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Anti-cancer breakthrough: 52 herbs were tested, and only these three were found to effectively fight cancer

August 15, 2017 -

Researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) recently examined 52 herbal remedy plants that are native to Saudi Arabia to see if any of them had the potential to help in the fight against cancer. They have identified three plants that show anti-cancer properties and deserve further investigation.

Herbal medicine is widely used in Saudi Arabia, but people tend to rely on information passed down among generations rather than scientific ...

Three medicinal herbs native to Saudi Arabia discovered to hold powerful anti-cancer properties

September 05, 2017 -

The team was curious to see how effective herbal medicines were in treating the disease. They noted that while traditional medicine made use of several herbs, none of them have ever been scientifically studied. As noted by Ph.D student and co-author of the study, Timothy Ravasi, “Saudi people tend to use information inherited from their families to decide about these plants without validated knowledge of their biological or chemical activity.”

After looking at the ...

Researchers look at Palestinian herbal medicines that boost fertility

October 01, 2021 -

Ethnopharmacological surveys are one of the most reliable tools for discovering natural medicines. In fact, herbs and other natural products, as well as their chemical derivatives, represent about 50 percent of all currently utilized medications worldwide.

With this in mind, researchers from An-Najah National University in Palestine conducted a study on the herbal remedies for infertility used by traditional healers in the region. They posited that studying these traditional ...

Medicinal herbs effectively treat thousands of covid-19 patients in Chinese hospitals

May 13, 2021 -

During the 2003 SARS epidemic, The National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China studied hundreds of medicinal herbs and their principal constituents. These traditional medicines were also utilized in the covid-19 treatment guidelines for treating hospitalized patients.

On February 17, Chinese health officials reported that all 60,107 cases of covid-19 were successfully treated with TCM. The nation was exclusively using TCM to treat a vast majority of covid ...

Breakthrough: Ivermectin inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from binding to ACE2 receptors in human tissue

June 09, 2021 -

Ivermectin is a simple medicine derived from the bacterium Streptomyces avermitilis. It weakens and kills parasites by interfering with their nervous system and muscle function. Ivermectin targets the glutamate-gated chloride channels in the parasite’s nerve and muscle cells, bolstering inhibitory effects in the parasite’s own neurotransmission. As the chloride ions permeate, the parasite’s cells are hyper-polarized and then paralyzed, resulting in their demise.

In this ...