Pass the Peppers
A study reported in the March 15 issue of Cancer Research found that in mice trials, capsaicin, the component of jalapeno peppers that makes them hot-hot-hot, is effective at killing prostate cancer and leukemia cells. Experts agree that human studies are now indicated, and, among other things, the safety of large amounts of capsaicin for human consumption must be tested.
I was extremely pleased to see this comment in the Yahoo News account of this study: “The study does highlight the crossover that can occur between conventional and alternative therapies. ‘We should take note of herbal medicines and then use modern-day techniques to find what the active compounds are and bring them into clinical trials,’ [lead researcher Dr. H. Phillip] Koeffler said.”
Like, yeah.
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