Throughout human history, plants grown in various parts of the world have been used for natural treatment methods. The effectiveness of these natural remedies, which have become a part of the culture as ‘husband’s medicines’ in our country, has been the subject of discussion many times. But a research team at the University of Copenhagen has discovered that a plant species native to Western Australia has great efficacy in cancer treatment.
Known as ‘Eremophila galeata’, the herb has long been used by Australian Aborigines to strengthen the immune system and in ceremonies. Scientists, who started researches to examine the biology and chemistry of this interesting plant, encountered a surprising and very pleasing result. According to the results of the tests, the plant ‘Eremophila galeata’ has a great effect in the treatment of cancer.
It breaks the resistance of cancer cells:
As it is known, one of the most used methods in cancer treatment at present is ‘chemotherapy’. This method, in which drug therapy is applied, has some difficulties in itself. Cancer cells can become resistant to these drugs after a while. Thus, they make treatment very difficult. But it was discovered that a kind of resin obtained from the plant ‘eremophila galeata’ greatly destroyed the resistance of cancer cells.
Scientists state that 90% of patients who die of cancer have cancer cells that are ‘resistant to treatment’. Although drugs to break the resistance of cancer cells are on the market, these drugs have many side effects. The fact that the resin obtained from the plant has been used by the local people for a long time makes it an important position for the plant to be used in the treatment of cancer. Researchers also underline that they can find even more effective treatment methods by examining similar plants in nature.
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