Ginger may be a powerful fighter against colon cancer

Ginger, the popular spice, may help prevent colon cancer. It reverses colon inflammation, a key marker for the cancer – and the effect was seen after just 28 days.
The spice – which is the root of the Zingiber officinale plant – reverses inflammation by blocking eicosanoids, special signalling molecules in the central nervous system, which control the immune response of inflammation.
Researchers witnessed a ‘significant reduction’ in colon inflammation in a group of volunteers who took 2 g of ginger every day for 28 days compared to another group that were given a placebo.
The research team from the University of Michigan carried out the latest trial after discovering the spice the incidence and number of tumours in rats.
(Source: Cancer Prevention Research, 2011; 4: 1-9).

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