Kanglaite is not presently available for testing in any form of cancer in the US, nor should it yet be. There is no evidence in any controlled clinical trial that it has any effect on any tumor. Excerpted from: Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. Weekly CancerDecisions.com Newsletter #43 07/10/02 "FDA Approves Test of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Cancer The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a clinical trial of Kanglaite, a drug derived from an herb used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The source of the drug is a tropical Asian grass called coix** (pronounced "coy") or Job's tears (lacryma-jobi), which is related to corn (maize). The stalks of the coix plant contain white beadlike grains that, in addition to being eaten, are sometimes used to make necklaces." ** I was perusing your website and noticed a little "misnomer" or incorrect writing of plant names. The plant species involved in the "Kangleite" research is a grass species with botanical name of Coix lacryma-jobi. This is the Latin binomial name used by botanists worldwide, and it is the only stable and universally recognizable name for this plant. The common or vernacular names are often confusing or misleading; use them, but also use the botanical Latin name at the same time. The name of the genus here is Coix. The name of the species is Coix lacryma-jobi. When written this way, these names should be italicized or underlined. There are at least four other species in the genus Coix. I thought this might help a bit.** Bill B. (Ann's NOTE: Cannot seem to get italics to work on this website, sorry). www.kanglaiteusa.com, or contact them at: Kanglaite USA Phone: 801-364-8904 Fax: 801-531-6558 Email: info@kanglaiteusa.com LINK to company site 10/04 SEEMS TO BE DOWN #A130, Frontiers in Cancer Prevention (AACR, 10/02) How Kanglaite works Press Release, Institute for Science in Society, UK, 4/03 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.