CTenaLouise
03-13-2008, 05:01 PM
http://www.red-raspberry.org/news/newsinfo/ifisarticle.pdf
The most promising benefit that red raspberries hold for consumers is their substantial quantity of
ellagic acid. Ellagic acid is a phenolic compound that has become known as a potent anticarcinogenic/
anti-mutagenic compound. Clinical tests conducted at the Hollings Cancer Institute at
the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) show that ellagic acid, a naturally occurring
plant phenol, may provide a potent mechanism to prevent cancer, inhibit the growth of cancer cells,
and arrest the growth of cancer in subjects with a genetic predisposition for the disease. Dr. Daniel
Nixon, MUSC, began studying ellagic acid in 1993. His recently published results show:
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�� cervical Cancer Cells - HPV (human papilloma virus) exposed to ellagic acid experienced
apoptosis (normal cell death);
�� ellagic acid leads to G1 arrest of cancer cells, thus inhibiting and stopping mitosis
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much more of info here:
http://www.red-raspberry.org/health/references.html
The most promising benefit that red raspberries hold for consumers is their substantial quantity of
ellagic acid. Ellagic acid is a phenolic compound that has become known as a potent anticarcinogenic/
anti-mutagenic compound. Clinical tests conducted at the Hollings Cancer Institute at
the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) show that ellagic acid, a naturally occurring
plant phenol, may provide a potent mechanism to prevent cancer, inhibit the growth of cancer cells,
and arrest the growth of cancer in subjects with a genetic predisposition for the disease. Dr. Daniel
Nixon, MUSC, began studying ellagic acid in 1993. His recently published results show:
___________________
�� cervical Cancer Cells - HPV (human papilloma virus) exposed to ellagic acid experienced
apoptosis (normal cell death);
�� ellagic acid leads to G1 arrest of cancer cells, thus inhibiting and stopping mitosis
________________
much more of info here:
http://www.red-raspberry.org/health/references.html