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Myrrh may have potent anticancer effects

Published: Dec. 24, 2001 at 10:28 AM

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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A recently discovered compound in the golden herb myrrh -- one of the legendary gifts presented to Jesus by the Three Wise Men -- may prove to have potent anti-cancer effects against tumors resistant to other drugs.

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