Herbs During Radiation Therapy

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for those taking chemo-tretments and radiation

treatments ---wheatgrass juice will keep you from

becoming anemic and aid in rebuilding both red and

white blood cell count---i see this happening every

day as i am a commercial grower of wheatgrass

providing this wonderful juice to cancer

patients----D. Clupper

 

-- " Misty L. Trepke " <mistytrepke wrote:

> Wheatgrass juice and living foods, I think, are also

> a must!!

> Other comments?

> Be Well,

> Misty L. Trepke

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>

> Good Morning!

>

> Herbs during Radiation Therapy

>

> I recently shared this information with one of our

> dear members

> and feel it could benefit all of us.

>

> Herbs to consider during radiation therapy are

> Reishi, Polygonum

> Multiflorum (fo-ti; ho shou wu) Root and Astragalus

> Membranaceous.

>

> Among the properties of these herbs are the ability

> to tonify and

> balance the immune system, provide energy as needed

> for hard work

> and to act as rejuvenators and anti-aging herbs

> which restore

> vitality and youthful appearance. They also are

> considered to be

> excellent blood purifiers and detoxifying agents.

>

> Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi or Ling Chih) has been

> shown to

> clinically inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria

> and to act as

> immune modulators due to polysaccharides, increase

> production of RNA

> and DNA in bone marrow, produce immune enhancing

> response in mice,

> augment immunoglobulin G and expand the `memory' of

> T-cells. It has

> been successfully used to treat tumors and when

> combined with

> vitamin C, can `wake up' the immune system helping

> to prevent tumor

> formation.

>

> It has been demonstrated that Reishi can help reduce

> the side

> effects of many kinds of chemotherapy and radiation

> treatment and

> simultaneously contribute to the rebuilding of the

> immune system—an

> essential part of recovery from cancer. Ganoderma

> stimulates the

> production of interferon and interleukin-1 and –2,

> which are potent

> natural anticancer substances produced in our own

> bodies.

>

> Reishi has also been shown to lower blood

> cholesterol and blood fat

> levels, improve the condition of heart disease

> patients, lower blood

> pressure significantly in only 10 days and give an

> adaptogenic

> quality, providing the person with protection from a

> wide range of

> biological, environmental and social stresses.

> Reishi also

> contributes to pain relief and has a calming effect.

>

>

> As an anti-aging treatment, Reishi works as an

> anti-oxidant against

> free radicals, protects against the effects of

> radiation and has

> anti-inflammatory effects.

>

>

> Polygonum multiflorum (fo-ti; ho shou wu) root

> strengthens the

> tendons, ligaments and bones and prevents premature

> aging. Polygonum

> is useful not only for maintaining youthfulness but

> also for

> providing strength to the body. It is a perfect

> tonic.

>

> It provides strength, resilience and stamina to the

> body. Alone, or

> properly combined with other tonic herbs, Polygonum

> is also an ideal

> longevity-promoting, anti-aging tonic herb. Over the

> centuries ho

> shou wu's reputation has bordered on the mythical

> for it's power to

> produce longevity, increase vigor and promote

> fertility.

>

> Preparations of radix Polygonum multiflorum (ho

> shou wu) reduced

> the levels of cholesterol in the blood of rabbits

> with

> experimentally induced hypercholesteremia.

>

>

> Astragalus membranaceous ranks as one of the most

> potent health

> tonics in the world. Astragalus is said to

> strengthen the primary

> enegry of the body. Astragalus is famed for it's

> strengthening

> effects. It is therefore beneficial to those who

> tend to be

> physically active and require abundant physical

> energy. It enhances

> the function of the skin to eliminate toxins and to

> heal more

> quickly and effectively.

>

> Astragalus extracts have been proved to have potent

> immunomodulating

> effects in both animals and human. Water extracts

> of Astragalus

> enhance macrophage activity and reduce the activity

> of suppressor T-

> cells. The herbal extract increases natural killer

> cell

> cytotoxicity, helps antibody response and increases

> helper cell

> activity. Astraglaus improves the immune response in

> humans

> undergoing radiation and chemotherapy as a treatment

> of cancer.

>

> It is an extremely potent immune modulator, capable

> of building the

> immune response while while suppressing excessive

> immune activity,

> as occurs in autoimmune conditions (including

> allergies and

> arthritis). In addition, the total Astragaloside

> fraction has a

> similarly potent antioxidant activity, hundreds of

> times stronger

> than that of Grape Seed extract, Gingko biloba and

> Pine Bark

> extract.

>

> When a decoction of the root was given to mice over

> a three week

> period, their swimming duration increased, as did

> their body weight,

> suggesting the root may increase endurance. Further

> experiments

> indicated a positive result in reducing blood

> pressure, both by

> strengthening contractions of normal heart tissue

> and by it's blood

> vessel dilating action, which improves blood

> circulation. In

> studies with mice, it has also been shown to augment

> the interferon

> response to viruses. No toxic side effects have

> ever been reported.

>

>

> References:

>

> 1.Reishi Mushroom: Herb of Spiritual Potency and

> Medical Wonder by

> Terry Willard Ph. D. Sylvan Press, 1998.

>

> 2.The Ancient Wisdom of the Chinese Tonic Herbs by

> Ron Teeguarden.

> Warner Books 1998

>

> 3.Herbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the

> West by Steven

> Foster and Yue Chongxi. Healing Arts Press, 1992

>

> 4.Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica by Dan

> Bensky and Andrew

> Gamble with Ted Kapchuk. Eastland Press, 1993

>

>

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