THE CURE FOR CANCER HAS BEEN FOUND WITHIN NATURE
Statistics show that a hundred years ago only one in every 100 people had the chances of having cancer. Fifty years ago, the percentage dropped to 1 in 50. Today, it is a staggering one in 3!
Cancer, a disease regarded the most deadly amongst all. Medical teams around the world are trying day and night to find a perfect, stable cure for cancer. Most of the people think of cancer as an incurable disease. Let me tell you. It is a hoax! People must not forget that there is a cure for cancer. These cures include taking medical supplements such as Chaga Mushroom, undergoing medical surgery such as chemotherapy and other natural remedies.
Chaga mushroom is a parasitic fungus most commonly found on
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birch trees in cool, northern climates. It has many benefits. 1. It acts as an anti-oxidant. 2. It treats cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, etc. 3. It acts as a pain reliever, and it is traditionally used for cancer treatment. Much research has been conducted on Chaga's ability to fight cancer, and numerous studies and experiments have proved its effectiveness.
The battle against cancer has been a long one and the results are tending to be the same, with the patient often losing their life. The success rate of cancer treatment has been a very low percentile. But not for long. Chaga mushroom has recently been recognized for its medical capabilities and have been put into extensive use in the treatment of cancer. They help in suppressing the growth of cancer cells and thus, tend to have anti-cancerous properties.
But what makes Chaga mushroom, such a popular choice among the medical society to cure cancer? The answer is its constituents. It is made up of–
• Polysaccharides - These are the main active substances of Chaga Mushroom. They are mushroom carbohydrates, which increase energy levels and boost brain and liver function.
• Betulinic acid– This is the chemical substance that can kill cancer cells. The studies also showed that it does not produce any harmful effect on healthy cells of the body.
• Phytosterols, lanosterols and inotodiols– These are phytochemicals and phenols that stop the growth of harmful microbes.
• Melanin- The chemical substances that give Chaga Mushroom the highest antioxidant levels among all medicinal mushrooms and other natural
substances. It is always advised to take an opinion from the doctor and have controlled and monitored doses. Cancer is a deadly disease, and hence, it should not be taken lightly. A slight overdose may have unwanted side effects. Chaga can definitely kill cancer cells. It will not only prolong the lives of cancer patients but can ensure they live a cancer-free life. It can be traditionally used for cancer. It is a perfectly safe cancer treatment option, which is quite cost effective when compared to the expenses undertaken while having chemotherapy, and has no adverse side effects compared to other medical surgery option such as chemotherapy. They may be the answer to the incurable cancer disease that humankind has been searching for so long.
Many beneficial qualities occur for S.marcescens upon the production of Prodigiosin. Prodigiosin offers protection to the bacterium, by removing accumulated toxins such as, amino acids. It also offers substantial protection against excessive UV light from sunlight; its antibiotic properties are also used to protect the bacterium.
...0’s cancer mortality rates have dramatically decreased from 10% to over 80% for leukemia. Overall decline in mortality for cancer was nearly 54% from 1978 to 2008 (National Cancer Institute, 2011). Decrease in mortality rates are due to improvements in cancer treatments. Recent advances in treatments are due to aggressive cancer therapies and collaboration of findings from clinical trials. More than 80 percent of patients are expected to be long term cancer survivors (National Cancer Institute, 2011).
Isn’t it overwhelming to consider the fact that approximately one in eight deaths in the world are due to cancer? To make this more comprehensible, the number of deaths caused by cancer is greater than caused by AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Along with the idea that this disease does not have a definite cure is a mind-staggering concept to grasp. If not caught in time, cancer means guaranteed death. These types of thoughts were floating around my head when my mother had told me that my father had mouth cancer.
Li, Y., Wicha, M. S., Schwartz, S. J., & Sun, D. (2011, February 4). Implications of Cancer Stem Cell Theory for Cancer Chemoprevention by Natural Dietary Compounds. Retrieved December 12, 2013, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3248810/
...tantly making efforts to discover new drugs and design better protocols for this cancer. Synthetic anticancer drugs kill the cancer cells but they are also harmful to the normal cells. Since, increase in the use of these drugs in cancer therapy leads to many side effects and undesirable hazards, there is a worldwide trend to go back to natural resources, i.e., traditional plant preparations which are not only therapeutically effective but are actually acceptable and economically within the reach of even the neediest people. The present study was undertaken to understand the effectiveness of the plants against hepatocarcinogenesis. Any practical solution in combating this dreadful disease is bound to be of paramount importance. Generally speaking, integrated approach to combine western and herbal medicines to treat cancer has proved to be relatively satisfactory.
Cancer is a major public health problem in many parts of the world. Over ten million new cases of cancer, with over six million deaths were estimated in the year 2000 (Parkin, 2001). The estimated numbers of incidence and mortality in 2002 were markedly increased as 10.9 million new cases, 6.7 million deaths with cancer (Parkin et al., 2005). Even developed countries suffering from cancer, in USA it was expected 2677860 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2009. In that same year , more than 562,340 deaths will occur due to cancer, this number represent 25 % of all deaths and makes cancer as a second leading cause of death after heart diseases (Jemal et al.
Medicinal plants have been used extensively as sources for numerous active constituents for treating human diseases and for its therapeutic value (Nostro et al., 2000). The use of plants in treating ailments has been known for thousands of years through the empirical knowledge gathered about the usefulness and harmful properties of different plants and by intuition. Many of these indigenous plants are used as food plants, added to food meant for pregnant women and nursing mothers for medicinal purposes (Edeoga, 2005). Hence it is very important to scientifically understand the chemical composition and bioactive constituent and the biological activity of the different plant part with regards to their usage in both orthodox and primary health care.
Takayanagi, T., Ishikawa, T. and Kitajima, J. (2003) Sesquiterpene lactone glucosides and alkyl glycosides from the fruit of cumin. Phytochemistry, 63, 479-84.
Since 1979 the diagnoses of cancer have gone up nearly 20% in a generation as there is more people smoking, drinking, obesity and unfitness (theguardian website, 2011, para. 1). There has been in increase of women with the diagnosis, the diagnoses have risen up by 50% (459 per 100,00), men have risen from 20,000 to 24,000 (the guardian website, 2011, para. 2). Socioeconomic class does have an effect in some cases as cervical and lung cancers are more common in poor people while rates of breast cancer and melanoma are higher in the wealthy (ScienceDaily website, 2008, para. 1). Demographics could also have some effect as those of the wealthier group have more exposure to UV by traveling abroad for the holidays (ScienceDaily website, 2008, para. 5). In regards to smoking, deprived groups continue to smoke while the wealthier groups have quit smoking (ScienceDaily website, 2008, para. 7). Researchers have linked cancer to not only demographics, socioeconomic class but also race and
Infact, extract of white button mushrooms has been found to help in diminishing cell proliferation as well as tumor size.
Several studies have found that components in green tea, particularly EGCG, have worked in a number of ways to cause “cell cycle arrest” – in other words, stopping the process of a cancer cell dividing. The interesting thing with green tea is that it often interrupts this process without affecting cell division among normal cells.
The major catechins found in tea are EGCG, EGC, ECG, and EC. Previous studies have shown that they inhibit expressions of carcinogen activating enzymes and increase enzyme levels that detoxify carcinogens. In addition, studies have shown that tea polyphenols inhibit carcinogen-induced DNA damage in some cell lines. Other studies have shown that tea constituents inhibit cancer development and reduce the risk in animal models of stomach, colon, liver, skin, breast, and prostate cancer. In a study, extracts from tea exhibited a dose-dependent protection of Chang liver cells. In a co-treatment consisting of EGCG and bleomycin there was 50% decrease in comparison to the treatment of bleomycin alone. (Yang, et al,
Mushrooms is unique creature in the living world cannot be classified neither plant nor animal. It has become one of human food sources. There has been recent finding of interest in mushroom not only as a health vegetable which rich in protein but it also important as sources of biologically active compound of medical value. Based on Ooi & Liu (2000) schizophyllan from S. commune and lentinan, an interferon-stimulating polysaccharide produced by L. edodes are products that have been isolated from mushroom to make anti-cancer drugs. Nowadays, mushroom cultivation has become one of agronomic generating activity which can be applied to the small industry farmer. Therefore in order to cultivated the mushroom there are several steps known as preparing medium culture, spawn preparation, medium substrate preparation, spawning, spawn running, fructification and harvesting (refer to the Figure 1 in Appendix 1).
The cultivation of edible mushrooms is a world wide important commercial activity (Chang, 2000). Several aspects have con-tributed to the development of this activity: (1) the raw materials used are waste from agribusiness that have little commercial value and are easy to acquire (Rajarathnam and Bano, 1991), (2) the product obtained has a visually attractive appearance, pleasant taste and a high quality protein which provides much of the essential aminoacids to the diet (Chang, 1991), (3) some species can be grown with relatively simple technology and low investment. Mushrooms can play an important role contributing to the livelihoods of rural and peri-urban dwellers, through food security and income generation. Mushrooms can make a valuable dietary addition through protein and various micronutrients and, coupled with their medicinal properties, mushroom cultivation can represent a valuable small-scale enterprise option. There has been 1,200 species of fungi that
However, such plants should be investigated to better understand their properties, safety, and efficiency. Medicinal plants contain some organic compounds which provide definite physiological action on the human body and these bioactive substances include tannins, alkaloids, carbohydrates, terpenoids, steroids and flavonoids. These compounds are synthesized by primary or rather secondary metabolism of living organisms. Secondary metabolites are chemically and taxonomically extremely diverse compounds with obscure function. They are widely used in the human therapy, veterinary, agriculture, scientific research and countless other areas . A large number of phytochemicals belonging to several chemical classes have been shown to have inhibitory effects on all types of microorganisms in vitro. Plant products have been part of phytomedicines since time immemorial. This can be derived from barks, leaves, flowers, roots, fruits, seeds. Knowledge of the chemical constituents of plants is desirable because such information will be valuable for the synthesis of complex chemical