Ancient blue war paint from plant rich in cancer fighting compound
Ancient blue war paint from plant rich in cancer fighting compound: "Glucobrassicin, a compound in plants which is known to be an anti-cancer agent has been discovered in a plant that gave ancient Britons and Celts their blue war paint.
The compound, traditionally associated with broccoli has been found in far greater quantities in the plant Woad, another member of the brassicaceae family like cauliflower, brussels sprouts, collards, kale, turnips, radish and kohl rabi, mustard, horseradish, wasabi and watercress.
Glucobrassicin has been found to be effective against breast cancer.
Stefania Galletti and her team at the University of Bologna, Italy, found that the plant contains twenty times more cancer fighting chemical glucobrassicin than its relative, broccoli, which they enhanced to nearly 65 times using various treatments.
The compound plays a defensive role in plants, and the researchers found that when leaves are damaged, for example, by insects, they are able to increase levels of glucobrassicin by 30% which is released as a defence mechanism."
The compound, traditionally associated with broccoli has been found in far greater quantities in the plant Woad, another member of the brassicaceae family like cauliflower, brussels sprouts, collards, kale, turnips, radish and kohl rabi, mustard, horseradish, wasabi and watercress.
Glucobrassicin has been found to be effective against breast cancer.
Stefania Galletti and her team at the University of Bologna, Italy, found that the plant contains twenty times more cancer fighting chemical glucobrassicin than its relative, broccoli, which they enhanced to nearly 65 times using various treatments.
The compound plays a defensive role in plants, and the researchers found that when leaves are damaged, for example, by insects, they are able to increase levels of glucobrassicin by 30% which is released as a defence mechanism."
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