NATURAL PRODUCT COMPOSITION FOR USE IN TREATING CANCER

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel method and pharmaceutical compositions for use in combatting cancer comprising ingesting and/or applying a composition prepared by extracting one or more plants selected from the group consisting of Centaurea, Capsicum, Sambucus, Lobelia, Myrrh, Echinacea, Goldenseal, and Myrtle. While extracts of one or more of these plants were found to be active against cancers resistant to known anti-cancer agents, activity against cancer has also been found with the extension of specific binary and three-way mixtures of the above described plants as well as mixtures of all the plants.