Cancer chamomile

Fidler P, Loprinzi CL, O Fallon JR, Leitch JM, Lee JK, Hayes DL, et al. Prospective evaluation of a chamomile mouthwash for prevention of 5-FU-induced oral mucositis. Cancer 1996 77 522-5. 

Plunket s Ointment for Cancer. White arsenic, sulphur, powdered flowers of lesser spearwort and stinking chamomile, levigated together, aud formed mto a paste with white of egg. 

Tumorigenesis is a complex multistep process influenced by many factors. There are some population-based studies indicating that a diet rich in isoprenoids play a role in the ability to avoid cancers [61]. In various experiments and test systems, some mono- and sesquiterpenes showed activity, where peril alcohol and D-limonene were of greatest interest. a-Bisabolol, the anti-inflammatory compound of chamomile oil, showed a strong time- and dose-dependent cytotoxic effect on glial cells [61]. p-Caryophyllene showed some potentiating effect on the anticancer activity of ot-humulene, isocaryophyUene, and paclitaxel on various cell lines [53]. Further studies are necessary to evaluate the anticancer potential of thymoquinone [53]. 

Roman chamomile is used essentially for the same purposes (wichtl). Both German and Roman chamomiles have reportedly been used against cancers. 

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