FDA is quick to approve risky drugs with little evidence to show
they work but refused to recognize a herbal tea that Native
Americans have used to fight cancer.
This all-natural cancer fighter has almost 100 years of medical
research showing it works.
It was first investigated by a Canadian nurse called Rene Caisse
back in 1922. Her aunt had stomach cancer and given six months to
live.
Caisse started treating her aunt with the tea and lived another 21
years, cancer free.
She tested the treatment on her mother after she was diagnosed with
cancer. She was given just weeks to live but her mother went on to
live a cancer-free life for the next 18 years.
It was the beginning of 30 years of research.
The original formula mixed eight different herbs including:
* Blessed thistle
* Burdock root
* Indian rhubarb root
* Kelp
* Sheep sorrel
* Slippery elm inner bark
* Red clover
* Watercress
After experimentation, she refined her formula to burdock root,
Indian rhubarb, sheep sorrel, and slippery elm. And she called her
formula Essiac.
Government Threatens Imprisonment
Caisse opened a cancer clinic and - under the observation of
several doctors - went on to treat thousands of cancer patients.
All treatments were free and the results were so good that 55,000
people signed a petition in 1938. The petition requested the
Ontario legislation recognize Essiac.
The bill failed to pass by just three votes. Within a week of
filing the petition, a new "Cancer Commission" was introduced. This
commission had the power to control and suppress all future cancer
treatments.
The Commission suppressed her research. They threatened to imprison
her and forced her to close down her Bracebridge Cancer Clinic in
the summer of 1938.
She closed her clinic and partnered with Dr. Charles Brusch. They
treated patients with the same eight-herb tea, just as the Native
Americans had originally done. Dr. Brusch eventually used Essiac in
his own fight against cancer.
Two recent studies have shown that Essiac does combat cancer
effectively.
The first study, in 2004, showed that Essiac inhibits tumor cell
growth - and enhances immune response. The second study, in 2006,
further backed this up. It revealed that Essiac increases
cytotoxicity towards prostate cancer cells and has huge antioxidant
properties.
And there are plenty of modern doctors who also support it.
"I've seen the effects of Essiac first hand," says Allen Spreen,
MD.
Dr. Spreen describes how he treated a father with a 13-year-old
son. The son had cancer so bad that the only option was
experimental chemotherapy. Even with treatment, he was likely to
lose the leg that had the cancer.
Dr. Spreen told him about Essiac and all the studies and research
he'd read on it. Desperate for his boy, the father left the US and
went to Canada to seek a cure.
Three years later, Dr. Spreen was shocked to find a healthy,
16-year-old man in his office. It was the boy, returning briefly
from Canada where he now lived with his father. He'd returned to
say thanks to Dr. Spreen and to tell him that Essiac alone had
saved his leg - and likely his life.
4 Herbs Combat Cancer
Nurse Caisse's formula used four herbs to fight cancer. These
included:
Burdock Root: Hungarian researchers showed that Burdock Root had
anti-tumor activity due to inulin. The researchers found that it
attached to white blood cells and enhanced immune function. They
showed it also contains benzaledhyde which has significant
anti-cancer effects in humans.
Sheep Sorrel: This was used in cancer treatment as early as the
1740s. It contains chlorophyll, which carries oxygen to
cells.
Slippery Elm: Studies have shown this herb offers anti-tumor
activity and is an anti-inflammatory agent.
Indian Rhubarb Root: Rich in iron, this herb purges the liver and
body of waste. It contains aloe emodin which studies show inhibit
tumors.
Suppressed Formula Revealed At Last
Nurse Caisse and Dr. Brusch spent decades refining the Essiac
recipe. They created the formula through years of experimentation
on real cancer patients. And this is the suppressed formula they
came up with.
* Six-and-a-half cups of burdock root
* One pound of sheep sorrel, powdered
* One-quarter pound of slippery elm bark, powdered
* One ounce of Turkish rhubarb root, powdered
Mix the ingredients and store in a glass jar in a dark cupboard.
Use one ounce of herb mixture per 32 ounces of water. Boil rapidly
for 10 minutes (covered). Turn off heat and leave overnight
(covered).
In the morning, heat until steaming hot and let settle for three
minutes. Strain through a fine strainer into hot sterilized bottles
and let cool. Store in a dark, cool cupboard.
Tea must be refrigerated after opening.