01/02/2019 / By Zoey Sky
According to a study published in the Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, dry resin called garcinia may have anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. For the study, researchers from Zhongda Hospital at the School of Medicine of Southeast University in China, studied the anticancer activity of resin obtained from Garcinia hanburyi (gamboge).
The team of researchers concluded that neogambogic acid could potentially be used to develop natural and effective cures that can help curb the proliferation of cancer cells.
You can read more articles about scientific discoveries concerning other natural anticancer remedies at Cancer.news.
Journal Reference:
Sun R, Zhang H-M, Chen B-A. ANTICANCER ACTIVITY AND UNDERLYING MECHANISM OF NEOGAMBOGIC ACID. Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines. 2018;16(9):641–643. DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(18)30103-1
Tagged Under: anti-inflammatory, anticancer, arcinia, cancer risk reduction, Chinese medicine, G. hanburyi, gamboge, Garcinia hanburyi, Hanbury's garcinia, men's health, natural cures, neogambogic acid, women's health