Amur cork tree

Modern science has been paying increasing attention to the value and efficacy of ancient Chinese Medicine. A study earlier this year, for example, found that a Chinese herbal remedy involving the Corydalis yanhusuo plant was effective in treating chronic pain. Now new research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research has revealed that another traditional remedy holds significant potential in the fight against pancreatic cancer. Phellodendron amurense, the bark of the Amur cork tree, has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for thousands of years and has a long history of healing powers. Throughout Chinese history, it has been used as one of the 50 fundamental herbs, typically administered as a painkiller. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science