Al-Marsad newspaper: Dr. Abd al-Rahman Bazid, assistant professor in the Department of Medical Laboratories at the College of Science at the University of Hail, revealed the details of a Saudi research team’s finding of an extract from the artemisia plant (Al-Bathran) that is anti-cancer, which may revolutionize cancer treatment.
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He said during his intervention with the “Yahla” program: “We developed a new compound from the extract of the Al-Bathran plant, which is abundant in the Hail and Jazan regions, and the compound was developed using the extract of the plant in addition to a new technology, nanotechnology, and we combined it.”
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He continued: “We tested the effectiveness of this compound against cancer cells, and it gave good efficacy, as well as against some pathogenic microbes that cause many infectious diseases.” And he continued: “We tested it against normal cells, and its toxicity was weak or negligible,” indicating that this opens the door to the development of this compound for future use in the treatment of cancerous tumors and infectious diseases.
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He pointed out that the studies are still in their infancy and need a second and third phase, then testing them on patients to prove its effectiveness.
He explained that the study, in the first phase, aimed to test its effectiveness against prostate cancer cells, and greatly inhibited their growth.
