Blueberry Drink Can Hit Cancer Cells Hard

Commercially available blueberry and grape fruit punch delivers a bruising blow to prostate cancer, scientists have found. In mice with a human version of the disease it reduced the growth of tumours by 25% in just two weeks. Researchers believe the drink, Blueberry Punch, could have a similar effect in humans and want to see it tested in patients. Blueberry Punch, produced in Australia and sold online by Dr Red Nutraceuticals, is made from blueberry, red grape, elderberry and raspberry fruit concentrates, and extracts from a range of plant sources including grape skin and seeds, green tea and olive leaves. Other ingredients include the herb tarragon and spices turmeric and ginger. Green tea contains the powerfu...