Medicinal Plants and Cancer Treatment

The WHO has estimated that perhaps 80% of the 7 billion inhabitants of the world rely chiefly on traditional medicines for their primary health care needs, and it can safely be presumed that a major part of traditional therapy involves the use of plant extracts or their active principles. With the modern world racing ahead to find the cure for cancer, how much can we stand to learn from traditional treatments and medicinal plants?

Dr. Christophe Wiart, associate professor, researcher and author of books on medicinal plants, tells us more.