Frankincense Fights Bladder Cancer
Ah, the deep scent of Frankincense…reminiscent of the exotic qualities of Africa, India, and the Middle East, this delightful oil has been found by scientists to have many medicinal benefits for thousands of years. Now science has backed up what folks have long known to be true: its now been shown that an enriched extract of the Somalian Frankincense herb Boswellia Carteri can actually kill off bladder cancer cells. First, a few stats on bladder cancer. It is twice as common in males as it is in females and in the US, bladder cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in men.
A team from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center along with the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, recently evaluated frankincense oil for its anti-tumor activity in bladder cancer cells by investigating the effects of the oil in two different types of cells human bladder cancer cells and normal bladder cells. They found that frankincense oil is able to discriminate between normal and cancerous bladder cells in culture, and specifically kill cancer cells. Best of all, the scientists feel that Frankincense oil may be an inexpensive alternative therapy for patients currently suffering from bladder cancer, which may come as a great relief to those footing expensive chemo and radiation bills, not to mention the side effects.
Other bonuses of this ancient oil: it has long been known to soothe and calm the mind, slow down and deepen breathing and it has also used for meditation. It is said that it can help treat anxiety and obsessive states linked to the past and it also clears the lungs and helps with shortness of breath, asthma, bronchitis, laryngitis, coughs and colds. Ladies, you in particular should remember Frankincense which can even be useful to ease heavy periods, as a general tonic to the uterus and it has a calming effect during labor. The can also serve as a wrinkle cream alternative and is effective with sores, carbuncles, wounds, scars and skin inflammation. Powerful stuff…
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