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16. Milk Thistle
Known for hundreds of years to support liver function and fight liver diseases, including liver cancer, milk thistle can even protect the liver when subjects are undergoing chemotherapy. Research done in the US show that leukemia patients who consumed this herb had fewer chemo-related side effects and reduced liver toxicity.
17. Feverfew
More than just stopping fevers, this herb was shown in research done at Rochester University in New York to be more effective at killing leukemia cells than the drug Cytarabine. The FDA even put its active ingredient, parthenolide, on the fast track program, but so far, this is where it is has remained. If approved, this would be the first herb approved by the FDA for cancer treatment.
18. Dang Shen Root
This Chinese root is known to increase wbc count, as well as the red blood cell levels, which can help those undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy as both of these treatments tend to lower the levels of both.
19. Cat’s Claw
This common herb is a powerful immune system stimulant and adaptogen. Cat’s claw improves white blood cells’ ability to clean up toxins in the body. This herb is best when combined with curcumin, astragalus, and Echinacea. This tonic can reduce tumor size and is especially helpful in fighting skin cancer. This herb will also help to reduce the side effects from chemotherapy and other types of conventional cancer treatments.
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20. Bloodroot
The herb has shown consistent anti-neoplastic activity in research studies. It can help to shrink cancerous tumors and help to stop them from forming. There is a black salve commonly sold that help to kill sarcomas, and bloodroot is the main ingredient in this salve.
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Georgiamule
May 26, 2015 at 10:12 pm
What a totally worthless article about herbs and spices nobody ever heard of. Does your market carry Pau D’Arco? How about that all time favorite, Butchers Broom?