Further confirming this,
an extract from tulasi
is found to protect one
from harmful nuclear
radiations. The active
constituents of tulasi
are now being turned
into a drug at a Gujarat
facility. The drug could
be a boon for cancer
patients to alleviate the
side effects of radiotherapy treatment. The
human clinical trials are
nearing completion at
the Advanced Center
for Treatment Research
and Education at the
Tata Memorial Centre in
Mumbai. [5]
Effect of tulasi on various
cancers
Chandrakanth Emani,
assistant professor of
plant molecular biology
at Western Kentucky
University-Owensboro
(WKU-O) in the US said
that the tulasi plant
could serve as a storehouse of anti-cancerous
compounds like eugenol [6].
Effect of tulasi on
pancreatic cancer:
Pancreatic cancer is
one of most aggressive
cancers and has one
of the highest fatality
rates among all cancers (5-year survival is
estimated as less than
5%) [7]. Scientists
have shown in vitro that
extracts of tulasi leaves
inhibit the proliferation,
migration,
invasion,
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and induce apoptosis
of pancreatic cancer
cells. The expression of
genes that promote the
proliferation, migration
and invasion of pancreatic cancer cells including activated ERK-1/2,
FAK, and p65 (subunit
of NF-κB), was down
regulated in pancreatic
cancer cells Y