Colon cancer or also known as colorectal cancer is one of the most efficient killers out there which is sad because it is quite possibly one of the easiest cancers to treat since most of what you consume goes through the intestines. That is also the reason why colon cancer is so prevalent. With all the mutagenic substances present in our daily diets, it’s a bit hard to avoid destroying our bodies with them.

Below you will find a list of herbs active against colon cancer, mostly these cell lines: HT-29, RKO, HCT-116, LoVo, CaCo-2, SW480, Colo-205, Col-2, CT26, SW-620, HCT-8, HCT-15, Colo 320, Col-26, NCT-116, SW680, LS-174, HCT-15, SW-621. As you can see, there is a huge amount of cell lines that are used for testing (more than 70 for sure), so you can always find more and look up the herbs that may be active against them. Some of these cell lines differ in what mutant genes they contain, so if you find herbs that are active against some and inactive against others, you can investigate them more (especially with relation to your condition).

Also do note that it might be a bit of a struggle to find references for some of these, but just like with my other lists, the first two sections may be based on my personal experience.

Very effective and non-toxic herbs that I recommend

  1. Oldenlandia (stem + leaf) [Oldenlandia/Hedyotis diffusa]
  2. Lesser galangal (root) [Alpinia officinarum]
  3. Zedoary (root) [Curcuma zedoaria]
  4. Goji (leaf + berry) [Lycium barbarum]
  5. Jiaogulan (leaf) [Gynostemma pentaphyllum] {tincture}
  6. White peony (root) [Paeonia lactiflora] {tincture or water infusion}
  7. Ginseng (root) [Panax ginseng] {tincture or water infusion}
  8. Self-heal (flower spikes) [Prunella vulgaris / asiatica]
  9. Patrinia scabiosaefolia / villosa
  10. Rabdosia rubescens
  11. Sarsaparilla (root) [Smilax officinalis] {tincture}
  12. Nut grass (root) [Cyperus rotundus] {tincture}

Less effective herbs with low or no toxicity

  1. Honeybush (leaf) [Cyclopia intermedia]
  2. Astragalus (root) [Astragalus membranaceus]
  3. Ashwagandha (root) [Withania somnifera]
  4. Ginger (root) [Zingiber officinale]
  5. Black cumin (seed) [Nigella sativa]
  6. Moringa (leaf) [Moringa oleifera]
  7. Red sage (root) [Salvia miltiorrhiza]
  8. Eleuthero (root) [Eleutheroccocus senticosus]
  9. Notoginseng (root) [Panax notoginseng]
  10. Guduchi (stem + leaf) [Tinospora cordifolia]
  11. Anemarrhena (root) [Anemarrhena asphodeloides] {tincture}
  12. Japanese honeysuckle (flower) [Lonicera japonica]
  13. Boswellia spp. (resin)
  14. Rosehip (fruit) [Rosa canina]
  15. Chinese gold thread (root) [Coptis chinensis]
  16. Blackcurrant (leaf) [Ribes nigrum] {tincture}
  17. Punarnava (root) [Boerrhavia diffusa] {water infusion}
  18. Cork tree (bark) [Phellodendron amurense/chinensis]
  19. Carqueja (aerial parts) [Baccharis trimera]
  20. Mountain ironwort (aerial parts) [Sideritis montana]
  21. Mondo grass (rhizome) [Ophiopogon japonicus] {only water infusions}
  22. Celery (leaf) [Apium graveolens] {only water infusions/fresh juice}
  23. Ligusticum chuanxiong (root) {only water decoctions}
  24. Curcuma wenyujin (root)
  25. Lovage (leaf) [Levisticum officinale] {only water infusions}
  26. Bidens tripartita (stem + leaf)
  27. Horny goat weed (leaf) [Sagittatum epimedium] {only water infusions}
  28. Satureja (leaf) [Satureja hortensis]
  29. Black jujube (fruit) [Ziziphus jujuba]
  30. Smilax glabra (root) {only water decoctions}
  31. Coriander (seed) [Coriandrum sativum]
  32. Imperata cylindrica (root) {only water infusions}
  33. Carica papaya (leaf) {tincture}
  34. Uncaria rhynchophylla (stem)
  35. Houttuynia (aerial parts) [Houttuynia cordata]

Toxic herbs

  1. Andrographis paniculata
  2. Curcuma longa
  3. Glycyrrhiza glabra
  4. Rubia cordifolia
  5. Salix alba
  6. Dryopteris crassirhixoma
  7. Thymus vulgaris
  8. Isatis tinctoria
  9. Viscum album
  10. Scutellaria barbata
  11. Artemisia annua
  12. Polygonum cuspidatum
  13. Magnolia officinalis
  14. Inula helenium
  15. Tribulus terrestris
  16. Stephania tetrandra
  17. Ganoderma lucidum
  18. Cordyceps chinensis
  19. Portulaca oleracea
  20. Azadirachta indica
  21. Juglans regia
  22. Paris polyphylla
  23. Pulsatilla spp.
  24. Sophora flavescens
  25. Elephantopus scaber / tomentus
  26. Dictamnus dasycarpus
  27. Trichosanthes spp.
  28. Melia azedarach / toosendan
  29. Carthamus tinctorius
  30. Evodia rutaecarpa
  31. Xanthium sibiricum
  32. Tripterygium hypoglaucum
  33. Angelica sinensis
  34. Atractylodes macrocephala
  35. Trichosanthes kirilowii / rosthornii
  36. Tripterygium wilfordii

Grey area (may or may not be toxic)

  1. Belamcanda chinensis
  2. Camellia sinensis
  3. Gloriosa superba
  4. Gossypium hirsutum
  5. Celastrus orbiculatus
  6. Catharanthus roseus
  7. Saussurea lappa
  8. Sanguinaria canadensis
  9. Dictyopteris undulata
  10. Fragaria vesca
  11. Caralluma fimbriata
  12. Centipeda minima
  13. Actinidia macrosperma / valvata
  14. Pteris semipinnata
  15. Arnebia spp.
  16. Rabdosia serra / lophanthoides
  17. Toona sinensis
  18. Trametes robiniophila
  19. Rabdosia excisa
  20. Wikstroemia indica
  21. Physalis angulate
  22. Lycoris radiate / chinensis
  23. Cremastra appendiculata
  24. Camptotheca acuminate
  25. Lysimachia clethroides
  26. Celastrus hypoleucus
  27. Uvaria microcarpa
  28. Tylophora floribunda
  29. Tylophora atrofolliculata
  30. Anemone raddeana
  31. Viburnum odoratissimum
  32. Stellara chamaejasme
  33. Euphorbia kangui
  34. Actinostemma lobatum
  35. Momordica charantia
  36. Ligustrum lucidum
  37. Glehnia littoralis
  38. Phellinus igniarius
  39. Inula japonica
  40. Typhonium giganteum
  41. Codonopsis lanceolate
  42. Laetiporus sulphureus
  43. Dendrobium spp.
  44. Rabdosia rosthornii
  45. Sinopodophyllum hexandrum
  46. Plumbago zeylanica
  47. Cynanchum paniculatum

References to come later or upon request