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Article: PC-SPES for Prostate Cancer.(herbal preparation for prostate cancer treatment)
- Article from:
- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
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PC-SPES is an herbal preparation that has became popular as an alternative treatment for prostate cancer. The name of the product is derived from the abbreviation for "prostate cancer" and from the Latin word for "hope." PC-SPES contains eight herbs: Dendranthema morifolium tzvel (chrysanthemum), Isatis indigotica (Isatis), Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) and Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Ganoderma lucidum (Lucid gandermal), San-qi ginseng (Panax pseudo-ginseng), Rabdosia rubescens, Serenoa repens (saw palmetto), and Scutellaria baicalensis. Many of these herbs have been shown to have anti-tumor or immune-enhancing effects.
A recent study, performed by researchers from ...