| If two-thirds of cancer patients could eliminate the | | | | Of the original 30 patients, six reported |
| nausea and vomiting they suffer from their | | | | moderately severe and severe nausea and |
| cancer treatments, then these patients could | | | | vomiting (37.5%). At the 30-day mark, a 75% |
| have their appetite returned. And that means that | | | | improvement was noted. At the end of the 60 |
| they would be able to eat nourishing meals once | | | | days, there was an 87.5% improvement. After |
| again. Without nourishing meals, none of us really | | | | 60 days, 69% of patients reported No Nausea |
| have any chance of maintaining high levels of | | | | and/or No Vomiting. |
| nutrients that prevent cancer and make us feel | | | | Cancer treatments are notorious for their |
| optimal. | | | | negative effects on the digestive tract. Often, |
| Before doctors at the Carolina Center for | | | | patients who are newly diagnosed with cancer |
| Integrative Medicine in Raleigh, North Carolina | | | | fear the nausea and vomiting more than they |
| started using a specific product called Leucozepin, | | | | fear the cancer itself. |
| they wouldn't have believed it was possible. | | | | The herbs used in the supplement included |
| Thousands of cancer patients end up with nausea | | | | tangerine, psoralen, licorice, Ligustrum lucidum |
| and vomiting during their cancer treatments and | | | | dendroblum, lycium, poria, dong quai, codonopsis, |
| to the cancer patients' families, it seems that | | | | rehmania, polygonatum, and spatholobus. |
| doctors are just not hearing their requests to | | | | Traditionally in China, many of these herbs are |
| stop the nausea and vomiting. But that doesn't | | | | used for cancer patients. |
| have to happen anymore. | | | | Researchers concluded that Leucozepin improved |
| In a multi-part study run by seven doctors at the | | | | clinical symptoms of poor appetite and nausea and |
| Center, doctors charted effects on appetite, | | | | vomiting. Since these symptoms can seriously |
| nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. The docs | | | | hamper the nutritional status of a patient, which |
| gave them the product Leucozepin which was | | | | further complicates illness, anything that can |
| supplied by LIFEnhance, Inc. It's a proprietary | | | | improve them should be further investigated. The |
| extract of 15 different herbs that boost | | | | supplement enhanced the patients' quality of life |
| immunity, support the heart, liver, brain and heart. | | | | and could potentially be used for many others |
| Thirty patients participated in the study and took | | | | with similar health issues. |
| two capsules of the supplement along with a | | | | If you are a cancer sufferer or have a family |
| packet of the herbs in powder form once daily. | | | | member with cancer going through the nausea |
| The patients themselves kept records as well, | | | | and vomiting and loss of appetite, isn't it time to |
| rating their symptoms on a scale of 0 to 4. | | | | check out healthy solutions? If a supplement |
| After 30 days, 36% of the patients with poor | | | | worked for the doctors, it could potentially word |
| appetite recorded distinct improvements. By the | | | | for you. Of course, being prudent is always |
| 60th day of the study, the percentage jumped to | | | | important. Check with your doctors. See if you |
| 92%. The majority of the patients rated | | | | can arrange a phone conversation with the |
| themselves as having a good appetite by the end | | | | doctors that ran the study. Or just try it and find |
| of the study. | | | | out your own results. |