Forskolin

Forskolin resensitizes cell receptors by activating adenyl cyclase, and increasing the intracellular levels of cAMP (1). Medically forskolin provides a route to inhibition of colon cancer cell growth and survival (2). It is also a vasodilator, may be helpful in controlling the cause of glaucoma (3), reduces urinary tract infections, and may help to increase the skin's natural resistance to burning under UV light (1).

1. Passeron T., Namiki T., Passeron H.J., Le Pape E., and Hearing V.J. (2009) J Invest Dermatol. 129(1): 162-166. 2. McEwan D.G., Brunton V.G., Baillie G.S., Leslie N.R., Houslay M.D., and Frame M.C. (2007) Cancer Research. 67(11). 3. Pescosolido N., and Librando A. (2010) Clin Ter. 161(3): e81-5.