• CAM-summaries
  • Alternative medical systems
  • Biologically-based practices
  • Diet & nutrition
    • Breuss cancer cure
    • Carctol
      • What is Carctol?
      • How well does Carctol work?
      • New article
      • Carctol conclusions
    • Co-enzyme Q10
    • Gerson diet
    • Green tea for prevention
    • Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet
    • Megamin
  • Energy medicine
  • Manipulative & body-based practices
  • Mind-body medicine
• CAM systematic reviews
• CAM and the law
• Prevalence of CAM use

Carctol

Carctol is a herbal mixture consisting of eight herbal extracts, which was recently developed in India and available in Europe. It consists of Indian sarsaparilla (Smilax Indicus L.), Blistering ammania (Ammani Vesicatoria), Puncture vine (Tribulus Terrestris), Chinese sarsaparilla (Smilax China L.), Garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.), Java pepper (Piper Cubeba L.), Himalayan rhubarb (Rheum Emodi Wall.) and Blepharis Edulis (Blepharis edulis P.). Its promoters claim that it cures cancer in many patients. This claim is not supported by evidence, as not a single controlled clinical trial has so far been carried out. The safety of this product is uncertain. Its demonstrated benefits therefore do not outweigh its potential risks.