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	December 23, 2012 Chinese medicine yields secrets to scientists at The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA December 23, 2012 - The mysterious inner workings of Chang Shan - a Chinese herbal medicine used for thousands of years to treat fevers associated with malaria - have been uncovered thanks to a high-resolution structure solved at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
	May 20 2011 Beta-Elemene-induced Autophagy Protects Human Gastric Cancer Cells from Undergoing Apoptosis – "Beta-Elemene, a compound found in an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, has shown promising anti-cancer effects against a broad spectrum of tumors…"
	Apr 27 2011 Curcumin Naturally Fights Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer`s Disease and Obesity – "Curcumin is one of a small number of super nutrients which has the demonstrated ability to dramatically lower the risk from cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer`s disease…"
	Feb 17 2009 Natural Plant Chemicals Work Together in Herbal Remedy to Halt Cancer Growth – " The traditional Chinese herb Scutellaria contains chemicals that together can significantly slow the growth of cancer…"
	Feb 06 2009 East Meets West – "Integrating Chinese Medicine may ease side effects…"
	Jan 29 2009 Red Rice Yeast Slows Prostate Cancer – " A recent study in the Journal of Medicinal Food finds that red yeast rice can significantly slow the growth of prostate cancer cells…"
	Feb 27 2008 Indian Herb May Prevent Liver Cancer – " Research shows the extract of a plant that grows in india, A. iliciflius, prevents cancer-related DNA…"
	Apr 22nd 2007 Merged Sciences May Aid Cancer Treatment – " Western science and traditional Eastern medicine could be combined to enhance treatment of cancer and other diseases …"
	Jan 30th 2007 Chinese folk remedy may yield antitumor substances – " There are a number of naturally occurring chemicals that are used in phototherapy of skin diseases …"
	Aug 1st 2006 Mushroom extract may boost prostate cancer drug – " Extracts from a mushroom used for centuries in Eastern Asian medicine may be able to boost the power of a leading …"
	Apr 26th 2006 Healing plants found in Borneo forest: WWF – "Plants thought to help treat or cure cancer, AIDS and malaria have been found in the rainforests of Borneo, a report from the Swiss-based …"
	Mar 30th 2006 Ginseng Tied to Better Breast Cancer Survival – " Women who use the herb ginseng may be more likely to survive breast cancer, and have a better quality of life after treatment …"
	Nov 9th 2005 Rare herb could treat melanoma – " A traditional Vietnamese medicinal herb may have useful anti-melanoma properties …"
	Sep 28th 2004 Herbal remedies 'do work' – " Scientific tests on a range of traditional remedies have shown they have "real benefits", researchers say …"
	Aug 2nd 2004 Herbal medicine significantly inhibited the growth of gastric tumor, pharmacological study – " A team of researchers in University of Hong Kong has been studying a kind of herbal medicine in …"
	Jul 5th 2004 Mint hope for cancer cure – " SCIENTISTS at Salford University are working on a possible cure for cancer - from mint leaves…"
	Jun 20th 2004 University of Missouri's Southwest Center is trying to determine whether a traditional Chinese herbal medicine can help prevent lung cancer – " Mount Vernon - Starting with an unassuming plant that…"
	May 5th 2004 Chinese Herb May Have Cancer Fighting Properties– " NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A popular Chinese herb was able to ward off the development of cancerous abnormalities in…"
	May 2004 Cancer chemopreventive activity of a mixture of Chinese herbs (antitumor B) in mouse lung tumor models.
	Mar 23rd 2004 USPTO Supports Greater Protection for Traditional Knowledge and Folklore– "The Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) supported..."
	Mar 2004 Rasagenthi lehyam (RL) a novel complementary and alternative medicine for prostate cancer
	Mar 2004 Experimental Study on Antitumor Effects of Dioscorea in Vitro
	Feb 19th 2004 Eye of the Dragon– “The sweet longan…literally means dragon eye…used as a herb in traditional Chinese medicine…anti-cancer and anti-aging food also nurtures kidneys, lungs…”
	Feb 4th 2004 HK receives grants for Chinese Medicine study projects – “…Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) announced her Wednesday that the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine..."
	Feb 2004 Treatment of Post-remission Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Lingxiong Piaoling Power and Longchan Cigu Decoction
	Feb 2004 Triptolide down-regulates bcr-abl expression and induces apoptosis in chronic myelogenous leukemia cells.
	Jan 2004 Gleditsia sinensis fruit extract induced growth inhibition involves basic fibroblast growth factor and nitric oxide.
	Jan 2004 In vitro cytotoxic activity of Thai medicinal plants used traditionally to treat cancer.
	Nov 2003 Aqueous extract of herba Scutellaria barbatae, a chinese herb used for ovarian cancer, induces apoptosis of ovarian cancer cell lines.
	Oct 28th 2003 Skullcap for Cancer– “…some of the newest cancer-fighting drugs. But…New studies show anticancer effects in ginger, tea made from a Chinese herb called barbed skullca, and…"
	Sep 2003 Antitumor and antimetastatic activities of Angelica keiskei roots, Part 1: Isolation of an active substance, xanthoangelol.
	Aug 2003 In vitro anticancer activities of Leonurus heterophyllus sweet (Chinese motherwort herb).
	Aug 2003 Biologic activity of spores and dried powder from Ganoderma lucidum for the inhibition of highly invasive human breast and prostate cancer cells.
	July 31st 2003 Scientists Find Antitumor Compounds In Magnolia Cones– “ The beloved southern magnolia, state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi, could provide more to cancer patients than shade and…"
	Mar 2003 Magnolol induces apoptosis in human leukemia cells via cytochrome c release and caspase activation.
	Mar 2003 New TNF-alpha releasing inhibitors as cancer preventive agents from traditional herbal medicine and combination cancer prevention study with EGCG and sulindac or tamoxifen.
	Feb 2003 ERK signaling pathway is involved in p15INK4b/p16INK4a expression and HepG2 growth inhibition triggered by TPA and Saikosaponin a.
	Feb 2003 Phyllanthus urinaria triggers the apoptosis and Bcl-2 down-regulation in Lewis lung carcinoma cells.
	Jan 2003 Triptolide inhibits the growth and metastasis of solid tumors.
	Jan 2003 Effect of bitter melon (Momordica charantia Linn) on level and function of natural killer cells in cervical cancer patients with radiotherapy.
	2003 Studies of herbal supplements KSC-SPES vs Equiguard on normal and cancer cells of the prostate.
	Oct 17th 2002 Chinese Herb Found Effective in Controlling Liver Cancer– “Traditional Chinese herb Ganoderma lucidum is proving effective in limiting the growth of liver cancer.A research team..."
	Aug 19th 2002 British experts urge study of exotic mushrooms for cancer treatment– “LONDON (Reuters Health) - Mushrooms used in traditional Asian medicines have the potential to yield treatment..."
	July 9th 2002 Local breakthrough in anti-cancer herbs discovered from Taiwan's United Daily News– “A major breakthrough has been made in a locally developed anti-cancer medicine with…”
	July 2002 Clinical Study on Effect of Astragalus in Efficacy Enhancing and Toxicity Reducing of Chemotherapy in Patients of Malignant Tumor.
	May 2002 Cellular pharmacology studies of shikonin derivatives.
	Apr 2002 [The effect of L-Glutamine and Shakuyaku-Kanzo-to forpaclitaxel-induced myalgia/arthralgia]
	Apr 2002 Japanese Herbal Medicine in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer: Prolongation of Survival?
	Jan 16th 2002 Herb extract appears to trigger 'suicide' in cancer cells –“ People with cancer may find new hope in the form of an old Chinese herb. An extract of the herb, called triptolide…”
	Jun 12th 2000 UCSF begins studies of Chinese and Tibetan herbal remedies for breast cancer–“ Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have begun several studies of …”
	Nov 1999 [Studies of Echinopsis multiplex on antineoplastic effects]