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Herbal Actions

Anticancer

Inhibits or slows the growth of cancer cells

Shows activity against cancer cells in laboratory and, for some, clinical research — prompting cancer-cell death, slowing growth or protecting healthy tissue. Studied as complementary support only, never as a replacement for conventional cancer treatment, and best used with oncology advice.

How it works

Anticancer is not one mechanism but several overlapping ones. Each of these is its own herbal action — follow a link for the herbs strongest in that mechanism.

Chemoprotective Protects healthy cells during chemotherapy / from carcinogens. Cytoprotective Protects cells from injury. Radioprotective Protects tissue from radiation damage.

Herbs with a anticancer action (29)

Key herbs

Herbs for which anticancer is a headline action.

Suma

Pfaffia paniculata

AdaptogenAnticancerAntidiabeticChemoprotective
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Ashwagandha

Withania somnifera

AdaptogenSedativeTonicAnti-inflammatory

Cat's Claw

Uncaria tomentosa

ImmunomodulatorAnti-inflammatoryAntioxidantAdaptogen

Chinese Skullcap

Scutellaria baicalensis

AntiviralAnti-inflammatoryAntiallergicAntibacterial

Damiana

Turnera diffusa

AphrodisiacAntimicrobialAntifungalAnticancer

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

CarminativeAppetite SuppressantAntispasmodicGalactagogue

Gotu Kola

Centella asiatica

NervineNeuroprotectiveNootropicVulnerary

Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

AnalgesicAntibacterialAnticancerAnticonvulsant

Lion's Mane

Hericium erinaceus

NervineAntioxidantImmunomodulatorAntibacterial

Reishi

Ganoderma lucidum

AdaptogenImmunomodulatorAnalgesicAntispasmodic

Samambaia

Polypodium leucotomos

AlterativeAnalgesicAnticancerAntioxidant

Sarsaparilla

Smilax spp.

Anti-inflammatoryAnalgesicAnticancerAntioxidant

Stevia

Stevia rebaudiana

HypoglycemicAntihypertensiveAnti-inflammatoryVasodilator

Suma

Pfaffia paniculata

AdaptogenAnticancerAntidiabeticChemoprotective

Tea

Camellia sinensis

AntioxidantDiureticNeuroprotectiveStimulant

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Anti-inflammatoryAntioxidantCholereticCholagogue