Blushwood tree berry compound destroys cancer tumours

Scientists have destroyed cancerous tumours using the drug EBC-46, derived from a compound naturally found in the seeds of berries from the Australian blushwood tree. The trials took place at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Queensland and results were published in the PLOS One journal in October 2014. This rare rainforest tree is only found in specific areas of the Atherton Tablelands, Northern Queensland, Australia.

A single injection of EBC-46 into laboratory grown melanoma models and cancers of the head, neck and colon in mice destroyed the tumours in more than 70% of cases. EBC-46 …read more