Essiac tea is a blend of herbs, in some varieties eight, which some believe may have cancer treating abilities.
It is important to note that anything stated on this page, or website, relating to health benefits SHOULD NOT be viewed or misunderstood as an actual prevention or cure. Always consult your physician’s advice!
Essiac tea contains burdock root, sheep sorrel, slippery elm bark, and Indian rhubarb root.
The eight-herb type contains kelp, red clover, watercress, and blessed thistle along with the four herbs mentioned above.
The taste of this brew is described as being bitter, but tolerable. It is also recommend that one brews their own essiac herbal tea, rather than buying it pre-brewed or in bottles. That way you are guaranteed a fresh tasting brew which will yield better benefits!
Although a form of this brew is believed to have originated from the Ojibwa Indians, a nurse named Rene Caisse, who spent most of her adult life treating cancer patients, discovered this tea and kept the herbal formula a secret for many years. The tea is named as Rene's last name spelled backwards.
What are the health benefits of essiac tea?
This herbal beverage is the most common natural alternative treatment used by cancer patients.
Essiac herbal tea has been used by many folks for years to help alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment, along with trying to treat the cancer itself.
This tea has also been looked at to help treat people with other ailments like liver problems, diabetes, and immune system disorders.
Other benefits include:
Helps lower cholesterol
Destroys parasites in the digestive system along with neutralizing acids and toxins
Helps promote the absorption of natural fluids in the body
Is good for the nervous system
Is good for the circulatory system by helping purify the blood and increase red blood cell production
Helps wounds heal faster by aiding in faster cell reproduction
As far as cancer treatment is concerned, I do not want to promote false hope for folks reading this page who are suffering with this ailment.
More research has to be done in order to claim that essiac tea, or any other remedy, herbal or not, is truly effective in treating this disease.
