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| Eli Jones used it for cancer of the tongue when there is a nodular feeling and the lump is tender to the touch. |
| Codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula) |
| Codonopsis is referred to as ''poor man's ginseng'' in China. It is classified as a "sweet chi tonic" and used for disorders of the spleen and lungs. It stimulates the growth of red blood cells, enhances T-cell transformation, and stimulates phagocytosis. |
| Colchicum (Colchicum autumnale) |
| Colchicum, as well as colchicine (the active principle in colchicum) are both used predominately as a gout remedy because of their ability to reduce uric acid levels. Colchicum is also an antimitotic, and is being explored as an antileukemic drug for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, chronic myloid leukemia, and some skin cancers. |
| In vitro studies using colchicine have shown anticancer activity against various cell lines. 65 In its pure form, colchicine is too toxic for human use as an antitumor drug, but colchicum, as a whole plant extract that includes colchicine along with other components, may be effective and have substantially fewer side effects. Colchicum, because of its ability to reduce uric acid, should also be considered for people who are undergoing cytotoxic therapies that interfere with uric acid excretion. Hydrourea, which is used to treat chronic myloid leukemia, is known to cause this problem, for example. |
| Coleus (Coleus forskohlii) |
| Coleus is used in Ayurvedic medicine for a wide range of ailments, including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, eczema, asthma, convulsions, painful urination, colic, and insomnia. To date, its main active compound, forskolin, is found in no other plant. Forskolin has unique effects within the cell process and is most effective when the entire plant is used, rather than when it is isolated out and used by itself as a drug. The unique biological activity of forskolin includes the activation of an enzyme, adenylate cyclase, which |
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