Sepia esculenta Hoyle

Detailed Product Description

Sources:The inter shell and Sepia of Sepia esculenta Hoyle. Family Sepiidae.

Constituents: Containing 5HT, polypeptides in the fresh sample, in addition, containing melanin and mucopolysaccharide.

Actions: When the mucopolysaccharide was administered to mice implanted with fibropcarcinoma cells, in 8/10 of mice, the tumor was disappeared and the survivcal rate was 60%~80%, while the mice in the control group all died . TNF in sera from BALB/C mice treated with Sepia was detected by L929 cell killing assay. The results showed significant TNF-inducing activity of Sepia in aniamls and the induced sera wee also cytotoxic to human cancer cells, such as GM803 and Y99. in additon, the Sepia was effective against Meth A and S180, the inhibitory rate was 95.5% and 73.9% respectively.

Indications:Composite prescription for esophageal, pancreatic, chorioepithelial and cervcal cancers:
Ootheca Mantidis 18~30g
Os Sepiae 18~30g
Radix Aristolochiae 18~30g
Semen Viticis Negundo 500g

All the above herbs were ground into powder for oral administration 6~10g each time, 3 times a day. 1 cases of esophageal cancer, the size of his lesion was decreased,the symptoms markedly relieved and survival term reached to 3 years after taking 80 doses of the prescription.