The Sydney scientists found that tumors in mice were smaller by up to 25% over a two-week period after being fed a 10% solution—in increasing amounts over a 72-hour period—of the drink that is called Blueberry Punch. The control group of mice only drank water.
Their blueberry punch mixture contains substances chock full of antioxidants, which are well known in fighting cancers, and anti-inflammatory substances. Curcumin (turmeric) and limonene (citrus peel oil), for example, are known powerful fat soluble antioxidants.
The commercially available antioxidant drink, Blueberry Punch, consists of a combination of fruit concentrates (blueberry, elderberry, red grapes, and raspberry), grape seed and skin extract, citrus skin extracts, green tea extract, olive leaf and olive pulp extract, tarragon, turmeric and ginger.
The researchers state that the effect on mice was only shown when the ingredients were combined in one mixture. Individually, they didn’t reduce the size of tumors in mice, only when all the ingredients were fed to the mice in one mixture. Plus, unlike drugs given to counter cancer, the Blueberry Punch, which is non-steroidal, doesn’t have any known side effects.
The trials were performed by Jas Sing, University of Sydney’s ANZAC Research Institute and Oihan Dong, Bosch Institute. They will now perform the trials on humans. Their result is published in a online issue of the journal of the American Association of Cancer Research.
The study was funded in part by the manufacturer of Blueberry Punch, which is Dr. Red Nutraceuticals. The nutrition drink, Blueberry Punch, was developed by biochemist Greg Jardine from Dr. Red Nutraceuticals.
This article is based on the December 7, 2007 University of Sydney article “Antioxidant cocktail shows good results in fight against prostate cancer”.
