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Chaga Compounds May Block Liver Cancer Growth in Simulations

Chaga Compounds May Block Liver Cancer Growth in Simulations

Chaga

What they found

Simulations show chaga's 22 phenolic compounds, including quercetin and rutin, bind cancer proteins and may block liver cancer growth.

Simulations show chaga's 22 phenolic compounds, including quercetin and rutin, bind cancer proteins and may block liver cancer growth.

The number

22 phenolic compounds

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

Lab – computer modeling

Lab – computer modeling

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Inonotus obliquus

Inonotus obliquus

Compound

quercetin; rutin

quercetin; rutin

Published in

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

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Section

HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Liver Cancer

Liver Cancer

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) contains 22 phenolic compounds, including quercetin and rutin, that strongly bind to cancer-related proteins and disrupt tumor growth pathways like MAPK. Simulations show these compounds remain active long enough to potentially block liver cancer cell growth and spread.

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) contains 22 phenolic compounds, including quercetin and rutin, that strongly bind to cancer-related proteins and disrupt tumor growth pathways like MAPK. Simulations show these compounds remain active long enough to potentially block liver cancer cell growth and spread.

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