Wild Tomatillo

The benefits of Wild Tomatillo are

Three University of Kansas (KU) scientists have discovered the wild tomatillo, a weed native to North America and common throughout the Great Plains region, has cancer-fighting potential, reported medicalxpress.com.

So far, the researchers have demonstrated 14 compounds found in the plant can fight numerous cancers and tumors without any apparent side effects or toxicity—namely: melanomas, thyroid cancer, head and neck squamous cell cancer, breast cancer, glioblastoma brain tumors, and certain leukemias. Other studies suggest these same molecules may combat both esophageal cancers and pancreatic cancers.

The compounds, known as withanolides, managed to significantly shrink, and in some instances completely eradicate, aggressive cancers in mice models with no noticeable ill responses. Tomatillo's cancer-fighting compounds target a wide range of cancers, including...

• Melanomas
• Thyroid cancer
• Head and neck squamous cell cancer
• Breast cancer
• Glioblastoma brain tumors
• Esophageal cancer
• Pancreatic cancer
• Certain leukemias