来源于植物的药物在治疗乳腺癌方面是有效的
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he plant, Fagonia cretica, and known as Virgon's Mantlem, iscommonly used in herbal tea. It has been traditionally used to treat women inrural Pakistan who have breast cancer, but up until now this treatment has been regarded as somethingof a folklore remedy. However, patients in Pakistan who have taken the plant extracthave reported that it does not appear to generate any of the serious commonside effects associated with other cancertreatments, such as loss of hair, drop in blood count or diarrhoea.

Fagonia cretica（通常被称为Virgon's Mantlem） 一般是用在药茶中的。它原来是用来治疗生活在巴基斯坦农村的患有乳腺癌的妇女，但是一直到现在这种疗法别看作是一种民间疗法。但是，已经使用了这种植物提 取物的巴基斯坦病人声称这种提取物与其他的癌症治疗相比，不会产生任何严重的常见的副反应，比如脱发、血细胞计数减少或是腹泻。

Now, scientists at Aston University in Birmingham and Russells Hall Hospital inDudley have undertaken tests of the plant extract and proved that it killscancer cells without damage to normal breast cells in laboratory conditions.
现在，在伯明翰的阿斯顿大学和达德利的罗素堂医院的科学家已经做了这种植物提取物的试验并且证实这种物质在实验室条件下可以杀死肿瘤细胞而不破坏正常的乳腺细胞。

Professor Helen Griffith and Professor Amutul R Carmichael who lead the studyare now aiming to identify which element or elements of the plant areresponsible for killing the cancer cells with a view to eventually begin trailswith human cancer patients.
领导这项试验的HelenGriffith教授和Amutul RCarmichael教授现在正试图证明哪种物质或是这种植物中的哪种物质可以用来杀死癌细胞，目的是为了最终在人类癌症病人身上进行试验。

Professor Helen Griffith of Aston University said; "More research isneeded to establish the role of the extract in cancer management and It nowneeds to be demonstrated that this extract is as effective in killing cancercells inside the body as it is within laboratory. The next steps are toidentify which element of the plant is responsible for killing the cancer cellswith a view to eventually begin trails with human cancer patients."
阿斯顿大学的HelenGriffith教授说，更多的研究需要来说明在肿瘤管理当中这种提取物的作用并且现在需要被证实的 就是这种物质在人体内杀死癌细胞和在实验室条件下同样有效。下一步就是证实这种植物中的哪种物质可以用来杀死癌细胞，目的是为了最终在人类癌症病人身上进 行试验。

Dr Caitlin Palframan, policy manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer said;"Some of the most important cancer-fighting drugs are originally derivedfrom plants. As this research is at the very earliest stage we won't know forquite some time whether drugs derived from this plant will be effective intreating breast cancer but we look forward to seeing any progress."

Breakthrough乳腺癌中心的Caitlin Palframan博士说，一些最重要抗肿瘤药物原本是来源于植物。因为这项试验正在最早期的阶段，所以我们长期以来，我们并不知道是否来源于这种植物的 药物在治疗乳腺癌方面是有效的，但是，我们希望看到看到任何一点进展。