KOMPAS.com - British scientists are examining the efficacy of turmeric-based extracts contained in the food spicy curry. Initial allegations, the extract has the potential to kill cancer cells.No kidding, extract it to work on the first 24 hours since consumption. These chemicals-curcumin-has long been known to have the power to restore power and have been tested as a treatment of arthritis and senility.
Although still in the laboratory scale, tests by a team from the Cork Cancer Research Centre show in dissolved curcumin on esophageal cancer cells.
Some cancer experts say, the findings published in the British Journal of Cancer could help doctors find ways of treatment beyond the current treatment model.
A member of the research team, Dr. Sharon McKenna, acknowledged that the researchers have long known the potential of natural ingredients that heal the wrong cells, such as curcumin.
The doctors in England expect the findings to treat more advanced esophageal cancer. Each year about 7,800 people diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the UK.
Cancer types that makes six major fatal cancers, or about 5 percent of deaths in the UK. From the standpoint of resources, Indonesia is one country that has many potential medicinal herbs. (BBC NEWS / GSA)