REMEDY FOR RADIATION SICKNESS
Abstract
Tsiin, a white, fluffy substance, has been used by Soviet scientists to treat radiation sickness. The substance is a polysaccharide of bacterial origin and was first obtained from the common tea fungus. Tsiin does not cure radiation sickness, but exerts a protective action on the organism. A single injection of tsiin was given to mice irradiated with X-rays and was followed by treatment with antibiotics (streptomycin and bicillin). The injection reduced the death rate of the experimental mice to almost zero. Tsiin also proved beneficial in the treatment of cancer. The tumors of the laboratory mice (those receiving the tsiin injection) weighed 50-60% less than those of the control mice. Thus, tsiin may be used to check the growth of cancer. The chemistry and physics of tsiin have not been established as yet. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 21, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0255797
Entities
Organizations
- Library of Congress