Curry compound kills cancer cells: scientists


	Curry compound kills cancer cells: scientists

sincitykitty

10-28-2009 1:04 PM

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A chemical found in the spice turmeric, which gives curries a distinctive yellow color -- and found it started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours.

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        Reuters – A traditional curry dish is placed on a plate at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur December 7, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer        </CITE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091028/sc_nm/us_cancer_curry_1"><P>
Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland treated esophageal cancer cells with curcumin -- a chemical found in the spice turmeric, which gives curries a distinctive yellow color -- and found it started to kill <SPAN id="lw_1256746719_1" class="yshortcuts">cancer cells</SPAN> within 24 hours.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091028/sc_nm/us_cancer_curry_1"><P>
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