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essiac (es·sē·ak), n herbal formula comprising burdock root, sheep sorrel, slippery elm, and turkey rhubarb, discovered by a Canadian nurse Rene Caisse for treating cancer patients; clinical evidence to prove its effectiveness is lacking. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After documenting many probable, provable, and preventable causes of dastardly disease in precious pets, Straw discusses conventional treatments, gives insights into pet insurance and PPOs, and introduces alternative therapies including Bach flower remedies such as wild rose, water violet, olive, and clematis, to name a few, and herbs such as artemisinin, Essiac, garlic, Hoxsey treatment, milk thistle, and golden seal. And the alternative and complementary section has an overview, Chinese acupuncture, Chinese herbalism, Native American traditional healing, cat's claw, DHEA, DNCB, echinacea, essiac, hypericin (St. But as her fatigue and pain continued, Reynolds turned to an acupuncturist who prescribed regular visits along with twice daily doses of essiac tea, a popular alternative cancer treatment, to "heal" her body. |
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