Cancer Killer: The Sour Cherry

The Sour Cherry, (Prunus cerasus) is a species of Prunus in the subgenus Cerasus (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia. It is closely related to the Wild Cherry (P. avium), also known as sweet cherry, but has a fruit which is more acidic, and so is useful primarily for culinary purposes.

The tree is smaller than the Wild Cherry, growing up to 4-10 m tall, and has twiggy branches, whilst the crimson to black fruit is borne on shorter stalks.

Cherries contain the anti-cancer bioflavonoid quercetin
http://tartelette.blogspot.com/2007/03/sour-cherries-avocado-and-mascarpone.html

Anthocyanins from sour cherry have been shown to possess strong antioxidant
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1082898

Additionally, sour cherries are a potent source of seventeen beneficial antioxidants.
http://thefruitstand.net/facts.html




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Cancer Killer: Cranberry

Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the genus Vaccinium subgenus Oxycoccus, or in some treatments, in the distinct genus Oxycoccus. They are found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines up to 2 m long and 5 to 20 cm in height, with slender, wiry stems, not thickly woody, and small evergreen leaves. The flowers are dark pink, with very distinct reflexed petals, leaving the style and stamens fully exposed and pointing forward. They are pollinated by domestic honey bees. The fruit is a berry that is larger than the leaves of the plant; it is initially white, but turns a deep red when fully ripe. It is edible, with an acidic taste that can overwhelm its sweetness.

Cranberries are a major commercial crop in certain US states and Canadian provinces. Most cranberries are processed into products such as juice, sauce, and sweetened dried cranberries, with the remainder sold fresh to consumers. Cranberry sauce is regarded an indispensable part of traditional American and Canadian Thanksgiving menus and European winter festivals.

Since the early 21st century within the global functional food industry, there has been a rapidly growing recognition of cranberries for their consumer product popularity, nutrient content and antioxidant qualities, giving them commercial status as a novel "superfruit".

Cranberry compound found to block cancer
http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=63231-cranberry-cancer-proanthocyanidin


Press Releases - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
UMass Dartmouth researcher identifies cancer-fighting cranberry compound
http://www.umassd.edu/communications/articles/showarticles.cfm?a_key=469


Influence of cranberry on cancer.
Cranberry phytochemical could reduce the growth of human breast cancer cells partly as a result of initiation of apoptosis and the arrest of the G1 cell .http://www.phytochemicals.info/abstracts/cranberry-anti-cancer.php