09/28/2018 / By RJ Jhonson
Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza), also known as red sage, is an important herb in Chinese medicine, used in the treatment of chronic and neoplastic inflammatory diseases. The authors of a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine investigated its effects on oral cancer in both in vitro and in vivo experiments.
The researchers took their findings to indicate the potential of Danshen extract as an anti-cancer treatment.
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Journal Reference:
Yang CY, Hsieh CC, Lin C-K, Lin CS, Peng B, Lin GJ, Sytwu HK, Chang WL, Chen YW. DANSHEN EXTRACT CIRCUMVENTS DRUG RESISTANCE AND REPRESSES CELL GROWTH IN HUMAN ORAL CANCER CELLS. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017;17(555). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-2063-y
Tagged Under: anti-inflammatory, danshen, mouth cancer, natural treatment, oral cancer, red sage, Salvia miltiorrhiza