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.