Potent Avocado Seeds Become Anticancer Agent

Cancer is a disease that causes major morbidity and death in the world. Development of cancer drugs continues to be done, including utilizing medicinal plants as agents kemoprevensi or anti-cancer agent.

One of them is Yuni Widiyastuti, a doctoral candidate who studies further one of the Family of Laureaceae, which is avocado. Family Laureaceae is one of the families most studied its potential as an anti-cancer agent.

Utilizing avocado seeds, Yuni explore the potential of this natural ingredients to be used as an anti-cancer drug. The result, known avocado seeds are natural ingredients that can be used to overcome the development of breast cancer cells MCF-7.

He said, avocado seeds contain compounds alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, tannins and essential oils. According Yuni, the compounds that belong to the class of compounds that are anti-cancer.

"The chlorophomic extract of avocado seeds is cytotoxic, which can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells MCF07," Yuni said during an open examination of doctoral program at Graduate School of Gadjah Mada University, Friday (28/7).

Whether Broccoli and Cauliflower Can Prevent Skin Cancer

We all know that vegetables are healthy foods. But new research found that in addition to healthy, a compound in vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower have the ability to fight melanoma or skin cancer.

In a study published in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, researchers developed the drug from a natural compound of broccoli and cauliflower called isothiocyanates. They tried the drug on human and mouse melanoma cells.

The result, the drug was able to kill human melanoma cells, and inhibit the growth of melanoma cells in mice up to 69 percent. It also does not harm other healthy cells.

In addition, it is also found that the drug is easily removed from the body, thereby reducing the likelihood of side effects, something that is often found in other melanoma drugs.

How these compounds work is still unclear, but researchers suspect isothiocyanates inhibit the division and growth of cancer cells.

Two Most Popular Essential Oils

Essential oils have been used thousands of years ago because of their properties. Not just fresh, essential oils are believed to have benefits for the body as well as beauty.

Young Living, a premium essential oil company from the United States, has nearly 300 types of products marketed worldwide.

However, according to Anggit Wicaksono, Country Manager of Young Living Indonesia, currently only 60 Young Living essential oil products are licensed by BPOM RI.

Of the hundreds of these products, Anggit mentions two types of the most popular products, namely Lavender and Peppermint. "Not only in Indonesia, but globally these two products are most in demand," he said.

Lavender
This aroma is very popular and has been used in various types of products, ranging from soap, air freshener, perfume, and beauty products.

Quoted from the site youngliving.com, essential oils lavender can be used to improve the scent of skin care products, such as shampoo, lotion or scrub, by mixing a few drops.