
Wormwood Extract Kills Cancer Cells
Medieval as it sounds, scientists are testing a recipe of wormwood and iron on breast cancer cells, and so far, the results are encouraging. In a new study, researchers report that artemesinin–a derivative of the wormwood plant–kills iron-enriched breast cancer cells as it turns deadly in the presence of iron. However, it doesn’t harm many healthy cells.
This article Read More… written by Deborah Hill appeared in the prestigious journal Science and reports encouraging research into the properties and benefits of the Wormwood plant.