Research: Curry extract can kill cancer cells

Curry is an indispensable ingredient in recipes of many countries in South and Southeast Asia This mysterious spice originated in India is now blowing a "spicy wind" all over the world In addition to adding unique flavor and color to dishes, Irish and Polish scientists have recently found another use for curry, which is to treat esophageal cancer Therapeutic new curry is a mixture of spices It has the effect of killing cancer cells, mainly due to the curcumin contained in its ingredients In most cases, the way to make cancer cells die is to activate the cysteine protease (also known as apoptosis protease) in the cells, so as to start the programmed apoptosis of cancer cells themselves Geraldine O'Sullivan Coyne, a researcher at cork cancer research center in Ireland, and his team found that curcumin treated cancer cells began to die within 24 hours, while the level of cysteine protease did not increase Moreover, even if researchers use other drugs to prevent caspase from initiating programmed apoptosis, cancer cells will still die This shows that curcumin can kill cancer cells through another new way It is not only recently that scientists realized that curcumin has medical value "The medical community has long recognized the potential value of certain natural substances in the treatment of cancer, and believes that curcumin may be one of them," said Sharon mcner, another director of the study Previous studies have shown that curcumin has an inhibitory effect on cancer cells, and pointed out that people who often eat curry are not prone to cancer Unfortunately, when curry is digested and absorbed by human body, this anti-cancer property will soon disappear In 2007, American scientists found that curcumin can improve the immunity of Alzheimer's patients Others have tried curcumin for arthritis Mcner said curcumin uses an unknown "cellular language" to send "death signals" to cancer cells Their research shows that curcumin can be extracted directly from curry to develop new cancer drugs The study was published in the British Journal of cancer on the 28th In addition to the curcumin in ginger, the magic formula has the function of disease resistance and health care, and some other ingredients in curry are also of great benefit to people's health First of all, garlic in curry is rich in allicin, which helps to relax blood vessels, make blood flow unobstructed, reduce blood pressure and cholesterol, and protect the heart At the same time, the antioxidants in garlic have anticancer effect Secondly, cinnamon in curry can assist in the treatment of cold, diarrhea and other diseases, but also promote blood circulation The medicinal value of cinnamon has been recorded in both traditional Chinese medicine and ancient Indian medicine In addition, capsaicin rich in red pepper and green pepper in curry not only has anti-inflammatory and expectorant effects, but also can help lose weight by accelerating human metabolism.