Chrysanthemum - Anti-cancer herb?

bbsadmin

Recently, I read an article on the internet about chrysanthemum having great potential as an anti-cancer treatment.

Apparently, some researcher is preparing to talk about it at a congress in Singapore this month.

Here's the article
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/health/view/132564/1/.html

It talks more about the safety of herbal medicines, but it mentions the flavonoids in chrysanthemum having anti-cancer properties.

I wonder if it is really news, or if it has been known for some time.