Methods for treating glioblastoma with herbal compositions

A method for treating at least one cancerous tumor of the central nervous system in a subject in need thereof, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a composition to said subject sufficient to treat said tumor, said composition comprising therapeutically effective amounts of supercritical extracts of rosemary, turmeric, oregano and ginger;

• and therapeutically effective amounts of hydroalcoholic extracts of holy basil, ginger, turmeric, Scutellaria baicalensis, rosemary, green tea, huzhang, Chinese goldthread, and barberry.

A method for treating side effects associated with glioblastoma in a subject in need thereof, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a composition to said subject sufficient to treat said side effects, said composition comprising therapeutically effective amounts of supercritical extracts of rosemary, turmeric, oregano and ginger;

• and therapeutically effective amounts of hydroalcoholic extracts of holy basil, ginger, turmeric, Scutellaria baicalensis, rosemary, green tea, huzhang, Chinese goldthread, and barberry.

A method for modulating gene expression in a target cell of one or more genes selected from the group consisting of:

• interleukin-1α, interleukin-1β, heme oxygenase 1, aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C2, colony stimulating factor 3, leukemia inhibitory factor, heat shock 70 kDa protein, and combinations thereof, comprising administration of an effective amount of a composition comprising therapeutically effective amounts of supercritical extracts of rosemary, turmeric, oregano and ginger;
• and therapeutically effective amounts of hydroalcoholic extracts of holy basil, ginger, turmeric, Scutellaria baicalensis, rosemary, green tea, huzhang, Chinese goldthread, and barberry.