Magnolia Extract May Fight Cancer

Maylin Rodriguez-Paez RN

The magnolia is an extremely beautiful flower. It may also serve as medicine. Why? Because an extract it contains may serve as a cancer treatment, if the results of a recent study are further substantiated.

According to this new research, honokiol, an extract from magnolia bark, may help to combat cancers of the head and neck.

The results were published in the journal, Oncotarget.

Honokiol Blocks a Cancer Promoting Protein

Head and neck cancers arise in the lip, nose, sinus, mouth, salivary glands, and throat. They account for 3% of all cancers diagnosed within the United States. About 75% …read more