| The clinic uses mainstream therapies in combination with anthroposophical therapies including vegetarian diet, movement therapy, color therapy, art therapy, speech therapy, herbal therapy (including Iscador; see section XIII, below), and special baths. The disadvantage of the clinic for Americans, at least at the time of my visit, was that most staff did not speak English and most discussion was in Swiss German. For German-speaking cancer patients with a proclivity toward the anthroposophical spiritual tradition, the Lukas Klinik is well worth exploring.
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Hans A. Nieper, Dr. med. |
| They also often use specific herbal remedies, which in in vitro research tests have been found to have anticancer effects.
Pharmacological Approaches
A vast range of pharmacological approaches to cancer includes pharmacological use of nutritional supplementation, herbs, and hundreds of other unconventional pharmaceutical agents, new and old. Laetrile, vitamin C, the mistletoe extract Iscador, and hydrazine sulfate are examples of a few of these pharmacological treatments. Pharmacological approaches are among the most common unconventional cancer treatments. |
Dr. Richard Schulze and Sam Biser
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| I often have patients squirt the dosage of tincture in a cup of the herbal tea they are taking.
I had a lady with hives all over her body which weren't getting any better from strong echinacea tincture. So, she wanted to try the tea and in two or three days, boom, it was gone. In all difficult or stubborn cases, you must take the teas as well as the tinctures.
(Note from Sam Biser: If you want to avoid the tiny amount of alcohol in tinctures, drop tincture dosages in a cup of boiling water. The alcohol will evaporate immediately.)
The BONUS HERBS. |
Gary Null
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 You'll find a large selection at most health foods stores and herbal pharmacies. Even supermarkets sometimes carry them.
Mild thiamine deficiencies do reduce stamina, cause depression, and decrease your capacity to work. A deficiency will cause you irritability, insomnia, headaches, and indigestion, reports Michael Lesser, M.D., in Nutrition and Vitamin Therapy.22
If you notice any of these chronic symptoms, you may be one of those who really needs Bi—more than your current diet is supplying. |
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
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 Intriguingly, burdock independently was included in another famous 'secret' herbal remedy, the Hoxsey treatment.)
• Indian rhubarb (Rheum palmatum): This plant has been demonstrated to have antitumor activity in the sarcoma 37 test system (5). (Again, conflicting tests did not show such activity.) Certain chemicals in Indian rhubarb, such as aloe emodin, catechin and rhein, "have shown antitumor activity in some animal test systems," according to the Office of Technology Assessment report on unconventional cancer treatments (6). |
Elaine Feuer
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 So up until I heard of True Health, I maintained my health through herbal and vitamin therapy, proper diet, fasting, and going to chiropractors.
"Eight years after the New York treatment, I began to notice that my metabolism was slipping again. (In 1989 I had the HIV test and it came out positive.) My T-4 count had deteriorated; I kept slipping?80, 450, 420. I saw what AZT does, and I didn't want to go that route. I tried aloe vera, which was expensive and didn't do a bit of good. And then, through a friend, I heard of True Health. |
| On 31 March 1993 Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Policy for the FDA, stated:
"From a scientific standpoint, the claimed benefits of many of these products [amino acid and herbal products] are better evaluated in pharmacological rather than nutritional terms. . . It is a simple fact that these products are legally drugs and properly regulated as such."
David Adams, another FDA Deputy Commissioner for Policy, warned the Drug Information Association at its annual meeting in July of 1993:
"Pay careful attention to what is happening [with dietary supplements] in the legislative arena ... |
Dr. Mary Dan Eades
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 Not all herbal remedies can be used in combination with conventional pharmaceuticals.
What makes it worse?
• Food sensitivities—especially to the foods from plants in the nightshade family that contain the chemical solanine—can produce severe arthritic joint pain. These plants include white potatoes, tomatoes, all peppers except black pepper, eggplant, and tobacco. And although the nightshades are common offenders, you could just as easily become sensitive to the particular chemicals found in any food. |
| I recommend a standard herbal extract.
• Like hawthorn, ginkgo improves blood flow to the heart and lessens the demand for oxygen. It certainly can't hurt in treating arrhythmias. Caution: In high amounts, this herb may cause diarrhea, irritability, and restlessness.
• Horehound, best known for its treatment for coughs and colds, also has a normalizing effect of heart rhythm.
• Chinese studies show that motherwort slows a rapid heartbeat, tranquilizes the nervous system, and generally improves cardiac activity.
• Reishi is a heart tonic that has effects similar to hawthorn and ginkgo. |
Elaine Feuer
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| Across the state of Texas, the FDA confiscated such products as Vitamin C, aloe vera, and herbal teas—health food stores were being raided for Sleepytime Tea! When dozens of food supplements were seized in simultaneous raids on twelve Whole Foods Markets, Sun Harvest Farms, and Ye Seekers Horizon, the story was buried on the last page of the Sports Section of the Dallas Morning News. |
| So-called "alternative" treatments—such as nutritional, homeopathic, and herbal therapies; acupuncture, reflexology, and chiropractic—have been in use for centuries and are considered "mainstream" in Europe, India, China, and Japan.
When Dr. Robert Atkins switched from orthodox to alternative medicine, he decreased the number of pharmaceutical prescriptions in his practice by 90 percent. Experiences have led Dr. |
Dr. Mary Dan Eades
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| Let your physician know of your decision to use herbs; not all herbal remedies can be used in combination with conventional pharmaceuticals.
What makes it worse?
• Saturated fat has for years been said to promote the development of breast cancers that occur in later life, but not the early-life cancers. Although study after study in the research laboratory has pointed to this dietary fat-cancer connection in animals, recent medical investigations in people appear to contradict this long-held view. |
| Follow package directions, or consult a qualified herbal practitioner.
What makes it worse?
• I know of no nutrient that specifically makes a bum worse.
Avoid reinjuring your burn. This means you should keep burned skin out of strong sun, hot water, and high-temperature environments, as well as away from potent chemicals and cleansers.
- Bursitis -
What is it?
Around your bigger joints, nature has provided a sack, called a bursa, that in the event of injury or ovemse can swell with fluid to act as an internal cushion or splint. |
| Let your physician know of your decision to use herbs; not all herbal remedies can be used in conjunction with conventional pharmaceuticals.
What makes it worse?
• I know of no specific nutrients that worsen bursitis.
- Calf Cramps -
(see Atherosclerosis and Muscle Cramps)
- Canker Sores -
(see Aphthous Stomatitis)
-- Capillary Fragility-
What is it?
If you tend to bruise easily—sometimes without even knowing vhat you did to cause the bruise—you may have fragile capillaries. |
Michael Lerner
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 For example, the use of acupuncture and herbal therapies in Japan differs significantly from their use in China. There are also many different schools of traditional Chinese medicine within China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. At the same time, a deep coherence of theory and practice exists even among the different schools. For the sake of simplicity, I focus primarily on traditional Chinese medicine as it is practiced in China, even though many of the studies I cite come out of Japan and do not strictly represent this school of practice. |
Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D.
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 But be careful — certain herbal laxatives can be habit-forming, too!)
• Prunes (the old standby) or Rhubarb. Fresh rhubarb stalks work wonders for constipation.
• Colonics. Enemas have been used since ancient times as a cure for constipation. Colonics are thorough enemas that gently cleanse the entire colon.
• Magnesium can be helpful in two ways. It restores tone to the muscles of the digestive tract, taking them out of spasm and enhancing peristalsis, which is the natural pulse that moves food through the intestine. |
James S. Gordon, M.D.
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 Still, we have begun, in our own careful way, in our laboratories and our clinics, to establish some of the means of action of acupuncture and to document the effectiveness of specific needling and herbal treatments.
The most consistent findings may provide a part of the scientific explanation for those remarkable pictures of tea-sipping surgical patients. Acupuncture points are areas of increased electrical conductance. They have higher concentrations of several different kinds of nerve fibers and a more abundant blood flow than the immediately surrounding tissue. |
| Next in line are methods and techniques that usually require professional assistance—manipulation, massage, acupuncture, hypnosis, and homeopathic and herbal prescribing among them. These modalities promote the balance that disease has disrupted and restore the body's own potential for healing. Finally, reserved for special and specially demanding or threatening situations—and for people whose defenses are overwhelmed—are potent pharmacological remedies and powerful surgical interventions.
Those of us who practice this way spend a great deal of time taking a history. |
| Grieve's herbal, were both cozy and familiar, and rich with history and literature, myth and magic. I learned that Saint-John's-wort, Hypericum, which is used for lung and bladder problems and depression, was once believed to be "so obnoxious to evil spirits that a whiff of it would cause them to fly." And that parsley, which is a strong diuretic, was mentioned by Homer and held in high esteem by the Greeks. They believed it sprang from the blood of the hero Archemorus, and they used it to make wreaths to adorn the tombs of the dead as well as for medicinal purposes.
Mrs. |
| We need to be courageous enough to look at highly unconventional treatments that small numbers of people believe have cured life-threatening illnesses—for example, essiac tea, the American Indian herbal brew that Jane uses and that some say is effective in treating cancer; intravenous ozone therapy, which has been claimed to reverse HIV infection; chelation therapy, the intravenous infusions which many believe remove plaque from arteries and forestall aging; intercessory prayer, which has been reported to make a life-saving difference in every conceivable condition. |
| What about combining all of these with other aspects of the new medicine: breathing techniques, aerobic exercise, massage, disciplines like yoga and t'ai chi that mobilize the body to affect the mind, and nutrition and herbal therapies? Would the results be even better if we included family members in this work?
What if we really made full use of the kinds of group rituals, prayer, and atonement that are so integral a part of tribal healing and of programs like AA? What if we encouraged all those we helped to help others? |
| These include exercises to promote self-awareness; relaxation, meditation, guided imagery, biofeedback, and self-hypnosis; changes in diet and the use of herbal therapies; physical exercise, the meditative movements of yoga and t'ai chi, breathing techniques, and postural reeducation. These will be both the heart of healing practice and the central elements of a lifelong process of health education and promotion. |
Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D.
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| She began a herbal program, taking certain vitamins and a natural estrogen, and using a natural progesterone cream called Pro-Gest. (Details on all these later in this chapter.) She mastered the challenge. Since her experience, she has taken to lecturing on postmenopausal sexuality.
Premenopause
In Chinese medicine, there is an understanding that women undergo a distinct, prolonged premenopausal stage. Chinese doctors understand this as a change in what they call the kidney energy, which is the reproductive, hormonal energy of the body. |
| After the fire is put out, you might then augment that treatment with a long-term dietary approach, or low-cost herbal therapy.
Another key aspect of intelligent medicine is that you are in charge of your own health and fitness. Of course, you will consult physicians and benefit from their expertise, but you will know enough about what is going on with your body to be able to make some intelligent choices about which programs and treatments you may want to embark upon, supported by your physician, and which you may not want to subscribe to. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1Michael T. Murray, ND
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| Cowling: British herbal Medicine Association. 1983: p 235-236
Introduction 1007
Nomenclature 1007
Vitamin A
Recommended dietary allowance (RDA) 1008
Michael T. Murray, ND
Dietary sources 1008
Joseph E. Pizzorno Jr, ND
Deficiency 1008
Metabolism 1009
Physiological roles of vitamin A 1010
Clinical applications 1011
Dosage 1013
Toxicity 1013
INTRODUCTION
Vitamin A was the first fat-soluble vitamin to be recognized. Although identified as a necessary growth factor in 1913, it was not chemically characterized until 1930. |
Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D.
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| For patients with weak adrenals, I find the best approach to be a mixture of Chinese herbal medicine and nutrients that subtly mimic the effects of the adrenal glands. This may sound like pallid therapy at best, but these herbs can actually be quite potent. Every internist is aware of the danger of licorice tea consumption in patients with high blood pressure. This is because licorice has a powerful effect on the adrenal glands, slowing the breakdown of the mineralocorticoids and causing the body to retain sodium. |
Leo Galland
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 In the treatment of acute respiratory infection, the activity of Echinacea is often enhanced by Chinese herbal mixtures traditionally used for treating fever. My favorite is called Isatis Formula. It is commercially available as an alcohol extraction of the leaves and roots of six plants.
The adult dose is three droppersful three times a day. During heavy flu seasons, over three-quarters of my patients taking the Echinacea and Isatis combinations have made statements like "Everyone around me was sick for weeks, taking antibiotics. |
Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D.
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| Optional: Add some garlic, onion, or any of the natural herbal spices. Put all vegetables into a stainless steel cooking pot. Add 1 Vi quarts of spring water, bring to a boil, then immediately lower heat, cover, and simmer for about half an hour. Strain, toss out the vegetables, cool the broth until just warm, and serve. If not used immediately, keep in refrigerator for up to eight hours and heat before serving.
Allergies and Food Intolerances
So far we've been talking about relatively minor problems, or problems that come and go in most people's lives. |
Valerie V. Hunt
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 In Kyoto, Japan, at the famous Pain Control Clinic, I watched acupuncture and moxibustion treatments, the latter using a small herbal cone placed on acupuncture spots and lighted like incense. With arthritics, moxibustion gave faster pain relief than our conventional therapeutic techniques.
One day, an ambulance brought a woman to the pain clinic with second degree steam burns on both arms. She screamed with the pain. The common procedure in America was to first inject narcotics to ease the pain, followed by tissue cooling and ointment. |
| The practice of wearing copper, crystals, semi-precious stones or amulets comes from early herbal medicine and shamanism. These may be effective if the person believes that they have magical powers to heal. Crystals held by healers may focus and make more coherent the healer's energy, but there is no evidence that any of these alone has any measurable effect as a healing tool.
The elusive relationship between doctor or healer and patient is an emotion-laden connection which carries many messages. |
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