One of the most dynamic areas in the phytochemical research is on the super dietary phytochemical resveratrol.Resveratrol is the first dietary phytochemical to have solid evidence behind it showing that it blocks or stops many stages of cancer.Resveratrol not only prevents cancer,buts it is also being proposed as an additional treatment for cancer.Resveratrol can act on cancer cells in many diverse ways,from blocking estrogen and androgens to modulating genes.Unlike chemotherapeutic drugs used in treating cancer that affect normal as well as cancer cells,resveratrol does not damage healthy cells and it also protect them.Resveratrol has sophisticated antioxidant properties,it does not just scavenge free radicals,it also activates and deactivates critical enzyme and genes,hormones and chemicals related with the extraditing free radicals.So,where can we find this super-phytochemical?Resveratrol is naturally created by certain vines,pine tress,peanuts,grapes, and in an Asian medical plant,Polygonum cuspidatum or giant knotweed.
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