Japanese yew

Yew/Drug Interactions:

  • Anticarcinogenic agentsAnticarcinogenic agents: Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata, has shown to increase the cellular accumulation of vincristine (VCR) in multidrug-resistant tumor cells. The data suggest that some taxoids in the yew may be useful for overcoming multidrug resistance in tumor cells (20; 21). Taxol? is a cytostatic drug from the yew tree (22).

    • Yew/Herb/Supplement Interactions:

  • Anticarcinogenic herbs and supplementsAnticarcinogenic herbs and supplements: Japanese yew, Taxus cuspidata, has been shown to increase the cellular accumulation of vincristine (VCR) in multidrug-resistant tumor cells. The data suggest that some taxoids in the yew may be useful for overcoming multidrug resistance in tumor cells (20; 21). Taxol? is a cytostatic drug from the yew tree (22). Taxol? has been shown to have anticarcinogenic activity and is a FDA regulated prescription drug.

    • Yew/Food Interactions:

  • Insufficient available evidence.

    • Yew/Lab Interactions:

  • Insufficient available evidence.