| Essiac tea, or essaic tea as it also called, is a | | | | does however alleviate the tremendous side |
| herbal remedy that is taken to help in the | | | | effects of cancer treatments, and there is much |
| treatment and possible cure of a variety of | | | | debate over whether the properties of the tea |
| ailments. It is however better known for its | | | | might even fight cancer on their own. However, |
| virtues in fighting cancer. | | | | the herbal tea has been ascertained as a safe |
| The tea in itself is a blend of four herbs. The main | | | | remedy in cancer treatment. |
| components are greater burdock root (Arctium | | | | Essiac or essaic tea owes its reputation to a |
| lappa), slippery elm inner bark (Ulmus rubra), | | | | Canadian cancer nurse, Rene Caisse, who used it |
| sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella), and Indian | | | | to help treat cancer patients under her care. It as |
| rhubarb root (Rheum officinale). | | | | reported that some cancers were cured in this |
| Another 'version' of the tea blend contains four | | | | way, and other cancers' collateral effects were |
| other constituents in addition to the main | | | | greatly reduced, allowing cancer sufferers to live a |
| components. These are red clover, watercress, | | | | more productive life, unriddled by further health |
| blessed thistle, and kelp. There is however much | | | | problems associated with cancer. The name of |
| controversy over which blend has the most | | | | the herbal blend she used comes from her own |
| health benefits. Much debate also arises regarding | | | | family name, as in 'Caisse' spelled backwards. |
| which of the recipes is the authentic one. | | | | Sheep sorrel and burdock root contained in the |
| The main health benefit of essiac or essaic tea | | | | essiac or essaic tea are known to actually kill |
| pertains to its cancer fighting properties. The tea | | | | cancer cells, the other components helping in |
| may also be taken for general health purposes, | | | | detoxifying the system and protecting internal |
| especially to help in ailments such as diabetes, | | | | organs. The tea is considered a Phase III cancer |
| disorders of the immune system, and liver | | | | treatment, and it is the quality and processing of |
| problems. To this day, it remains the most popular | | | | the blend which are at the heart of the cure, as |
| alternative medicine treatment for cancer. | | | | opposed to the exact proportion of the |
| Oncology however advises that the tea be taken | | | | constituents. |
| as a complement to medical cancer treatments. It | | | | |