Top 20 Anti-Cancer Herbs and Plants

Bunch Of Fresh Red Grapes Isolated On White

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3. Grape Seed

Several studies have shown that the phytochemicals in grape seeds have strong potential for cancer prevention, that can be isolated from the seeds themselves. A team at the University of Colorado showed evidence that grape seed extract induced the death of colorectal cancer cells. In fact, the more advanced the cancer cells were, the better the extract seemed to work at limiting the growth and survival of cancer cells.

Proanthocyanidins in grape seeds have also been reported to stop pancreatic cancer cells from spreading or migrating and inhibit the growth of colon tumors. Proanthocyanidins accumulate in large amounts in the colon, as they are not well absorbed in the stomach. This is good news, as the proanthocyanidins can stop cancer cells more efficiently as they build up in the colon.

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