Strawberry tree honey inhibits cell proliferation in colon cancer lines

(FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) Spanish and Italian researchers have proven that when honey from strawberry trees, a product typical of Mediterranean areas, is added to colon cancer cells grown in the laboratory, cell proliferation is stopped. The authors hope that these promising results and the anti-tumour potential of this food will be confirmed in in vivo models.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news