Researchers at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) are upbeat that a traditional garlic medicine could provide hope for people with cancer, after finding the indigenous plant has properties that could fight off fungal infection and cancer cells.
The plant is a member of the genus Tulbaghia and has been used for centuries by traditional healers to fight infections.
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