Chinese herb reduces the deadly effects of chemotherapy
A herb
from Chinese medicine can reduce the life-threatening effects of chemo-therapy
and also support the patient’s immune system.
Cancer
patients given the Chinese herbal remedy LCS101—made up of 14 different
herbs—lost fewer red and white blood cells during chemotherapy, and also
reported no adverse reactions. The 65 breast-cancer patients were given LCS101
in 6-g capsules for two weeks before chemotherapy started and throughout the
treatment.
The herbs
also reduced damage to white blood cells, which play an important role in
preventing infection (Oncologist, 2011; 16: doi:
10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0150).