Traditional Chinese medicine could boost cancer treatment
An ancient 1,800 year old Chinese herbal remedy may boost the effects of cancer treatment as well as reduce its side-effects, new research suggests. By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent published on "Health News Feed"-Telegraph.Co.UK URL:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7952015/Traditional-Chinese-medicine-could-boost-cancer-treatment.html Published: 7:00PM BST 18 Aug 2010 Known as Huang Qin Tang, the mix of plant extracts, roots and fruit has been used for hundreds of years to treat stomach upsets and nausea. But now researchers have found that it not only does the same for patients on chemotherapy, it also increases the effectiveness of the treatment. The strong drugs used in chemotherapy cause a number of toxic side effects because it kills healthy cells as well as cancerous ones. This is particularly true in the digestive tract or intestines. The team from Yale University found that in mice the use of the Huang Qin ...