Originally published October 4 2005
Study suggests pomegranate juice protects against prostate cancer
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
In an animal study carried out at the University of Wisconsin, researchers have found that pomegranate juice, rich in antioxidants, kills cancer cells in mice.
The second-most fatal cancer for men after lung cancer, prostrate cancer may well be tamed by the humblest of juices, suggests a new study published in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that tested the efficacy of the red pomegranate juice on mice.
The gaining in popularity health drink was found to deter prostate cancer cells successfully in lab dishes and mice, suggesting a potential cure for the cancer.
Though natural antioxidants have been widely believed to prevent cancer, little has expanded the knowledge of the specific chemicals that serve this purpose.
Pomegranates, native to the Middle East, have been consumed for a wide variety of health reasons and as traditional medicines all over the Middle East and Asia and have proven to be rich in both anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory agents.
While earlier research had tested pomegranate extract on tumors in mouse skin, this study made a preliminary test of the juice on lab cultures of human prostate cancer cells and then on mice.
The findings were dramatic, as the extract was found to kill cancer cells in a dose-dependent way, with higher doses being more lethal to aberrant cells.
A similar reaction was noted in mice, as those given only water showed no regression of the cancer whereas the mice whose water was supplemented with 0.1% or 0.2% of pomegranate juice showed a regression that was higher with higher doses of the juice.
The doses were in turn chosen to be as close to the amount a healthy person might willingly to consume on an everyday basis.
The fruit which is generally available through most part of the year in parts of Asia and the Middle-East may even yield an elixir against other cancers if research permits.
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