Eclectic Perambulations in the Noosphere
Condor 335 11 cm x 8 cm 745 grams
"Floater" agate from the "Cuyean" Region , "Mendoza" Province.
Copyright Akiyoshi Kitaoka 2011 (January 22)
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"Sap from the common garden weed petty spurge appears to treat non-melanoma skin cancers, experts are reporting in the British Journal of Dermatology.
The plant sap has been used for centuries as a traditional medicine, and the researchers wanted to put it through its paces in a proper clinical trial.
After a one month, 41 of the 48 cancers had shown a complete clinical response to the treatment, meaning no trace of the tumour could be found on clinical examination."