Rhubarb Shows Promise
In Fighting Cancer

by Gary Dotson
(Holland, Ohio USA)

Rhubarb Shows Promise In Fighting Cancer

United Press International
02-16-10

Rhubarb, especially when cooked, shows potential for killing or preventing cancer cells, researchers at Britain's Sheffield Hallam University said.

As with many red vegetables, rhubarb contains cancer-fighting polyphenols, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. Baking rhubarb for 20 minutes, as is done with some recipes, increases the concentration of polyphenols, Nikki Jordan-Mahy, a Sheffield biomedical researcher, wrote in a recent issue of the journal Food Chemistry.

Oriental medicinal rhubarb has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Now, Jordan-Mahy said, garden rhubarb grown in Britain has shown medicinal promise, especially a variety grown in South Yorkshire.

Jordan-Mahy's team is studying a combination of rhubarb polyphenols and chemotherapy agents needed to kill leukemia cells. "Cancer affects one in three individuals in (Britain) so it's very important to discover novel, less toxic, treatments, which can overcome resistance," she said.



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I receved this article from a Life Extensions Health Tip. Thought you would find it interesting.

Gary Dotson

Elizabeth's Comment - Thank you Gary for submitting this article. The idea that rhubarb could contain these types of properties are just amazing.