Cure Cancer With Ginger

According to the study published by PloS, the ginger ingredient would even be 10,000 x more effective. The powerful smelling component of ginger (known as 6-shogaol) exceeds conventional chemotherapy in addressing the main cause of malignant breast cancer: namely breast cancer stem cells.

Cancer stem cells are the root of several cancer types and not just breast cancer. They are sometimes called mother cells because they are responsible for producing all different types of "daughter cells". These types of "daughter cells" cause a tumor colony.

The new study identifies powerful anti-cancer cell activity of 6-shogaol; This is a component that gives ginger the sharp odor when the root is dried or cooked. The cancer-destructive effects of shogaol occur at concentrations that are non-toxic to other body cells, and this is a crucial difference with conventional cancer treatments that are not so selective in cytotoxicity.

In summary, the study authors report the following:

Cancer stem cells are a serious obstacle in cancer therapy. Some chemotherapeutic components are promising to kill the cells, but some researchers have also shown that cancerous cells are resistant to paclitaxel, doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, and platinum drugs. For this reason, any component that is effective in cancer cells is highly desirable.

The researchers identified different ways in which shagoal breast cancer addresses: it reduces CD44 / CD24 expression cancer stem cell markers in breast cancer spheres. The impact on the cell cycle is high, leading to the death of the cancer cells. It promotes programmed cell death by first generating autophagy, and then only apoptosis. Because shagaol changes the Notch signaling pathway, the formation of spheroids is reduced. It also promotes cytotoxicity against spheroid cells.

The researchers saw an amazing difference between the action of 6-shagoal and taxol (also called Paclitaxel ). Where taxol did promote cytotoxicity in the monolayer, it did not affect the spheroid model. Also after increasing the concentration of taxol, this remained. Even after the concentration of taxol increased 10,000 times, this could not beat the ginger ingredient. Shagoal focuses selectively on the root of tumor algalism.

This confirms a general theme in cancer research: the recognition of the primary role of cancer cells. And the limited role of conventional techniques (radiation, chemo, surgery) that mainly reduce the tumor.

In their conclusion, the authors report a major difference between natural anti-cancer factors and the conventional we have known since the last 50 years: "Nutritional ingredients are welcome options for human diseases, and have proven for a long time."

Unlike the synthetic chemicals, ginger, turmeric, green tea, and hundreds of other food ingredients have passed the 'test of time': for tens of thousands of years, they are used by many people in many cultures.

This new study is an addition to the growing evidence that natural substances can be successful in tackling cancer stem cells without damaging the other body cells.