However, oncologists have recommended against using slippery elm bark, in the form of
Essiac (
Essiac Canada International, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada), because it lacks efficacy and may delay beneficial medical treatment if patients rely on it to the exclusion of proven allopathic treatments.
She began taking
Essiac, a treatment made up of four herbs and, combined with the food from her own garden.
She took some Vitamin C and DMSO (possibly six times), and also added some CoQ10, selenium and took four ounces of
Essiac tea three times a day.
The reality is that it contains a herb mixture called
Essiac which has been blacklisted by the US Food and Drug Administration as a "fake cancer cure".
The products contain ingredients such as bloodroot, shark cartilage, coral calcium, cesium, ellagic acid, Cat's Claw, an herbal tea called
Essiac, and mushroom varieties such as Agaricus Blazeii, Shitake, Maitake, and Reishi.
I took
Essiac tincture and vitamin B17, which is said to break down tumours.
INVESTIGATIONS OF ANTI-CANCER COMPOUNDS FROM
ESSIAC EXTRACT.
and sought to interest scientists from Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York and from the National Cancer Institute in researching
Essiac.
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.
The herbal formula
Essiac (described in "Don't Despair, Just Care," January 2006), is another tonic tea that enhances immune function and helps the body heal itself.
I drink
essiac tea in the morning, which a lot of people out there believe is a real help in fighting cancer.
