According to the research by Jones et al., published in Integrative Cancer Therapies in 2019,

It is estimated that around 17% to 87% of cancer patients in Australia have used one form of complementary therapy during their cancer treatment.

In 2005 in Australia, a national population-based study showed that around 68.9% of the general population had used at least a form of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) in the previous 12 months for health enhancement, disease prevention, and as a nutritional supplement. Australia is a country that prioritizes health and well-being. In 2016-2017, $69 billion was spent on hospitals and $62 billion was dedicated to primary health care.

These are some contributing factors for Australian cancer patients’ use of CAM:

Attitudes & Beliefs: CAM may prolong life, minimizing cancer symptoms, or adverse effects from the treatment and enhancing general well-being
Socio-economic Factors: CAM users are generally health conscious people and prefer to take on a proactive approach to prevent disease
Cultural-related Factors: Chinese patients are more likely to use Chinese herbal medicines, Latinos prefer dietary therapies and spiritual healing, Caucasians favor using a variety of methods, from physical, dietary to massage, and acupuncture

The Role of TXL Phytoceutical in Bali’s Health Care Center as Cancer Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Tian Xian Liquid (TXL) Phytoceutical is a brand of Chinese Medicine with published research articles of effectiveness towards cancer cells. TXL has been used in international market for cancer patients since 1991. Today, the research of TXL has produced 26 research articles that are published in international journal, including 2 clinical trials (one for Breast Cancer in Taiwan National Hospital and the other for Nasopharyngeal Cancer in Dharmais Cancer Hospital Jakarta). TXL has also made it to the dictionary of American National Cancer Institute (NCI).

TXL

According to the entry, TXL (or THL in Taiwanese pronounciation), has potential antioxidant, immunomodulating and anti-neoplastic (anti-cancer) activities. The immunomodulating function includes modulating the activity of Natural Killer (NK) cells and Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes (CTLs).

In summary, here’s a couple of TXL’s functions:

1. Helps to Induce Apoptosis (Programmed Cell Death) of Cancer Cells

In 2005, the research of Andy Sun’s team from National Taiwan University regarding TXL’s ability to inhibit cancer cell growth and induces apoptosis (programmed cell death) in a wide variety of human cancer cells was published by the Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine.

Objective: Tian Xian Liquid (TXL) is a commercially available Chinese herbal mixture that has been used as an anticancer dietary supplement for more than 10 years. We recently showed that TXL has strong immunomodulatory effects on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and T cells. To investigate the anti-tumor activity of TXL further, we sought to test whether TXL could induce apoptosis in various human cancer cell lines based on the fact that TXL contains several components with tumor killing functions.

Design: The growth inhibitory effect of TXL on human cervical carcinoma C-33A cells, human lung carcinoma H1299 cells, and human PBMC was assessed by counting viable cells using the trypan blue dye exclusion method. The apoptosis-inducing activity of TXL in H1299 cells was assessed by analyzing the cells with

four assays: (1) Hoechst 33258 nuclear DNA staining; (2) the terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated

dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay; (3) the nucleosomal DNA fragment ladder assay; and (4) the sub-G1 cell analysis. The activities of caspase-8, -9, and -3 in H1299 cells treated with or without TXL were also measured to elucidate the possible mechanism underlying THL apoptosis-inducing effect. Finally, the apoptotic effect of TXL on fifteen human cancer cell lines and normal human cells were analyzed by the TUNEL assay.

Results: TXL could induce apoptosis in all human cancer cell lines tested but not in normal human cells. THL treatment of H1299 cancer cells resulted in activation of caspase-8, -9, and -3 and the inhibitors of these caspases could partially block TXL-induced apoptosis.

Conclusions: TXL has been used by numerous patients with cancer for many years with no known adverse effect. Our present study showing that THL had a broad-range tumor killing function has provided a molecular basis underlying TXL therapeutic activity. Furthermore, because TXL had apoptotic effects only on cancer cells but not on normal cells, this selectivity suggests that THL could be a potential cancer therapeutic agent.

The research found that TXL induces apoptosis (programmed cell death) in a wide variety of human cancer cells.

Apoptosis Table

2. Helps to Trigger G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest of Cancer Cells

3. Have Synergistic Effect with Medical Treatment and Helps to Minimize Medical Treatment’s Side Effects. Helps to Improve Patients’ Quality of Life

4. Helps to Inhibit Metastasis and Angiogenesis of Cancer Cells

5. Helps to Modulate Immune System (Natural Killer Cells and Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes)

Main Ingredients of Tian Xian Liquid

Changbai River

The ingredients of TXL come from herbs with immune-enhancing properties that grew in the vulcanic soil of Changbai mountain in Jilin Province, Northeast of China. This vulcanic soil is known to be rich in valuable minerals.

Below is the ingredients of TXL Phytoceutical and it’s functions:

Radix Ginseng	12.5%	Assist in enhancing various body’s immune functions
Cordyceps Sinensis	24%	Contains anti-aging, glycemic regulation, aphrodisiac, dan anti-cancer properties
Astragali Radix	15%	Enhances immunity against pathogenic microbes, enhances T-Lymphocytes functions
Radix Glycyrrhizae	5%	Assists in inhibiting the growth of enterovirus, adenoviridae tipe 3, herpes simplex type 1 dan vaccinia/cowpox
Rhizoma Dioscoreae	11%	The oil contained can assist to inhibit esophageal cancer and ascites accummulation inside abdominal cavity
Margarita	4%	Assists in neutralizing free radicals dan cellular oxidation
Fructus Lycii	9%	Assists in immunomodulation, enhancing the communication of nervous system, and supporting endocrine functions
Ganoderma	17%	Contains anti-cancer functions, immunomodulation, anti-oxidant, protects liver dan glycemic regulation function
Fructus Ligustri Lucidi	0.5%	Assists in increasing lymphocytes production and reducing leukocytes damage caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Herba Scutellariae Barbatae	2%	Assists in inhibiting Leukemia cells effectively, enhancing body’s protection and inhibiting cancer metastasis