Yet another natural Indirubin is extracted from the Indigo plant (Isatis Root, Isatis Leaf). ==Special Precautions of Indirubin====The benefits of Indirubin are==It is a constituent of a traditional Chinese herbal formula, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan used in the treatment for of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Indirubin has also been used in Asia as a serious disease was validated recentlysystemic treatment for psoriasis. Researchers from Ohio State University have announced that a Chinese herbal therapy can prevent tumors from forming in the brain, even invasive tumors that until now were untreatable.
“If you’re diagnosed with that disease, it’s a death sentence,” said Sean Lawler, a co-author on the study. “This approach may be a step in the right direction of limiting tumor growth.”
For the study, researchers dosed mice with (Indigofera tincoria), an extract from the Indigo plant, and a traditional ingredient in Chinese herbalist tinctures.
*Reduce blood flow to tumors
*Halt development of glioblastoma cells
*Impede cancer from progressing if already present in the brain“It appears to halt tumor cells in their tracks,” said Dr. E Antonio Chiocca, professor and chairman of neurological surgery at Ohio State. Further more, indirubin appears to prevent the invasion from taking place. Better yet, a significant number of mice treated with indirubin survived!* anti-Inflammation
“We’d like to optimize this drug for use in patients,” Lawler said, although at this time the team is still a year or two away from clinical trials with humans. Difficulties in securing funding and patents are already cropping up, but the team is undaunted. “I would like to push this one quite hard,” Lawler commented.
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