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A kind of ancient Chinese herbal ingredients claimed to be 1,800 years old can help accelerate the effects of cancer treatment and reduce the adverse effects of chemotherapy.

Known as Huang Qin Tang (PHY-906), this herb popular among Chinese people as a mixture of plant extracts, roots and fruits are digunakkan to treat stomach upset and nausea for hundreds of years.

However, according to a study conducted by experts from Yale University, these ingredients have major effects in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, because it can increase the effectiveness of the treatment.

The strong effects of chemotherapy drugs often cause toxic effects that harm patients, especially in the organs of the digestive system. Drugs not only kill cancer cells, but also healthy cells around it.

In laboratory experiments using mice, herb PHY-906 was able to protect the intestinal lining of the intestine and helps recover faster. Also, it can reduce inflammation and improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy to kill tumor.

Huang Qin Tang mixture itself consists of four types of herbs that is – extract of peony, violet flowers berwara named skullcap, and liquorice fruit of the buckthorn tree.

In the study, this herb was applied to the rats who underwent chemotherapy. The mice suffered from rectal and colon cancer. Chemotherapy not only kills the cancer but the effects of damage to the lining of the intestine of rats.

After several days of treatment with PHY906, drug-drug chemotherapy only affects the lining of the damaged rat intestine. The mice are also not a lot of weight loss and cancer cells are dying too much.

“Chemotherapy causes stress for millions of patients, but PHY-906 has several biologically active compounds that can act to overcome the inconvenience,” said Professor Yung-Chi Cheng, an expert who publishes the findings published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

“The combination of chemotherapy and the use of herbal medicines represent a marriage of Western and Eastern medicine to treat cancer,” he added.

He also plans to complete this study and understand the usefulness of herbal medicines better. “By reviewing the medical history plainly, we look forward to finding out the drugs is better in the future,” said Professor Cheng.

Until now, the modern medical world is still faced with the difficult treatment of cancer. This difficulty is not yet discovered the mouth of his medication is effective enough to cure this disease. How does the existence of traditional medicinal plants in the treatment of cancer? Traditionally the people of the world have long used plant drugs in the treatment of various diseases including cancer. In Ethiopia macassar fruit is known as one cancer drug. In Indonesia, this plant was given nama’buah macassar ‘, but that does not mean it came from Makassar, South Sulawesi.

fruit makasarTanaman traditional medicine is derived from one of the countries in the arid African continent is Ethiopia. Spread fruit macassar until now reached the teak forests in Java, while in Sumatra, Ambon, and Sulawesi can be found as hedgerows. In eastern Java, is widely grown tanamn under teak forest in the area Bojonegoro. Traditional medicinal plants are classified as shrubs, with an average height of plants from 1 to 2.5 m. leaves are compound leaves are usually odd numbered pages 5-13. Inter-leaf sheets are generally facing each other. Lanceolate leaf shape display with a tapered tip. Bunches of fruit crops is emerging from axillary leaves. The fruit is about the size of pepper fruit will be bumpy in the bunch. When fully ripe, purplish black fruit, and is still raw, green. Fruit such as egg shape, and rough if it is dried. In addition to fruit, leaves and roots, and bark of this plant can be used in treatment. Macassar fruit seeds that have been dried in the international market known as bruceae Fructus. In China the fruit of this plant is called a yes or zi, while on english java brucea fruit. Traditional medicinal plants is not only famous in foreign countries, but some areas in Indonesia are also many know this herb. Population of Sumatran island gave him the name of all sorts, namely whey-curd, tambar sipago, tambar sipogu, tambar jail, malur, sikalur, and battered. People call this sunda kendung peucang, ki padesa, kuwalot, trawalot, and walot. While people call this macassar tambara Marica. Similarly, the Ambon, they named it nagas. Not only foreign ataupunnama local name of this plant are diverse, but the scientific name too. People are more familiar with this plant the botanical name of brucea javanica (L.) Merr.

As a cancer drug macassar fruit has long been used in treatment. simaroubaceae family plant fruit is used as a cure dysentery, abdominal pain, ulceration, and reduce heat. In the plan and the country of origin, the fruit of traditional medicinal plants are used as a cure for cancer.
active compounds from some plants as anticancer drugs, including bruseantin in macassar fruit. This traditional medicinal plants also contain oleic acid, brusein, yatanoside A and B are efficacious anticancer. These compounds can inhibit cancer cell DNA synthesis of various types of cancer cells. These active compounds also enhance macrophage phagocytosis (killing abnormal cells), and formed blood cells in bone marrow.

Some research shows that the active compounds in fruit macassar can inhibit liver cancer, cervical cancer, and blood cancer. Traditional medicinal plants macassar Fruit can also be used for the treatment of malignant tumors in the throat, vocal cords, ear canal, outer, and gum cancer. Lung cancer, stomach, rectum, and skin can also be treated with this plant. Fruit, bark, and leaves contain saponin brucea javanica. Besides, fruit and leaves also contain tannins and the flowers contain polyphenols. In addition to these active compounds, macassar fruit also contains alkaloids, glycosides, and phenols. The seeds also contain brusatol. In the fruit oil contained fat, oleic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid, and acid palmitoleat, while the leaves contained tannin. Overseas, fruit macassar been made in the form of capsules, liquid medicines, and drug injection. There, of medicines from this plant are used in cancer treatment. In cervical cancer (cervical) and breast cancer, the drug is usually injected around the cancer.
Fruit macassar also dilenal as anticacing and antidiarrheal. The fruit of this plant can kill the worms Ascaridia galli (roundworm). When compared with the regular use of de-worming is recommended doctors piperasin citrate, the results were no different than using macassar fruit.

This nutritious plant bark as a medicine to reduce fever and diarrhea. This traditional medicinal plants taste bitter, cold nature, and enter the large intestine meridian. macassar fruit efficacy can clean toxins, stop bleeding. dysentery, leucorrhoea, and malaria can also be treated with this plant.

Fruit macassar may not be used excessively, because these plants contain the active substance kosamine glycosides. This compound stimulates the digestive tract and cause symptoms of poisoning. Fruit macassar be efficacious as a laxative, prevent blood clotting, and expedite the flow of bile into the digestive tract when used in small doses.
Conversely, if used in large doses can cause poisoning. Plant poisoning is characterized by a slow breathing, leg paralysis, vomiting, diarrhea, and coma, can even cause death. Liver and kidneys can also be affected if used in large doses. Fruits are also not allowed to be consumed macassar olehpenderita gastritis (gastritis), patients with gastrointestinal bleeding, liver, and severe kidney disease. This plant so great to be able to cancer drugs

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We live in a time that the level of industrial development of processed foods and beverages produced with modern all-round way. Without realizing that modern behavior patterns are almost instantaneous, practical, and fast they pose a negative impact on the health of the body, because the process of making food and drink that all use supplemental materials that all chemical, such as 3P (coloring, sweeteners, and preservatives), although in certain circumstances, by the MUI and Dep Kes allowed, tolerated, and kosher, but we must be careful and prudent in taking it, because it relates to long-term health of our bodies. Due to safety standards for manufacturers or companies only for the serving size, while the frequency of consumption and the use of left entirely to the consumer.

It may be that sometimes the manufacturer gives the dose or suggestion that excessive consumption due regard in terms of business benefits. Whereas accumulation of chemicals present in various foods and beverages that had been our constant consumption is very dangerous for health. Worse yet, there are some foods and beverages that most contain chemicals at once, such as instant noodles contain preservatives, thickeners, MSG, and shield. In addition, the habit of eating fast food or instant food, contain little or no vegetables and fruits that are a source of minerals, vitamins, and various chemical compounds Vito needed by the body. So, one solution to overcome this condition is to start adjusting consumption patterns, that is by eating a variety of materials based on organic or natural. And be grateful that so many around us is a variety of plants or fruits which contain substances for the human diet, nutrients, minerals, and substances the body needs at the same time can be as therapeutic treatment of various health problems. present to provide solutions and open up public awareness to change unhealthy behavior patterns to behavior that all natural (back to nature).