Moringa Oleifera and Ovarian Cancer

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Below article from Medscape on the use of moringa oleifera for ovarian cancer. Hope those with ovarian cancer will benefit from this.

 

From Medscape General Medicine Commentaries

Possible Role of Moringa oleifera Lam. Root in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Posted 02/06/2007

 

Introduction

 

Age-specific incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer indicates a hormonal

etiology and relates it to menopause, a time during the aging process when

ovaries fail but the pituitary becomes overactive to produce a greater amount of

gonadotropins. There is a 10-fold to 20-fold increase in the

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level and a 3-fold to 5-fold increase in the

luteinizing hormone (LH) level in blood in menopause. Naturally, gonadotropins,

especially follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and its receptor (FSHR), are

implicated as endogenous carcinogens for ovarian cancer.[1,2] Zheng and

colleagues[3] demonstrated the presence of FSHR in innocuous postmenopausal

ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) from where this cancer originates. This was the

first study to provide evidence that OSE is hormonally active. These findings

points to the need for new therapies to treat epithelial ovarian cancer

encompassing natural and synthetic substances that have both

anticancer and hormonal properties.

 

In studies of the anticancer potential of plants used in folk medicine of

Bengal, extracts of plants such as Oroxylum indicum, Moringa oleifera, Aegles

marmelos, Hemidesmus indicus, Polyalthia longifolia, and Aphanamixis polystachya

could be considered as potential sources of anticancer compounds.[4,5] Among

them, Oroxylum indicum has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, and

Aegles marmelos, with its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, has a

role in the treatment of constipation, diarrhea, peptic ulcer, ear infections,

and respiratory disorders. However, the only herb that has been shown to play a

role in the treatment of female reproductive disorders is Moringa oleifera Lam.,

whose effectiveness is derived from a combination of antitumor and hormonal

properties. Although the name " Shigon " for M oleifera is mentioned in the

" Shushruta Sanhita " of India, which was written in the beginning of the first

century AD, there is evidence that

the cultivation of this tree in India dates back many thousands of years.

Moringa oleifera Lam. contains a unique combination of isothiocyanate and

glucosinolates. The effectiveness of the moringa plant in treating ovarian

cancer became evident after the publication of recent studies demonstrating that

benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) and phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) induce

apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells in vitro.[6,7] We knew that isothiocyanates

have antitumor activity in cancers of the lung, breast, skin, esophagus, and

pancreas, but we did not know that it can also induce apoptosis in ovarian

cancer cell in vitro.

 

 

 

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[parksung17]

I am agree with your information but i have also some information about moringa. Moringa oleifera tree, as a supplement provide 17 occasions the calcium in milk, fifteen times the potassium in banana, four occasions the Vitamin A in carrot, twenty five occasions the iron in spinach and half time the Vitamin C content material in orange.

 

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