" The findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, offer hope that one day a treatment might be developed. "

"Triphala triggered the cancerous cells to die off and significantly reduced the size of the tumours"

" It contains the dried and powdered fruits of three plants, and it is said to ease intestinal-related disorders, promoting good digestion. "

" Previous studies have shown triphala to have an anti-cancer activity in cell cultures, and the new research found this effect also worked in mice fed the herb preparation, without damaging normal pancreatic cells. "

" The team fed mice grafted with human pancreatic tumours a triphala solution five days per week. "

" After four weeks they compared the tumour size and proteins contents of the tumours with those of a control group of mice that had not received the triphala. "

" They found that the tumours in triphala-treated mice were half the size of those in the untreated mice. "

" The also found the treated mice tumour cells had higher levels of proteins associated with apoptosis - the process by the which the body normally disposes of damaged, old of unneeded cells. "

" In cancer cells this process is often faulty, allowing the tumours to divide rapidly without any cells dying. "

" Professor Srivastava said: "Triphala triggered the cancerous cells to die off and significantly reduced the size of the tumours without causing any toxic side effects." "

" Further testing revealed that triphala had also activated tumour-suppressor genes, but did not negatively affect normal pancreatic cells. "

" Professor Srivastava said: "Our results demonstrate that triphala has strong anti-cancer properties given its ability
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