Taxus chinensis, an ancient tree species, is known as the "giant panda" in the plant world. The aril of its bean-shaped fruit is red, and the bright red fruit cup and the green feather leaves are in harmony, delicate and crystal clear, as enchanting as fairy fruit, hence the name Taxus chinensis.
Since the late 1960s, scientists have conducted experiments in the past 20 years, which proved that paclitaxel has a significant effect on advanced ovarian cancer, metastatic breast cancer and melanoma. The cure rate of refractory ovarian cancer and metastatic breast cancer is 33.7%, and the effective rate is over 75%. It has a good prospect for the treatment of prostate cancer, upper digestive tract cancer, small cell and non-small cell lung cancer. Through continuous exploration, scientists have found that the clinical application of paclitaxel is expanding, and it is effective for head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, bladder cancer, malignant lymphoma and so on. Scientists predict that paclitaxel is one of the most effective anticancer drugs discovered by human beings at present.
199265438+February, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially approved the listing of paclitaxel injection for the first time. From 65438 to 0995, the paclitaxel injection "Perilla frutescens" produced in China won the first prize of scientific and technological progress of the Ministry of Health and the second prize of national scientific and technological progress.
The discovery of paclitaxel has undoubtedly brought good news to human beings to overcome cancer. Taxus chinensis once again shows the ecological significance of the inseparability and interdependence between human beings and other earth species.
Side effects:
Scientific research shows that Taxus chinensis is very toxic. Patients will have serious side effects after taking it, such as inhibiting bone marrow hematopoietic function and leukopenia. The main manifestations are dizziness, dilated pupils, nausea, vomiting, diffuse abdominal pain, muscle weakness and so on. In severe cases, there will be bradycardia, cardiac arrest or death!
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