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Headline:

Myrrh-ical drug? It could be medical gift

Newspaper Article Synopsis:

Chemical properties of myrrh may prove to be a future cancer fighter. A recent study from Rutgers University revealed that a compuond in myrrh destroyed breast cancer cells in the laboratory. Myrrh is the aromatic gum resin from a desert tree called the dindin.

Newspaper Article Source:

Scripps Howard News Service. Myrrh-ical drug? It could be medical gift. Star Tribune, 2001 December 22: A17(col. 1).

Journal Article Citation:

Zhu N., et al. Furanosesquiterpenoids of Commiphora myrrha. Journal of Natural Products 2001 Nov 26; 64.

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