Herb identified as culprit of Taiwan's high urothelial cancer rate

2,866 views · Published 13 April 2012 · 1:03 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: News Direct · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Researchers from Taiwan and the US have found aristolochia plants, commonly used in herbal remedies, to be carcinogenic. The study was published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The plant contains aristolochic acid, which is poisonous and interacts with TP53, one of the most powerful tumor suppressing genes in the body. The mutation can lead to the development of cancer.

Source: AFP, LA Times, NY Daily News

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