Singapore scientists unravel cancers linked to herbal remedies

(SingHealth) A team of scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, and Taiwan's Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, LinKou, have made a breakthrough in understanding the cancer-promoting action of Aristolochic Acid, a natural product of Aristolochia plants traditionally used in some Asian herbal remedies for weight loss and slimming.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news