Toads can treat prostate cancer

Researchers at the University of Queensland (Australia) have discovered that sugarcane venom can kill prostate cancer cells without affecting healthy cells.

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Australia's toad is similar to Asia's toad, which has been used in China for thousands of years as a medicine to treat cardiovascular disease, sore throat, skin diseases and other diseases.

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The research team applied Chinese medical knowledge to prove that sugar cane toads can effectively kill cancer cells, especially prostate cancer cells.

Although the toad has been used extensively in Asia for a long time, it is very dangerous in its pure form. Therefore, the team is trying to make the drug dissolved.

Project leader Harendra Parekh said after identifying a stable toxin, even after increasing the solubility, the next stage would be how to bring the toads to cancer cells through Medicine transfer method.

The University of Queensland research team was awarded a scholarship by Hong Kong Polytechnic University (China) and a mainland Chinese research institute.

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