Baru-baru ini aku ditanya seseorang ttg ekstrak Keladi Tikus untuk terapi kanker. Kebetulan aku ahli kimia natural yg sedang meneliti zat anti tumor di Ohio State University. Setahu ku, Keladi Tikus memang mengandung zat anti kanker. Tetapi spt yg dijelaskan dalam ringkasan jurnal dari Phytotheraphy Research 2001 May; 15 (3) : 260-2, zat anti kanker yg terkandung dalam Keladi Tikus ternyata lemah.

Cytotoxic activity of Typhonium flagelliforme (Araceae).

Choo CY, Chan KL, Takeya K, Itokawa H.
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia.

The plant Typhonium flagelliforme (Araceae), commonly known as the ‘rodent tuber’, is often included as an essential ingredient in various herbal remedies recommended for cancer therapies in Malaysia. Various extracts prepared from either the roots, tubers, stems or leaves were tested for cytotoxic activity on murine P388 leukaemia cells using the MTT assay method. Both the chloroform (IC50 = 6.0 microg/mL) and hexane (IC50 = 15.0 microg/mL) extract from the ‘roots and tubers’ exhibited weak cytotoxic activity. The hexane extract (IC50 = 65.0 microg/mL) from the ’stems and leaves’ exhibited weaker cytotoxic activity than the chloroform extract (IC50 = 8.0 microg/mL). Although the juice extract from the ‘roots and tubers’ is frequently consumed for cancer treatment, it exhibited poor cytotoxic activity. Further analysis using an amino acid analyser revealed that the juice extract contained a high concentration of arginine (0.874%). A high tryptophan content (0.800%) was confirmed by NMR and HPLC analysis. Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Sumber: pubmed.com

Tentu saja aku tidak ingin pungkiri bahwa ada pengalaman yg membuktikan ‘keampuhan’ Keladi Tikus. Tetapi aku ingin perkenalkan zat anti kanker bernama resveratrol yg sudah diteliti sejak tahun 1940.

Dalam jurnal Anticancer Research (2004), 24, 2783-2840, artikel berjudul “Role of resveratrol in prevention and theraphy of cancer: preclinical dan clinical studies” membuktikan khasiat resveratrol dalam menekan perkembangan sel tumor, termasuk kanker kelenjar limfa dan myeloid; kanker payudara; kanker usus; kanker pankreas; kanker perut; kanker prostat; kepala dan leher; kanker indung telur; kanker hati, kanker paru-paru; kanker rahim; kanker kulit. Baca disini!

Disini aku ingin perkenalkan resveratrol yg terdapat di Vigor Rousing kapsul. Let me know klu anda tertarik dengan produk Tianshi ini.

Salam - Angela Riwu Kaho, PhD