| We all wish to avoid contracting cancer, a | | | | anti-initiating activity. It inhibits the genetic damage |
| condition of chaotic rather than normal patterns | | | | that starts the cancer process." |
| and growth of our body cells. We know that | | | | Echinacea, Purple Coneflower (Echinacea |
| there are many factors found to contribute to | | | | angustifolia) contains inulin and is diaphoretic, |
| this condition and are fully recognized. Many of | | | | alterative in action, an antitoxin medicine. The |
| these are to be found in our modern lifestyle in | | | | herbal extract is readily available in the popular |
| the abundant use of synthetic chemicals we | | | | treatment for flu and septic infections and blood |
| employ but which provide irritants if not direct | | | | poisoning but is prescribed also in the treatment |
| carcinogenic causes of the disease. | | | | of cancer. Homoeopaths treat many diseases |
| In spite of the billions of dollar spent in researching | | | | with homoeopathic doses of echinacea. Internally |
| the disease that is so often to prove a fatal one, | | | | it reduces pain and improves ability to resist |
| there is no known drug that is guaranteed to | | | | infection or disease. |
| cure, particularly if nothing is done to address the | | | | Garlic (Allium sativum) and raw onions one of the |
| well known underlying causes. At the present time | | | | best preventative medicines. Garlic for carcinoma |
| it is obvious that medical research has chosen the | | | | and a strong preventive against cancer. In Japan |
| long route with no improvement as the cancer | | | | fresh garlic has shown a successful degree of |
| statistics of populations in western countries | | | | immunity. Garlic is an old traditional remedy for |
| continues to rise. | | | | the lungs, now shown to be invaluable in the |
| We as individuals must do everything possible to | | | | treatment of lung conditions such as cancer. |
| avoid the negatives and to increase our own | | | | Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) is believed to be a |
| personal, positive habits that will build natural good | | | | powerful preventive and also to cure cancer. If |
| health and vitality that provides our real defence | | | | any acute condition of the digestive system |
| against cancer, and all other diseases. So what | | | | precludes eating the fresh root as a regular part |
| can we do through our nutrition, the major single | | | | of the diet, a delightful tea can be made from |
| cause of cancer? Our diet remains a controllable | | | | sliced pieces of the root and with honey added. |
| factor, dependent upon the policy we choose to | | | | Grape (Vitis vinifera) Fresh juice is a fine tonic to |
| effect in our own home. We must also resist the | | | | treat or to avoid cancer. A grape cure - eating |
| negative commercial food advertising that tries to | | | | only grapes for some days - is claimed by some |
| convince us that they are offering us the | | | | to be effective but the juice and fasting is best. |
| cheapest, the tastiest, and the best! | | | | The seeds should also be chewed on occasion and |
| The following information may prove helpful for | | | | the cold pressed grape seed oil used unheated in |
| you in motivating your own health programme, | | | | the diet. |
| and possibly introducing you to some foods that | | | | Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) is high in antioxidants |
| will be therapeutic if you are already suffering | | | | and inhibits some cancers due to the presence of |
| cancer and wish to find a more natural alternative | | | | polyphenols. It is becoming very popular as an |
| to the one that is failing us in the general medical | | | | alternative to ordinary tea. |
| treatment system. | | | | Liquorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is one of the |
| Acerola (Malpighia glabra) is proving invaluable in | | | | most important herbs for prevention of cancer |
| the treatment of many diseases, including cancer. | | | | and for its treatment also . It is considered by the |
| The berries are extremely high in vitamin C, with | | | | Chinese of value along with ginseng and other |
| each fruit providing about 80 times more than | | | | herbs. It offers a defence and strengthens one's |
| fresh orange juice and therefore considered the | | | | immunity. A simple way to take it is to select and |
| most superior known source of this essential | | | | enjoy a good quality confection, if your local |
| vitamin. | | | | herbalist cannot supply the pure extract. |
| Alfalfa, Lucerne (Medicago sativa) a fodder plant | | | | Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is known to have |
| with high nutrient content with all known vitamins, | | | | high vitamin B and potassium content and an |
| 8 digestive enzymes and calcium, magnesium, | | | | inhibiting substance in which tumour cells cannot |
| phosphorus and potassium. It can be taken as a | | | | survive and proliferate . It helps in reducing free |
| tea made from leaves or the sprouted seeds can | | | | radicals and histamine. |
| be enjoyed fresh in savouries. It is considered to | | | | Pawpaw (Carica papaya)The latex of the green |
| have great nutritional as well as healing properties | | | | fruit is used for treatment of skin cancers in |
| and to give new vigour to body cells. Cancer | | | | Ghana. Trials involving the leaves for internal use in |
| patients benefit by including this plant in their | | | | cancer as well as for external application to |
| regular diet. | | | | tumours are promising and have been employed |
| Aloe vera (Aloe vera) juice is used both internally | | | | for several decades in North Queensland for this |
| for cancer of the gastro-intestinal tract and is a | | | | purpose. |
| proven application when externally used for | | | | Petty Spurge,Cancer Weed (Euphorbia peplus) is |
| healing skin cancer. The gel is a liquid tonic in | | | | used commonly in Australia as an external |
| treating problems of the gastro intestinal system | | | | treatment for skin cancer. |
| such as irritable bowel syndrome. It is also | | | | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)This common |
| particularly soothing for those suffering from | | | | pasture plant is a valuable blood tonic for stamina, |
| bowel cancer. | | | | tone and prescribed in arthritis, coronary |
| Apricot Kernel (Prunus armeniaca)The kernels of | | | | thrombosis and now laboratory tests show its |
| the apricot fruit contain oil, albumen, sugar, mucus | | | | affect in inhibiting tumours. This confirms its |
| and cyanogenetic heteroside. A cottage cure for | | | | traditional use in Chinese medicine. The tea made |
| cancer consists of eating 2-3 kernels per day. It is | | | | from the flowers is recommended as a daily drink |
| possible that seeds of other plants of the Prunus | | | | for those with breast cancer. It is being |
| genus and also apple and pear seeds have the | | | | researched by western medicine for its potential |
| same curative properties. The problem lies in | | | | in the treatment of cancers in general. |
| getting a minimum dose that will not prove toxic. | | | | Shepherd's Purse, Shovelweed (Capsella |
| Its use is therefore restricted in most countries | | | | bursa-pastoris) is a common garden weed. A safe |
| without a long traditional use. | | | | tonic for breast cancer, or as a preventative, is |
| Astragalus Root (Astragalus membranaceus) helps | | | | to include a few leaves in salads regularly. Be sure |
| strengthen the immune system and generates | | | | to identify the plant before use. |
| anti-cancer cells in the body. It is known as an | | | | Slippery Elm Powder (Ulmus fulva, U. rubra) This is |
| adaptogen. It enhances cell metabolism, delaying | | | | an anti inflammatory, soothing remedy used for |
| cell ageing, boosts protein synthesis in the liver, | | | | cancer of the digestive tract. It is marketed as a |
| stimulates immune system, restores adrenal | | | | fine powder a teaspoonful of which is to be |
| cortex function and improves metabolism. It is | | | | mixed with warm to hot water into a thin |
| regularly prescribed to correct the complex | | | | soup-like paste and swallowed shortly before |
| condition of many cancers. | | | | mealtimes. Its common name tends to put people |
| Beetroot Juice (Beta vulgaris) proven in Germany | | | | off the remedy but the taste is acceptable and |
| to cure 'incurable' cancer patients is used by Dr. | | | | should be persevered with. It takes its place not |
| Siegmund Schmidt, to reduce effects of radiation | | | | only as a traditional invalid food, but has saved |
| therapy. The effective remedy employs the beet | | | | many people from the pain of stomach ulceration |
| after its preparation that excludes the section | | | | and gastro-intestinal inflammations and disorders. |
| immediately below the juncture of the leaves. | | | | Many can testify to its marvellous, almost magical |
| Broccoli (Brassica oleracea italica) Eating fresh | | | | soothing properties. |
| organically grown broccoli you will find that it is so | | | | Tomato, Love Apple (Lycopersicon esculentum) |
| tender that it melts in the mouth and makes you | | | | has earned its place as a valued tonic food to help |
| look forward to the next mouthful with no need | | | | prevent cancer. Tomatoes contain nitrosamine |
| for encouragement - even children love it. It is | | | | blockers . Nitrosamine is capable of inducing |
| one of the main vegetables recommended fro | | | | cancer. It is therefore becoming better known |
| those who wish to avoid bowel cancer. | | | | that tomatoes in abundance are advisable in our |
| Cabbage, raw (Brassica oleracea capitata) the | | | | diet. |
| juice provides a strong tonic for those suffering | | | | Tumeric (Curcuma longa syn C. domestica) The |
| any serious condition of the digestive system | | | | root is a valued food medicine and considered a |
| including stomach cancer. In the latter case, the | | | | powerful in the prevention of cancer. Its value as |
| freshly juiced cabbage must be first diluted with | | | | a high antioxidant is considered by some to be |
| water so not to irritate the stomach lining. Best to | | | | equal or greater than vitamin E for this purpose. |
| take a teaspoon of Slippery Elm powder 5 | | | | Tumeric is considered invaluable in all Asian food |
| minutes beforehand as described under "S". | | | | and medicine. |
| Carrots (Daucus carota) raw carrots and carrot | | | | Violet leaves (Viola odorata) are traditionally |
| juice some claim this alone as a cure for cancer.It | | | | included in cancer cures. Leaves and sometimes |
| is only by juicing the carrots that we can expect | | | | flowers are made into a tisane and used for |
| results as it is not possible to eat the number of | | | | external bathing of skin cancers and other |
| root required to provide what is needed. It is a | | | | conditions and also taken as internal tonic. It is an |
| delicious drink and should be taken once a day. | | | | ancient remedy for pain as well as to cure |
| Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) external and | | | | tumours. A few leaves in salads taken regularly in |
| internal for cancer relieves pain of stomach and | | | | the diet provides a deterrent to cancer. It is an |
| intestinal cancer - soothes and heals tissues. Home | | | | ingredient in the famous Hoxey tonic that claimed |
| grown comfrey leaves are tender enough to cut | | | | great success in the U.S |
| up in salads or to juice through with carrots or | | | | Vitamin C is of vital importance. It is essential to |
| other material. The thicker outer leaves are tasty | | | | increase it in the diet in order to prevent cancer. |
| when dipped in light batter and shallow fried. | | | | It is not the synthetic vitamin pill that is referred |
| Comfrey extract is available from herbalists either | | | | to but the natural vitamin found in hundreds of |
| from the root source, or the leaves. | | | | fresh, cultivated fruits and foods and of course |
| Couchgrass (Agropyron repens) for prostatic | | | | organically grown produce in mind as the finest |
| hypertrophy Agropyron together with Hydrangea | | | | quality. Some of the highest content are found in |
| is given for prostate enlargement. The medicinal | | | | acerola berries. |
| extract is available through herbalists and after | | | | Wheatgrass Juice (Triticum sp.) a little each day is |
| proper identification in your home garden, a tea | | | | claimed as a home cure for cancer and in some |
| may be made at home. This is sometimes as | | | | countries the juice is commercially available. |
| effective as other well known specific herbs for | | | | Otherwise the seed has to be cultivated at home |
| the complaint. Prostate conditions can remain | | | | and harvested for juicing when the plants are |
| benign if we maintain our good general state of | | | | about six inches (15cm) high. |
| health and refrain from hasty decisions to | | | | It is imperative when seeking to employ self help |
| undergo surgery. | | | | methods, to properly ascertain the correctness of |
| Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) To protect | | | | species of a plant not in your common use.. Seek |
| cells from any abnormal or cancerous changes, be | | | | the advice of a herbalist or professional botanist |
| sure to eat cranberries regularly. Not only are | | | | before using plants that are not familiar. |
| they rich, as are all the berry fruits, in | | | | Enjoy eating the fresh foods that are loaded with |
| antioxidants, but have a unique property that | | | | vitamins and health promoting elements. Be |
| helps to prevent mutations in DNA and therefore | | | | encouraged on your way as you will be following |
| inhibiting growth of tumors. This property is called | | | | a natural and simple path towards better health |
| ellagic acid, that to quote Gary D Stoner, Ph.D, | | | | through common sense, self discipline and a future |
| director of the cancer chemo-prevention program | | | | free of the fear of disease and invasive |
| at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer | | | | treatment methods. |
| Center in Columbus, "....Ellagic acid has what we call | | | | |