date:Sep 07, 2023
The Kaempferia galanga L. is a tropical plant of the ginger family cultivated mainly in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries. Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have uncovered promising indications that Kencur possesses anti-cancer effects. Led by Associate Professor Akiko Kojima of the Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, the researchers demonstrated that Kencur extract and its main active component, ethyl p-methoxycinnamate, significantly suppressed cancer cell growt