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# Ursolic acid may help fight cancer
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/ursolic_acid_may_help_fight_cancer_0807160744/
- Published: 2016-08-07T08:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:39:50.000Z
- Description: A pointer to two 2013 papers reporting that ursolic acid kills cancer cells by inducing autophagy, one in apoptosis-resistant colorectal cancer cells. The compound occurs in apple peel, berries and herbs such as rosemary and thyme, and is sold as a dietary supplement.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Herbs, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

[Ursolic acid promotes **cancer** cell death by inducing Atg5?dependent autophagy](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.28301/full?ref=foodconsumer.org)

S Leng, Y Hao, D Du, S Xie, L Hong… - … Journal of **Cancer**, 2013 - Wiley Online LibraryUrsolic acid is found in many plants as well as in many fruits and herbs including apples, basil, billberries, cranberries, peppermint, rosemary, lavender, oregano, thyme, hawthorn and prunes. This acid is found particularly high in apple peels, according to [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursolic%5Facid?ref=foodconsumer.org).Ursolic acid is abailable as a dietary supplement.Here is another report on ursolic acid and cancer inhibition.

### [Ursolic acid induces cell death and modulates autophagy through JNK pathway in apoptosis-resistant colorectal **cancer** cells](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955286312001118?ref=foodconsumer.org)

CPR Xavier, [CF Lima](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=a-lGyRQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra&ref=foodconsumer.org), DFN Pedro, [JM Wilson](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BbUXrDIAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra&ref=foodconsumer.org)… - The Journal of nutritional …, 2013 - Elsevier