Japanese test of Arctium lappa extract in the treatment of pancreatic cancer

A compound in Arctium lappa L., aglycone, can shrink pancreatic cancer tissue in animals They are testing the effect of the compound on human pancreatic cancer, according to research results published by Japan's Fushan University and Chinese Medicine Institute Fushan University and Institute of Chinese medicine and pharmacy are specialized in the research of traditional medicine and pharmacy With the cooperation of the National Cancer Research Center of Japan and other institutions, Professor mitsuri Menda of the Institute conducted a comparative study on the efficacy of more than 500 kinds of herbs in the treatment of pancreatic cancer Arctium lappa extract may have the ability to treat pancreatic cancer, which was found in this process Arctium lappa is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which has antipyretic and analgesic effects In animal experiments, the researchers gave rats with pancreatic cancer aglycones extracted from Arctium lappa One month later, the cancer tissue in the mice shrank to one third of that before treatment After the success of the animal experiment, Japanese researchers began clinical trials in June this year to let patients with pancreatic cancer take Arctium lappa extract So far, no side effects have been found Currently, there are few treatments for pancreatic cancer, says Mr Menda If the safety of Arctium lappa extract and its efficacy in the treatment of pancreatic cancer can be finally confirmed, the next step will be to develop new drugs.