webfact Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Govt looks at claims of herbal cancer cure By The Nation There is no scientific evidence that porcupine flower can cure cancer, the Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine Department has said in response to claims that the plant has brought about full recovery for several cancer patients in upper Central Thailand. Dr Khwanchai Visithanon, director of the department’s Thai Traditional Medicine Institute, said that, while porcupine flower (Barleria prionitis) had anti-inflammatory properties, there was no scientific proof it was anti-carcinogenic. The plant is more commonly used in ayurvedic medicine, spread on the feet to prevent the skin from cracking during the monsoon season. Claims to its utility in treating cancer would have to be verified, Khwanchai said. Officials had already collected information in Sukhothai province, where the claims first emerged. “If there are grounds to believe the claims, we will conduct extensive research,” Khwanchai said. Word spread online several weeks ago that ingesting the leaves of the porcupine flower had cured “more than 10” cancer patients in Sukhothai’s Sawankhalok district. The abbot of Wat Bot had reportedly cured his cancer-stricken brother with the plant. “I boiled the plant’s leaves for my brother to drink, after doctors said his adenocarcinoma was incurable,” Phra Khru Pipatsutakorn claimed. He said he had grown the plant on the grounds of his temple and was distributing the leaves to anyone who wanted them. Amnuay Mapoo, 63, said she lost her right breast to cancer in 2015. The mastectomy was followed by chemotherapy, and since then she has drunk a liquid made from porcupine-flower leaves regularly. “The cancer hasn’t returned,” she said. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30352991 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: Claims to its utility in treating cancer would have to be verified, Khwanchai said. If the verification is done by the same quacks who certified glyphosate and paraquat as harmless, we all know the outcome. 'The abbot of Wat Bot had reportedly cured his cancer-stricken brother with the plant.' Get Mr. Monk for this as it is most probably an attempt to swindle desperate people off their money: Thai government steps up efforts to crack down on fake news Warrants have been issued for 29 people, including people who ‘like’ and share posts on social media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Next, a solution to ending world hunger before Loy Krathong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Development at Khaoyai Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Establish some double blind tests on a reasonable sample of people, then evaluate, rather than condemn out of hand. Hardly a money making scheme if the Abbot was giving away the leaves free of charge to anyone who wants them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 These kind of articles shouldn't even be news~really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 8 hours ago, webfact said: Amnuay Mapoo, 63, said she lost her right breast to cancer in 2015. The mastectomy was followed by chemotherapy, and since then she has drunk a liquid made from porcupine-flower leaves regularly. “The cancer hasn’t returned,” she said. It has been claimed (in times past) that eating garlic will stop vampires from biting you. I know many people that eat garlic and none of them have been bitten by a vampire. Therefore the claim must be true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.