Herbs Against Myeloma: Ursolic Acid

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"The September 2007 issue of “Molecular Cancer Research” has a fascinating study, co-authored by Prof. Aggarwal, titled: “Ursolic Acid Inhibits STAT3 Activation Pathway Leading to Suppression of Proliferation and Chemosensitization of Human Multiple Myeloma Cells.” The abstract can be viewed here: http://tinyurl.com/2fkrxl As usual, thanks to my friends, I have read the full study. Ursolic acid can be found in rosemary, apples, bilberries, cranberries, pears, peppermint, lavender, oregano, holy basil, thyme and prunes. There are a ton of studies on the anti-cancer effects of this plant extract, but today I want to focus on this one in particular."

Full article

http://margaret.healthblogs.org/2007/12/04/spices-against-my

green tea and curcurin (it's found in Indian curry- I believe you can buy it as an herbal supplement)

these two are also known to fight against monoclonal protein cells that cause MM, especially curcurin. 

I've written a few posts about curcumin in this forum. My wife has been using it for 1 year in her fight against myeloma. The problem with curcumin is bio-availability. When in direct contact with myeloma cells it kills them. Getting it to the cells, however, is difficult. By the time it passes through body (e.g. digestive system, etc.) there is very little of it left. There is a new super bio-available curcumin sold by Life Extension that is quite good and might be more effective. Also, M.D. Anderson cancer center in Houston is still, I believe, running myeloma trials with curcumin, but I haven't seen any outcome data in the literature. My personal opinion is that curcumin should be part of the protocol if someone has smoldering myeloma and/or if someone is in remission. In either case it might help keep the myeloma in check.

Regards,

Craig Persel 

Yes, eating all those foods would be a good idea. Does it provide enough? Not sure, but I'll read the article more closely. My bet is that if you eat enough of those foods it probably does.

Craig