Purple Fruit and Vegetables Inhibit Cancers

Ellagic acid inhibits cancer cell

Consuming fruits or vegetables with purple colors we will get the Anthocyianine we already knows that anthocyanine have a good function in controlling heart disease but also will get a compound ellagic acid


(Picture of Dragon fruit)

Ellagic acid is a phenol structure was first discovered in the 1960s known has an ability to prevent blood clotting process.

Further in 70s to 80s began many ellagic acid researched and proved that it significantly inhibit the growth of several types of tumors.

Research conducted by Dr D Nixon of the Medical University of South Carolina (1993) demonstrated the ability Ellagic acid can fight and prevent cancer cell growth and stop the process of Mitosis (cell proliferation)

We already discussed that ellagic acid has the ability to reduce the effects of estrogen in promoting breast cancer cell growth

Besides Ellagic acid content, purple fruit also contain salicylates, which showed close correlation between the consumption of salicylates with infected risk of heart attack.

(mashardi2010 from many sources)

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