A group of japanese scientists with the help of the investigator Nam Dang of the University of Florida found out that the leaves of papaya can help to prevent the cancer. They have discovered that the tea of papaya possesses a powerful anticarcinogenic effect. It contains properties that fight with better efficiency, than the other therapies, against tumors in different types of cancer and doesn’t leave sequels of any toxicity according to their investigation published this tuesday. How they did it ??? They have tested the effects on the cancer of |
uterus, breast, liver, lung and pancreas by using some extracts of dry leaves of papaya and the fact that cells, which received major doses, have strongest anticarcinogenic effects.
They took 10 different types of carcinogenic cells and exposed them to 4 degrees of concentration of extract of papaya during 24 hours and after, they measured its effects. In conclusion, the papaya reduced the growth of the tumors in all of them.
The study has allowed verifying that the extract of leaf of this fruit engenders the production of the molecules of Th1 cytokine.
According to them, it would be possible to develop some therapeutic strategies used by the immunological system to fight against the cancer. Besides the extract of papaya hasn’t any toxic effect in the normal cells, thus avoiding a devastating consequence of many anticarcinogenic therapies.
Their investigation has been published in the Ethnopharmacology's Diary.
March 11, 2010
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