This plant (aka Dawn Beluntas) known as a powerful cancer killer.
Beluntas destroyed and stopped the spread of 75% of brain cancer...Read More cells (glioma) and 70 percent of cervical cancer cells.2
Extracts also strongly inhibit leukemia, liver cancer, gastric cancer and other tumor cells.
References:
1. Sen, T., Dhara, A.K., Bhattacharjee, S., et al, “Antioxidant activity of the methanol fraction of Pluchea indica root extract,” Phytother. Res. June 2002;16(4):331-5
2. Hong Y, Liao L, et. al. "Crude aqueous extracts of Pluchea indica (L.) Less. inhibit proliferation and migration of cancer cells through induction of p53-dependent cell death." BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2012, 12:265.
3. "Chemical Constituent Investigation of Mangrove Plant Pluchea Indica (L.) Less." Master's Thesis from China Universities. mt.china-papers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
4. Mahatoa S, et. al. "Potential antitumor agents from Lantana camara : Structures of flavonoid -, and phenylpropanoid glycosides." Tetrahedron, 1994;Volume 50, Issue 31, Pages 9439–9446.
5. Kleinová M, Hewitt M, Brezová V, Madden JC, Cronin MT, Valko M. "Antioxidant properties of carotenoids: QSAR prediction of their redox potentials." Gen Physiol Biophys. 2007 Jun;26(2):97-103.
(all above information I did find in Dr.Sears newsletter).
ANYBODY CAN HELP TO FIND THIS PLANT'S SEEDS?
I have perfect conditions to grow it.
San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) | October 2007 | neutral
I have not grown this plant, but have seen it growing on Maui in its naturalized environment. It is known to smother out endemic plants ...Read Morein this region.
where can i buy these leaves or extract? thank you
This plant (aka Dawn Beluntas) known as a powerful cancer killer.
Beluntas destroyed and stopped the spread of 75% of brain cancer...Read More
I have not grown this plant, but have seen it growing on Maui in its naturalized environment. It is known to smother out endemic plants ...Read More