可是现代研究砒霜能洽急性早幼粒性白血病.美国科研人员发现大茶叶提取物能杀灭最致命的胰腺癌细胞(A Preclinical Evaluation of Minnelide as a Therapeutic Agent Against Pancreatic Cancer)(Sci Transl Med 17 October 2012: Vol. 4, Issue 156, p. 156ra139 Sci. Transl. Med. DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3004334).