Blushwood Berry
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Other names : Hylandia Dockrillii, EBC-46, Tigilanol tiglate
Blushwood berries are the fruit of the blushwood tree, which is known to grow in only one region of the world: the rainforests of Far North Queensland, Australia. The Blushwood tree is only found on the Atherton Tablelands in Queensland's tropical far north. It produces a dark yellow berry with powerful seeds inside. The fruit has been used to develop an experimental drug that QIMR Berghofer scientist Dr Glen Boyle has been investigating.
Special Precautions of Blushwood Berry
Although it is very effective against solid and localized tumors, there is no evidence that it is also effective against metastatic cancers.
health Benefits and uses of Blushwood Berry
- Melanoma : The researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, headed by Dr. Glen Boyle, used an experimental drug produced from the seeds of blushwood berries called EBC-46. They used this drug to treat spots of melanoma (the most deadly form of skin cancer) on dogs, cats and horses. When the EBC-46 was injected into the cancerous cells on the subjects, the tumors reacted by turning a dark color, then falling off. The derivative from the blushwood berry is thought to cut off oxygen supply to the cancer cells, allowing for the removal of tumors without the need for surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy.The researchers reported that most of the subjects’ tumors—previously considered a lost cause by veterinarians—were gone within 48 hours of being injected with EBC-46.
- Eight cancer patients across Australia were tested with the drug, which successfully treated four different types of tumours that included melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and breast adenocarcinoma.
