Fight leukemia with ...juice?
by James Keough
Edited from Alternative Medicine February, 2006
"The publication of a new study… tested the effect of pure açai juice - stripped of any lipids (EFAs) and cellulose material — on HL-60 human leukemia cells in vitro. ... They found that the extracts "reduce cell proliferation from 56-86 percent," most likely by damaging the cells enough to cause them to self-destruct (apoptosis). This anticancer activity compares favorably with that of the chemotherapy drug, camptotechin.
Unfortunately you can't run out and stock up on açai fruit — it's too perishable to export. But the fruit juice is available nation wide.
In fact, the Florida study was funded by Bossa Nova Beverage Group, which recently
began marketing pure açai juice. The company is underwriting additional research
into the potential health benefits of açai utilizing in vivo studies at the
University of Florida.
© Copyright 2006. Alternative Medicine Magazine
