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Agents known to promote healthy breasts: red clover flowers, Sarsaparilla, oil of Evening Primrose, Yarrow, Clivers. Women with breast disease have high rates of sebum production, a marker of Essential Fatty Acid deficiency. (Goolamali SK, Shuster S. Lancet 1; 428-9, 1975) To make good such deficiency oils of safflower, corn, Soya, etc, being rich in EFAs are indicated. Animal fat should be avoided; butter and dairy products taken sparingly. Evening Primrose oil capsules (Efamol) can significantly reduce breast pain, breast tenderness and formation of nodules.

Blue Flag, Echinacea, Goldenseal, Pulsatilla, Poke root, red clover, Sarsaparilla, Wild Indigo or Yellow Dock. Formula. Echinacea 2; Goldenseal quarter; Poke root quarter; Myrrh quarter. Dose: Liquid extracts: 30-60 drops. Tinctures: 1 -2 teaspoons. Powders: 250-500mg (one/two 00 capsules or one-sixth/one-third teaspoon) thrice daily. Mouth wash alternatives. Aloe Vera gel or fresh juice. Slippery Elm. Natural Lemon juice, Tea Tree oil (5 drops to glass of water). Where non-available, use Eucalyptus oil, 1-2 drops in honey. Powdered Myrrh rubbed into gums. Diet. Lacto-vegetarian. Vitamins. A.

Tea: Formula: Yarrow 1; Raspberry leaves 1; red clover 1; Clivers 1; Liquorice root half. 2 teaspoons to each cup boiling water; infuse 5-15 minutes. Half-1 cup every 2 hours, or as tolerated. If ingredients not available: substitute Elderflowers, Boneset, or Balm. Alternatives. Tablets/capsules. Echinacea, Lobelia. Powders. Formula: Sarsaparilla 2; Poke root 1; Liquorice 1. Dose: 500mg (two 00 capsules or one-third teaspoon) every 2 hours or as tolerated. Tinctures. Alternatives: (1) Echinacea 2; Fringe Tree 1. (2) Sarsaparilla 2; Queen's Delight 1. (3) Clivers 2; Echinacea 2.

Blue Flag, Echinacea, Poke root, red clover, Seaweed and Sarsaparilla, Garlic (or capsules): dosage as on bottle. Powders. Formula. Echinacea 1; Marshmallow root 1; Goldenseal quarter. Dose: 500mg (one-third teaspoon, or two 00 capsules), thrice daily. Ointments or poultices: Aloe Vera, Comfrey, Marshmallow and Slippery Elm. Abscess of the breast. Internal mixture as above. Abscess of the kidney. Mixture: tinctures. Equal parts: Echinacea, Bearberry, Valerian. Dose: 1-2 5ml teaspoons, thrice daily. Topical. Ointments or poultices: Aloe Vera, Comfrey, Marshmallow and Slippery Elm. Diet.

The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals Dr. Mary Dan Eades See book keywords and concepts

To enhance overall immune response, consider bayberry, fenugreek, hawthorn, horehound, licorice root, and red clover. Caution: Licorice can elevate blood pressure and should not be used daily for more than 7 consecutive days. • The liver is king when it comes to detoxification, and you should treat it royally. Black radish, dandelion, and milk thistle cleanse the liver and bloodstream. • Germanium is a trace element that aids immune function and has anticancer properties. It can be found in boxthorn seed, ginseng, suma, and wisteria. Caution: Ginseng can elevate blood pressure.

Beating Cancer with Nutrition Patrick Quillin, PhD,RD,CNS See book keywords and concepts

Hoxsey's formula included bloodroot, burdock, buckthorn, cascara, barberry, licorice, red clover, pokeroot, zinc chloride and antimony trisulfide. Hoxsey's general formula has ended up in many escharotics, or topically applied ointments that successfully burn away surface cancers. -Rudolph Steiner, PhD popularized the use of mistletoe in the early 20th century. A certain lectin in mistletoe has been found to inhibit the growth of proliferating cells. By the 1980s, about 40,000 patients worldwide were receiving Iscador, a fermented form of mistletoe that is injected.

The Green Pharmacy Anti-Aging Prescriptions: Herbs, Foods, and Natural Formulas to Keep You Young James A. Duke, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Anise Fennel 1 quart water Lemon Stevia (a natural sweetener) what to do In a small bowl, combine the fenugreek, licorice, fava bean, soybean, kudzu, and red clover. (If you don't have one of these ingredients, or if you simply don't care for a particular herb, simply eliminate it or replace it with another phytoestrogen-rich herb.) Add the anise and fennel to taste. This recipe works best if you brew about a quart of tea, using 1 tablespoon of the herb blend as the equivalent of 1 part. Simmer the blend for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring it occasionally.

Cancer Therapy: The Independent Consumer's Guide To Non-Toxic Treatment & Prevention Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

They prefer a more palatable health food product called "Jason Winter's Tea," which contains red clover and Chinese herbs, in addition to chaparral. Jason Winters products are available from Tri-Sun North America, 109^Broadway, Box 1606, Fargo, ND 58107 Phone: 800447-0235 or 701-234-9654. Fax: 701-235-9762. A package of 16 tea bags sells for $5.95 retail. They offer Tribalene, a tablet containing chaparral, at $15.95 per 100. They also sell other products that may be of interest to readers of this book. Dr.

Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer: A Comprehensive Program for Prevention and Treatment Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine See book keywords and concepts

Coumarin, which is another main active ingredient in red clover, as well as the popular Chinese herb dong quai, has been shown to stimulate macrophages and reduce the recurrence of metastatic melanoma. Twenty-seven patients who had recently undergone surgical excision of malignant melanomas received either 50 mg a day of coumarin or a placebo in a randomized, double-blind trial. During a follow-up period of two-and-a-half to three years, there were two recurrences of melanoma in the thirteen patients treated with coumarin, compared to ten recurrences in the fourteen patients given placebo.

Herbs that can regulate hormone function, such as alfalfa, black cohosh, and red clover, decrease excessive estrogen and adhere to estrogen-receptor-binding sites. Other herbs, such as chaste tree, pulsatilla, wild yam, and evening primrose, increase luteinizing hormone production and inhibit the release of FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), thus causing a shift in the ratio of estrogen to progesterone. Additionally, herbs such as bladderwrack, kelp, and Oregon grape balance the endocrine system and improve thyroid function. (See also table 12.3 for supplements for fibrocystic breast disease.

A combination of red clover, ginger, nettles, and cracked fennel seed topped with a sprinkling of orange peel is delicious and healing. Desserts A selection of seasonal fruits is best. Depending on appetite and food preferences, a piece of freshly baked (sugar-free, of course) cake or pie is a wonderful special-occasion treat. See pages 377 to 380. -Vegetables- All vegetables should be organic. Most areas now have at least one local organic source, whether it's a food co-op, a health food store, or a farmer's market.

The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy: How to Break fee from the Medical Myths of Menopause National Women's Health Network See book keywords and concepts

Beans are safe; the recent availability of purified isoflavone, mixed-phytoestrogen, or nonfood phytoestrogen pills like red clover, however, is worrisome. There is no long-term safety data available for these food-free phytoestrogens, and we discourage their use. in vaginal cells, which may relieve the discomfort that some women experience at menopause. Two studies were positive and two were negative. A study of twenty-five women tested 45 grams of soy flour daily and found significant estrogenic changes.

Bartram's Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine: The Definitive Guide Thomas Bartram See book keywords and concepts

Lime flowers, Milk Thistle, Mullein, White Horehound, red clover flowers, Sage, Violet leaves, Umeboshi tea. Tablets/capsules. Chamomile, Echinacea, Iceland Moss, Irish Moss, Liquorice, Lobelia. Powders. Formula. Equal parts: Echinacea, Barberry bark, Elecampane root. Dose: 500mg (two 00 capsules or one-third teaspoon) thrice daily. Formula. Tinctures. Echinacea 2; Sarsaparilla 1; Fringe Tree half; Liquorice quarter. Mix. 1-2 teaspoons thrice daily. ACIDOPHILUS.

When Healing Becomes A Crime: The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics and the Return of Alternative Therapies Kenny Ausubel See book keywords and concepts

Constituents of red clover, licorice, and burdock inhibit the effects of tumor promoters or mutagens." He cautions, however, that these results cannot necessarily be assumed to apply to human beings, but serve rather as a screening method useful for speculative hypothesis.22 When I met again with Jim Duke in 1998, he joked that the new data on the Hoxsey herbs were by now so abundant that I would need another briefcase to lug the papers home.

Herbs Against Cancer: History and Controversy Ralph W. Moss PhD See book keywords and concepts

The long historical use of red clover, burdock, barberry root and other herbs as historical cancer treatments certainly lends some credibility to the treatment. There is also a strong association between some of the phytochemicals in these herbs and cytotoxic or antitumor activity in the laboratory. There have been one or two studies on a limited number of patients that have shown promising results (24). One of these was a prospective cohort with no controls. It was carried out by Steve Austin, ND, with survival as the endpoint.

The Way of Herbs Michael Tierra See book keywords and concepts

For skin diseases such as eczema, acne and psoriasis, combine yellow dock and burdock roots with burdock seeds, stillingia, red clover and sarsaparilla root. Make into a strong decoction, simmering one ounce of the combination 20-30 minutes. Take three cups daily. For anemia combine 6 grams yellow dock root, 4 grams each of ho shou wu and tang quai root and 15 grams Chinese astragalus root. Take in decoction twice daily.

Herbs Against Cancer: History and Controversy Ralph W. Moss PhD See book keywords and concepts

Powell used half an ounce each of red clover blossoms, yellow dock root, dandelion root, violet leaves, and mistletoe as a cancer treatment. He added to this one-quarter ounce of goldenseal root and licorice. These herbs were gently simmered in three pints of boiling water for 20 minutes, and then strained. Patients took a wine glassful every two hours. However this plant's introduction into modern cancer therapeutics was the work of a man who had no training in medicine. Rudolf Steiner, PhD (1861-1925) was one of the most extraordinary intellectual figures of the early 20th century.

Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer: A Comprehensive Program for Prevention and Treatment Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine See book keywords and concepts

Besides mung bean sprouts, found in many Asian dishes, and the recently popular broccoli sprouts, other seeds and legumes that sprout well include red clover, buckwheat, chickpea, radish, chia, and sunflower. Another compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, called indole-3-carbinol, has been shown to increase the excretion of a form of estrogen called 2-hydroxyestrone, which is linked to breast cancer. Clinical trials now in progress are testing indole-3-carbinol for treating some forms of cancer.

Flavones, such as those found in Chinese skullcap, and isoflavones, like those found in red clover and soy products, interrupt that process and actually redirect androgens for ultimate elimination rather than conversion into estrogen. In prostate cancer, the importance of androgens to fuel the cancer is significant; at least 75 percent of all tumors in men with metastatic prostate cancer are androgen-dependent at initial diagnosis.

When Healing Becomes A Crime: The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics and the Return of Alternative Therapies Kenny Ausubel See book keywords and concepts

A horse might possibly have nibbled on poke root, barberry, and burdock, while consuming substantial amounts of red clover. Prickly ash, however, is a decidedly aversive experience, inciting severe burning in the mouth. Animals seldom eat barks such as buckthorn, which causes sharp spastic contractions when taken fresh and must be aged for a year prior to human use.22 On the other hand, the field of zoopharmacognosy, the natural sources of veterinary medicines, is now a legitimate discipline, practiced at Harvard, among other places.

The Green Pharmacy Anti-Aging Prescriptions: Herbs, Foods, and Natural Formulas to Keep You Young James A. Duke, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

According to my database, the best plant sources of iron include dandelion, corn salad (Valeriana locusta), tomatillo, chickweed, and red clover. Other foods rich in the mineral include stinging nettle leaves, leafy vegetables, potatoes, fruits (especially pumpkin and raisins), whole grains, fish, milk, eggs, and meats. fects—most notably insomnia and tremors. Some people have also reported dizziness. Based on the studies that I've seen, the herbal thermogenesis enhancers do not appear to elevate blood pressure, as other stimulants do.

When Healing Becomes A Crime: The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics and the Return of Alternative Therapies Kenny Ausubel See book keywords and concepts

Historically red clover blossoms have been used as a folk cancer remedy both internally as a "blood purifier" and externally as a plaster. But, he added, "now it turns out that it contains genistein, the same estrogenic isoflavone for which the soybean has been getting all the press lately. It also contains three other compounds which are estrogenic [mimic natural hormones]. I suspect those four are synergistic at preventing or slowing the development of cancer." These components have all been documented to produce anticancer effects.

The Green Pharmacy Anti-Aging Prescriptions: Herbs, Foods, and Natural Formulas to Keep You Young James A. Duke, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Anise Fennel 1 quart water Lemon Stevia (a natural sweetener) what to do In a small bowl, combine the fenugreek, licorice, fava bean, soybean, kudzu, and red clover. (If you don't have one of these ingredients, or if you simply don't care for a particular herb, simply eliminate it or replace it with another phytoestrogen-rich herb.) Add the anise and fennel to taste. This recipe works best if you brew about a quart of tea, using 1 tablespoon of the herb blend as the equivalent of 1 part. Simmer the blend for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring it occasionally.

When Healing Becomes A Crime: The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics and the Return of Alternative Therapies Kenny Ausubel See book keywords and concepts

Some of the herbs such as red clover and burdock, which were introduced to North America from Europe during the 1700s, were immediately adopted by the Indians. Duke's first concern about the tonic was its safety, and he quickly pointed out that only one of the herbs, poke root, might be dangerous. A common plant throughout the Southeast, poke is a well-known herb and food to local residents, who like to parboil the leaves and add them to salads. The root, berry, and leaf are toxic in larger quantities. The amount in the Hoxsey tonic, however, is well below any threshold of danger.

The compounds in red clover, says Duke, are a much safer natural alternative to this toxic synthetic drug. This angiogenic direction in cancer research has gained some currency in recent years, and became the object of a media feeding frenzy in May 1998 around the research of Dr. Judah Folkman. Celebrated on the front page of the Sunday New York Times as a potentially momentous cancer breakthrough, two new drugs devised by Dr. Folkman were designed to utilize angiogenesis in preventing tumor growth by cutting off the blood supply that feeds cancerous tumors.

The Green Pharmacy Anti-Aging Prescriptions: Herbs, Foods, and Natural Formulas to Keep You Young James A. Duke, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Its flowers are rich in the estrogenic isoflavones daidzein and genistein, which are said to be good for preventing breast cancer and osteoporosis, two major health concerns among older women. red clover is also rich in calcium, manganese, and selenium, which is a key cancer-fighting antioxidant. I munch the flower heads, but not everyone likes them. Some people dry the flower heads, turn them into a powder, and add them to soups. sorrel (rumex acetosella). This perennial weed has a tart taste, perhaps too tart for some. I like it raw or cooked. Generally, sorrel grows in acidic soil.

You can also get manganese from black-eyed peas, lettuce, red clover, and spinach, as well as from bilberry, buchu, cardamom, catnip, cloves, fennel seed, ginger, and parsley. Fresh bilberries aren't available in the United States; you'll have to settle for the extract or substitute blueberries, which also contain manganese. Fresh parsley can be eaten straight from the garden. The rest of the herbs can be prepared as teas. Vitamins D and K: Supporting Players in Skeletal Health Minerals aren't the only nutrients essential to bone health.

Harvest red clover at its first flowering. Plants that bloom late may have fungal infections. To make teas, you can use the flower heads either fresh or dried. If you dry them, store them in an airtight container out of direct sunlight. make yourself a tea using 1 to 2 teaspoons of flowers per cup of freshly boiled water. Steep for 10 minutes, then strain out the plant material before drinking. evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). The oil of my favorite flower contains gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is known for relieving premenstrual syndrome and menstrual cramps.

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But for humans, this herb an help balance hormones and is used to treat the symptoms of lenopause. • red clover is good for bacterial infections, HIV and AIDS, in-amed lungs, and inflammatory bowel disorders. Contraindications—None known. -St. John's Wort- Hypericum perforatum Forms—The flowers, leaves, and stem are used to make oil, tinctures, infusions, and extracts. Nutritional value—Essential oils, glycosides, resins, rutin and other flavonoids, tannins. This herb was named for the plant's blooms, which appear around St. John's Day, June 24.

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