Thanks Telemando. Yes, I agree trials are the key for medical acceptance of new methods of treatment. My post on Nimbolide was to stimulate interest in the U.K. both at the medical practicioner level and potential users (patients).

Nimbolide has already shown itself to be effective in the treatment of many cancers, particularly prostate cancers and has shown some efectiveness in difficult to treat cancer like pancreatic cancer. We cannot ignore exploring its potential use when the vast majority of drug treatments already in use are derived from the plant life around us.

Trials often take 10 years to evaluate their efficacy and goodness knows how many lives could be lossed in that time !

Hello Dennykins, 

I am one of the enquiry nurses and have been asked by our moderators if I can add anything to your thread.

I can't find any trial results for Nimbolide so we don't know if it is or will be an effective treatment in people.  

I came across a news report which you may have already seen at this link, but because this is laboratory based research, we don't know how well Nimbolide will work for men with prostate cancer.

Compounds that seem to work in the laboratory often don't work or cause too many side effects when they are tested in people. So clinical trials really are needed to find out if any new medicine is safe and effective. Unfortunately trials can take time, but without them there is no clinical evidence. 

Best wishes,

Julia

Hello Dennykins, 

I am one of the enquiry nurses and have been asked by our moderators if I can add anything to your thread.

I can't find any trial results for Nimbolide so we don't know if it is or will be an effective treatment in people.  

I came across a news report which you may have already seen at this link, but because this is laboratory based research, we don't know how well Nimbolide will work for men with prostate cancer.

Compounds that seem to work in the laboratory often don't work or cause too many side effects when they are tested in people. So clinical trials really are needed to find out if any new medicine is safe and effective. Unfortunately trials can take time, but without them there is no clinical evidence. 

Best wishes,

Julia