Opposing Digits

ISLAMABAD: Researchers are rolling out the spice rack against cancer with studies showing that ginger and the hot element in red chili peppers could kill tumour cells.

The ginger and chilli-pepper studies were presented during the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh experimented on mice to show that capsaicin, the active ‘hot’ ingredient in the pepper, killed pancreatic cancer cells through the body’s normal process for clearing defective cells.

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Cayenne is also great relief for heartburn, and contains Calcium, Beta Carotene, and other nutrients naturally.