Eat can fight cancer? South Korean research has found that the national flower can also be used for this purpose

South Korean media reported that recently, a South Korean study showed that Hibiscus hibiscus, a national flower, has found a new anti-cancer substance with the effect of inhibiting the proliferation of lung cancer cells Six natural compounds, which inhibit the proliferation of lung cancer cells, were isolated from the root extract of Hibiscus syriacus, along with Professor Li Meijing of the school of medicine of Zhongbei University, South Korea's National Academy of Mountain Forest Sciences said Thursday In this process, three new substances have been found for the first time After analyzing six natural substances extracted from Hibiscus, the researchers found that these six substances can inhibit the proliferation of human lung cancer cell line (A549 lung cancer cell), especially one of the three newly found substances, whose anti-cancer effect is very significant compared with other substances It is reported that the results of this study will be published in the latest edition of Phytochemistry letters, a world academic journal in the field of phytochemistry Domestic patents are also being applied for in South Korea According to the chief of the forest resources improvement research section of the National Academy of mountain and Forestry Sciences, the results of this study confirm the possibility of the development of Hibiscus medicinal materials, which is of great significance On the other hand, in the future, through the research of Hibiscus, we will explore new functional useful substances, and continue to carry out cultivation research It is expected to make a great contribution to the research and development of anticancer agents with plant extracts in the future