Apigenin in Damiana Kills Breast Cancer Cells

Apigenin in Damiana, also known as Turnera diffusa, has been shown to kill breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231) in vitro. Dr. Avelino-Flores and co-workers analyzed anticancer effect of extracts and organic fractions of Damiana plant on five tumor cell lines (SiHa, C-33, Hep G2, MDA-MB-231, and T-47D) and, also on normal human fibroblasts.

Four organic fractions of methanolic extract exhibited anticancer activity on MDA-MB-231 cancer cell line. And most active fraction was found to contain arbutin and apigenin. Here is the abstract of this recent study.