Rabdosia Herb 4:1 Powdered Extract (Rabdosia rubescens; Dong Ling Cao) 5 kg (11 lbs): Q

http://alternativehealing.org/dong_ling_cao.htm Clears heat and toxins, nourish yin, remove blood stasis and relieve swelling, relieves pain. Being used in cancer of esophagus, and cardia; breast and liver. For swelling of throat, insect bites, snake bites, and inflammation of the tonsils. It is effective for epithelial hyperplasia of esophagus; for stomach ache due to stomach-heat, inflammation of the throat, hot cough , mammary abscess, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammation of the pelvic area. 1. Its active ingredients rubescensine A (C20H28O6 molecule weight 364.42) and rubescensine B. They inhibits the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid and protein of cancer cells. They showed to inhibit Ehrlich-Ascites tumors, sarcoma180 and esophageal carcinoma in laboratory animals. 2. Relieves esophagismus induced by acetylcholine 4. Possesses anti-bacterial function, and rids of parasites and kills insects http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Rabdosia_Rubescens.asp?sitearea=ETO Rabdosia rubescens is a Chinese herb promoted as a treatment for cancer of the esophagus. It is also one of the eight herbs used in PC-SPES, an herbal formula that was once promoted as a treatment for prostate cancer (see PC-SPES). In the past few years, several lab studies have shown that 2 extracts of Rabdosia rubescens, called oridonin and ponicidin, have some activity against cancer cells in the test tube. Oridonin has been tested against breast, prostate, and ovarian cancer cells; leukemia cells; and melanoma cells from mice. Most of these studies were done in China or Japan, and all showed activity against the cancer cells. Ponicidin was tested in the lab against human leukemia cells in China and found to help induce cell death (apoptosis.) Even though laboratory studies may show promise, further studies are needed to find out if the results apply to humans. Other extracts from the herb are in earlier stages of study. No cancer studies using the whole herb were available. Extracted compounds are not the same as the herb, and study results are not likely to show the same effects. More research is needed to find out what role, if any, these substances may have in cancer treatment.