Mitraphylline Breakthrough Unveils Cancer Fighting Secrets Researchers have been scouring the natural world for potential cancer treatments, and one lesser known compound has emerged from the shadows: mitraphylline.
This alkaloid, first isolated in the 1970s from the Mitragyna speciosa plant, has accumulated evidence of its cancer fighting properties.
The History of Mitraphylline Initially discovered by Japanese researchers in 1971, mitraphylline was one of many alkaloids extracted from Mitragyna speciosa .