Some active substances extracted from plants have been proven to have good medical effects. In fact, extracts from many plants have special anti-cancer potential.
Product List: Magical Anti-Cancer Effects
- Green Tea Extract (Catechins)
- Curcumin
- Echinacea Extract
- Burdock Root Extract
- American Ginseng Extract
- Bitter Melon Extract
- Cat’s Claw Extract
- Reishi Mushroom Extract
Green Tea Extract
Green tea extract is rich in polyphenols, mainly catechins, including Epigallocatechin Gallate or EGCG. Various studies have demonstrated that such compounds exert potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, possibly hindering the cell division and proliferation of cancerous cells.
It exerts its anti-cancer effects through various mechanisms, which include blocking the signaling pathways of cancerous cells, inducing programmed cell death or apoptosis in the malignant cells, inhibiting angiogenesis in the tumor, and thereby enhancing the body’s immune system to recognize and destroy the cancerous cells. Green tea extract is, therefore, very much prospective in cancer prevention and treatment for various types of cancers, including cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, and stomach.
Curcumin
Curcumin is an active major constituent of turmeric (Curcuma longa) and, thus, highly valued for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. The mechanisms through which curcumin may be effective against cancer cells include inhibiting cell proliferation, inducing apoptosis, suppressing tumor angiogenesis, and preventing the spread of cancer cells.
Studies have demonstrated that curcumin may possess therapeutic efficacy against cancers of the breast, colorectum, prostate, liver, and pancreas. Perhaps the biggest advantage of curcumin in cancer therapy is the multi-functionality of this compound in interfering with cancer development and progression.
Echinacea Extract
Echinacea is taken generally to enhance the immune system, but its extract has shown some anticancer potential. Echinacea contains active compounds like polysaccharides, caffeic acid derivatives, and flavonoids, which enhance the body’s potential by modulating the function of the immune system to fight cancerous cells.
Echinacea extract definitely helps in reducing the growth and proliferation of cancerous cells by enhancing the number and activity of white blood cells, which in turn enhances this segment of immune response in the body.
Burdock Root Extract
The root of burdock is a rich source of various antioxidants, including phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and lignans. It has very strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action that promotes scavenging free radicals and generally decreases oxidative stress and inflammation critical factors in cancer development.
It has been reported that burdock root extract exerts an anti-proliferative effect on cancer cells and induces apoptosis, hence its potential preventive and therapeutic effects on cancers like liver, lung, and breast cancers.
American Ginseng Extract
American ginseng extract contains saponins, perceived to possess anticancer activities. Studies have shown that the extract of American ginseng can exhibit anticancer effects through multiple pathways by inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells, inducing apoptosis, and suppressing the invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. It has also been proven to be potentially therapeutic against human cancers of the breast, lung, and colorectum.
Bitter Melon Extract
Bitter melon extract contains bioactive agents such as momordicosides and proteins that have anticancer properties. Indeed, scientific evidence has proven that these agents can act anticancer through various mechanisms including inhibition of glucose metabolism in cancer cells, induction of cell apoptosis, as well as inhibition of proliferation and metastasis of tumor cells. The anticancer activity of bitter melon extract has been proven against cancers of the breast, prostate, liver, and pancreas.
Cat’s Claw Extract
Cat’s claw originates from the Amazon rainforest, where anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and immunomodulatory compounds are present. Both oxindole alkaloids and polyphenolic compounds are present within the extract with anticancer activities, which modulate the immune response to inhibit cancer cell growth through the induction of apoptosis. Recent studies indicate that cat’s claw extract may have a potential therapeutic impact on blood cancers such as leukemia.
Reishi Mushroom Extract
Reishi mushroom is a medicinal plant used for centuries whose polysaccharides and triterpenoids have been reported to give its extract higher anticancer and immune-modulating effects. It acts to execute anticancer by enhancing the immune system, inhibiting cancer cell proliferation, inducing apoptosis of cancer cells, and reducing tumor angiogenesis. Studies have investigated that Reishi mushroom extract may have potential adjunctive therapeutic effects on various cancers, including breast, prostate, lung, and liver cancers.