Friday, October 22, 2010

Herbs To Combat Cancer

The standard treatment for cancer is chemotherapy, but there are several less-harsh ways to combat cancer than that. Several herbs you may have in your home and others you may not have heard of before do have the ability to fight cancer. Here are a few of those herbs with physical properties that allow them to prevent the spread of cancer and eliminate it.








Green Tea and Maitake Extracts








Green tea extract is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, and they contain the chemical ECGC, which stands for Epigallocatechin Gallate, a powerful antioxidant. The highly reactive free radicals are stopped so damage to the cells can be prevented. Green tea extract also prevents cell replication, which is cancer's only ability to spread throughout the body.


Maitake extract comes from the Chinese maitake mushroom, and it does a number of jobs to prevent the spread of cancer in the body. It is mostly made up of grifolan, an important beta-glucan polysaccharide that boosts your immune system and prevents tumors from spreading to other parts of the body. Besides fighting cancer, it can fight the damaging effects that chemotherapy can have on your body such as nausea and loss of appetite.


Graviola and Pau D'Arco


Graviola is found in the Amazon rainforest and is known to be 10,000 times more toxic than chemotherapy for killing cancerous cells and tumors. A great thing to know about graviola is that there are no harmful or painful side effects. Andreas Moritz, a well known healer in the herbal medicine field, has written about the healing power of graviola and Pau d'arco.


Pau D'arco also comes from the Amazon Rainforest and is specifically known for destroying cancer cells responsible for childhood leukemia. Not only does it destroy toxic bacteria, but it destroys toxic viruses as well and also boosts the immune system. When you immune system is in full check, your body can naturally prevent and kill harmful invaders such as cancer cells so the body can remain balanced and stable. Not only is Pau d'arco used to treat cancer, it is also used to prevent the onset of diabetes, psoriasis, rheumatism, and many other illnesses.

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