Scientists pluck an anti-cancer compound from a common flower

Feverfew is a common flower easily recognizable either from a home garden or the shelf of the local health store. For hundreds of years it's been used as a traditional medicine for migraines and other pains, though its actual usefulness in that regard is questionable. But now, researchers from the University of Birmingham have engineered a compound from the leaves of this plant that might be a potent cancer killer.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Cancer
• Health
• Leukemia
• Medication
• Plants
• University of Birmingham

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