Does dandelion root kill 98% of cancer cells?
Dandelion root was mistakenly touted as a miracle cure starting in 2012 when Canadian oncologist Caroline Hamm publicly discussed promising lab results showing that dandelion tea killed cancer cells.
However, Hamm later clarified that there is no compelling evidence that dandelion tea is a cancer cure, and she warned patients not to treat it as such.
The Dandelion Root Project, launched by the University of Windsor in Canada in 2009, has conducted in vitro and animal model studies that point to dandelion root's potential as a cancer-fighting herb.
Other lab studies done in vitro (petri dish or test tube work not using living bodies) have shown a potential for dandelion root to kill cancer cells. However, those studies are not human clinical trials that prove that dandelion root is effective in the body.