effective in the inhibition of lung cancer caused by tobacco."
In addition to ellagic acid, Pomegranate also contains the anthocyanidins and proanthocyanidins (flavonoids). These are anti-oxidants and are substances that have been shown in animal and test tube experiments to reduce tumor angiogenesis.
Dr. Hasan Mukhtar from the University of Wisconsin, has demonstrated that pomegranate may:
1) be helpful in the prevention and treatment of various types of cancer such as breast cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer.
2) Using both mouse mammary organ culture and human breast cancer cells in vitro has demonstrated anticancer effects of pomegranate extracts
3) Has shown that a topically-applied pomegranate fruit extract can block skin tumor formation in mice.
4) Another study demonstrated significant antitumor activity of pomegranate-derived materials against human prostate cancer.
5) Yet another study shows the extracts of pomegranate can promote differentiation--the ability of cancer cells to revert to their normal counterparts.
For more information, you can go to this website:
http://www.healthfreedom.info/pomegranates_for_cancer_and_heart%20diseas...
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