Anti-tumor promoting potential of selected spice ingredients with antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities: a short review.

By Y. Surh. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2002

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Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes (2008, background): “While lacking intrinsic tumor-promoting activity, capsaicin inhibited TPA-promoted mouse skin papillomagenesis (82).”
Genetic resources of Curcuma: diversity, characterization and utilization (2005, positive): “Rhizome powder of turmeric is used to treat wounds, bruises, inﬂated joints and sprains in Nepal (Surh, 2002).”
Cancer preventive properties of ginger: a brief review. (2007, background): “Some phenolic substances present in ginger, generally, possess strong anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties and exert substantial anti-carcinogenic and anti-mutagenic activities (Surh, 2002; Surh et al., 1998, 1999).”
Effect of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) on Growth Performance, Feed Utilization, Whole-Body Composition, and Resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Nile Tilapia (2011, background): “A wide variety of phenolic substances derived from herbs and spices possess potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimutagenic effects (Shahidi, Janitha, & Wanasundara 1992; Schwarz et al. 2001; Surh 2002; Tanabe, Yoshiad, & Tomita 2002).”