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The Authentic, Original ESSIAC TEA FORMULA & RECIPE
The following formula is Rene Caisse’s Essiac formula and recipe which Rene's best friend, Mary McPherson, filed, under Oath, with the Town Town of racebridge in !""#$ This was also the same formula formula and recipe that %r$ %r$ &ary &lum published published in !"$ (or further information inform ation on Rene Caisse plus important tips on how to brew your own Essiac tea read the article)T*E article)T*E TR+T* O+T E--.C/ Rene Caisse and *er *erbal Cancer Treatment, Essiac)$ Essiac)$
C0.C1 *ERE to 2iew a certified copy of Mary McPherson's affida2it with handwritten attachment$ This legally recorded affida2it is the only real proof of Rene Caisse's Essiac tea formula$ This affida2it is e2idence which would hold up in a court of law because it is the only official e2idence, under Oath, recorded for the public record in a go2ernment office, which gi2es the original, authentic Essiac formula and recipe$ Mary McPherson 3new the Essiac formula because she was the only person 4other than Rene herself5 who was allowed to ma3e Essiac tea to gi2e to Rene's cancer patients$ This is the form formula ula which helped so many cancer patients in Rene Caisse's clinic in racebridge, Ontario$ Rene Caisse did e6periment with and use other herbal combinations throughout her life, but this is the final Essiac formula that she was using after so many years of research as e2idenced by Mary McPherson's affida2it and other sources$ .MPORT7T 7OTE/ 7otice that the )! ounce of herb mi6ture) is not a weight measurement because it is measured with )a measuring cup) that measures fluid ounces, which is a 2olume measurement of water$ water$ .t is important to mention that Rene Rene Caisse did not use a weight measurement when adding the herb mi6ture to boiling water$ -he used 2olume measurement for the combined dried herbs with fluid ounce measurements$ measurements$ This ma3es the recipe seem confusing unless
one reali8es that one cup of the dried herb mi6ture does not weigh as much as one cup of water 4which weighs ounces5$ That is, one cup
of )herb mi6ture) does not weigh fluid ounces because the dried, powdered herbs are lighter than water$ Rene Caisse did weigh the indi2idual herbs before mi6ing them together$ That is, the )! pound of sheep sorrel herbs), )!9# pound of slippery elm bar3) and )! ounce of Tur3ish rhubarb root) are weight measurements$ : !9; cups of cut burdoc3 root is, of course, a 2olume measurement and it is appro6imately e, p$ !#? .t is also important to note that Rene Caisse used the whole sheep sorrel plant$ 7urse Caisse stated that sheep sorrel roots are )2ery essential) to the Essiac formula$ The formula below is a word@for@word transcription of Mary McPherson's affida2it/ : A cups of burdoc3 root 4cut5B ! pound of sheep sorrel herb powdered !9# pound of slippery elm bar3 ! ounce of Tur3ish rhubarb root
powdered powdered
Mi6 these ingredients thoroughly and store in glass ar in dar3 dry cupboard$ Ta3e a measuring cup, use ! ounce of herb mi6ture to D; ounces of water depending on the amount you want to ma3e$ . use ! cup of mi6ture to 6 D; ;F: ounces of water$ oil hard for !G minutes 4co2ered5 then turn off heat but lea2e sitting on warm plate o2er night 4co2ered5$
.n the morning heat steaming hot and let settle a few minutes, then strain through fine strainer into hot sterili8ed bottles and sit to cool$ -tore in dar3 cool cupboard$ Must be refrigerated when opened$ Hhen near the last when its thic3 pour in a large ar and sit in frig o2ernight then pour off all you =can? without sediment$ This recipe must be followed e6actly as written$ . use a granite preser2ing 3ettle 4!G I !;
C0.C1 *ERE for a printer@friendly 2ersion of easy@to@follow directions to ma3e Essiac tea$
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ccording to T*E E--.C OO1 by Mali 1lein 4p$ ;"5, the recipe can also be made in gram weight measurements as follows/
!;G g urdoc3 4chopped5 G g -heep sorrel 4powdered5 ;G g -lippery elm 4powdered5 F g Tur3ey rhubarb +se !F g herb mi6 to !$F litres pure spring water oiling time/ !G minutes asic single daily does/ DG ml herbal tea diluted in either DG ml or :G ml hot water, ta3en at bedtime or when you get up$
C0.C1 *ERE to 2iew a copy of the Essiac formula that Mary McPherson ga2e to arbara 1o3otsis in the early !"Gs$
C0.C1 *ERE for the %ecember ;G!; inter2iew with arbara 1o3otsis wherein she 2erifies sheep sorrel roots in the Essiac formula that Mary McPherson ga2e her in the early !"Gs$
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On a fateful day in !";; Canadian nurse Rene Caisse happened to notice some scar tissue on the breast of an elderly English woman$ The woman said that doctors had diagnosed her with breast cancer years before$ *owe2er, the woman didn't want to ris3 surgery nor did she ha2e the money for it$ The English woman had met an old .ndian medicine man in the !"Gs who told her that he could cure her cancer with an herbal tea$ The woman too3 the medicine man's ad2ice, and conse
li2er, with only days to li2e$ *er mother reco2ered and li2ed without cancer for another ! years$ .n the ensuing years 7urse Caisse refined and perfected the original )medicine man's) formula$ -he tested 2arious herbal combinations on laboratory mice and on human cancer patients$ -he e2entually reduced the tea to four herbs/ burdoc3 root, sheep sorrel 4whole herb including the roots5, slippery elm and Tur3ey rhubarb$ -he called the formula Essiac, which is her surname spelled bac3wards$ =Read ). Has Canada's Cancer 7urse ) for more details$? Rene Caisse de2oted o2er fifty years of her life to treating hundreds of cancer patients with Essiac$ -o effecti2e were her treatments that in !"D her supporters gathered FF,GGG signatures for a petition, amongst other petitions, to allow Rene Caisse to continue treating cancer patients$ bill was introduced in the Ontario legislature to 4allegedly5 )authorise Rene Caisse to practice medicine in the Pro2ince of Ontario in the treatment of cancer and conditions therein)$ %ue to the machinations of the medical establishment, the bill failed to pass by ust three 2otes$
*owe2er, Rene Caisse made her 2iews 3nown regarding this bill which would set up the )Royal Cancer Commission) to in2estigate all possible cancer cures$ -he told the press/ )The people of Ontario will be paying a group of men to de2elop something that was de2eloped and disco2ered !F years ago$ . ha2e de2eloped and pro2en a cure right here in racebridge, and . am running a clinic where hundreds of cancer sufferers are being treated and helped$ Hhy then should . be as3ed to
gi2e my formula o2er to a group of doctors who ne2er did anything to earn itL) =C00.7& O( 7 7&E0, p$ F"$? H*T %.% %OCTOR- -> O+T RE7E C.--E'- TEL Rene Caisse operated her cancer clinic under the super2ision and obser2ation of a number of doctors$ ased on what those doctors saw with their own eyes, eight of them signed a petition to the %epartment of 7ational *ealth and Helfare at Ottawa, as3ing that 7urse Caisse be gi2en facilities to do independent research on her disco2ery$ Their petition, dated at Toronto on October ;N, !";:, read as follows/
)He the undersigned belie2e that the 'Treatment for Cancer' gi2en by 7urse R$M$ Caisse can do no harm and that it relie2es pain, will reduce the enlargement and will prolong life in hopeless cases$ To the best of our 3nowledge, she has not been gi2en a case to treat until e2erything in medical and surgical science has been tried without effect and e2en then she was able to show remar3able beneficial results on those cases at that late stage$ )He would be interested to see her gi2en an opportunity to pro2e her wor3 in a large way$ To the best of our 3nowledge she has treated all cases free of any charge and has been carrying on this wor3 o2er the period of the past two years$) .nitially, Rene was not aware of the control that the medical9pharmaceutical establishment had o2er go2ernments$ fter the petition was deli2ered to the 7ational *ealth and Helfare %epartment, she was continually threatened with arrest until she finally withdrew from public 2iew$ +nli3e 7urse Caisse, the medical establishment was more interested in ma3ing money than in helping people$ Essiac was cheap$ .t could cut into the lucrati2e profits from
radiation, chemotherapy and surgery@@treatments that often do more harm than good$ Essiac is non@to6ic$ Rene said, )Chemotherapy should be a criminal offense$) The story of Rene Caisse's struggle to ma3e Essiac an official cancer treatment was told by %r$ &ary &lum in his boo3C00.7& O( 7 7&E0/ E--.C, 7T+RE'- C+RE (OR C7CER$ .n a telephone con2ersation %r$ &lum stated that people who ta3e Essiac on a regular, pre2enti2e basis do not get cancer$ %r$ &lum inter2iewed (1's personal physician, %r$ Charles rusch, who stated/ ). 3now Essiac has curing potential$ .t can lessen the condition of the indi2idual, control it, and it can cure it$) =C00.7& O( 7 7&E0, p$ !:$? %r$ Ralph Moss was appointed to the Cancer d2isory Panel that e2aluates alternati2e cancer therapies for the go2ernment$ On his web site and in his boo3 C7CER T*ERP>, %r$ Moss points out that each of the herbs in Essiac has been scientifically shown to contain anticancer substances$ .n his )Cancer Chronicles) =www$ralphmoss$com9essiac?, %r$ Moss notes Essiac's rising popularity by comparing Essiac's low cost to a !FG,GGG bone marrow transplant$ E--.C@@MORE T*7 +-T C7CER TRETME7T %r$ (rederic3 anting, the co@disco2erer of insulin became interested in Essiac and e2en offered 7urse Caisse research facilities to test it$ ccording to Rene, %r$ anting stated that )Essiac must actuate the pancreatic gland into normal functioning)$ E2en today diabetics are using Essiac to impro2e their condition and many ha2e gone off insuli n entirely$ 4(or more information on diabetes and Essiac read the %r$ Mariah McCain inter2iew$5 Essiac has become widely 3nown for its remar3able ability to boost the immune system and deto6ify the body$ Many people who drin3 Essiac tea regularly report feeling healthier with less incidence of
colds and flu$ urdoc3, for e6ample, has a well@established reputation for deto6ification and support of the li2er and organs of elimination$ To read about additional benefits of Essiac, C0.C1 *ERE to read the inter2iew with %r$ Mariah McCain$ +R%OC1 ROOT 4rctium lappa5 (or centuries burdoc3 root has been regarded as an effecti2e blood purifier that neutrali8es and eliminates poisons from the body$ urdoc3 contains a 2olatile oil@@especially in the seeds@@that is eliminated through the sweat glands, ta3ing to6ins with it and alle2iating s3in problems$ urdoc3 contains niacin, which is 3nown to eliminate poisons from the body, including radiation$ urdoc3 also supports the bladder, 3idney and li2er and has been said to dissol2e 3idney stones$ .t also contains an abundance of minerals, particularl y iron$ -tudies ha2e shown anti@tumor acti2ity in burdoc3$ apanese scientists ha2e isolated an antimutagenic property in burdoc3, which they call the ) factor)$ The apanese grow burdoc3 root for food as well as medicine$ memorandum from the Horld *ealth Organi8ation re2ealed that burdoc3 was acti2e against *.K$ E6tracts of burdoc3 seed ha2e demonstrated potent anti@cancer action against leu3emia =*ER0 ME%.C.7E, *E0.7& Q C7CER by %onald >ance?$ urdoc3 is also a component in the *o6sey herbal cancer treatment$ -*EEP -ORRE0 4Rume6 acetosella5 Rene Caisse isolated sheep sorrel as the main Essiac herb that caused regression of metastasi8ed cancer and reduction of tumors$ -he used the whole herb including sheep sorrel roots$ .n fact, she stated that sheep sorrel roots are a necessary part of the formula$ .n spite of this fact, nearly all Essiac suppliers do not include the roots$ C0.C1 *ERE to find out why$
%r$ Ralph Moss points out that sheep sorrel contains aloe emodin, a natural substance that shows significant anti@leu3emic acti2ity$ -heep sorrel contains antio6idants, is diuretic and has been used to chec3 hemorrhages$ -heep sorrel is a traditional food of nati2e cultures and is still ser2ed in fine restaurants along with other sorrels$ C0.C1 *EREfor more information about sheep sorrel$ -0.PPER> E0M 4+lmus rubra9ful2a5 The inner bar3 of the slippery elm tree is well@3nown for its soothing and healing properties$ .t reduces inflammations such as sore throat, diarrhea and urinary problems$ .t has been regarded as both a food and medicine$ %r$ Moss noted that )slippery elm contains beta@ sitosterol and a polysaccharide, both of which ha2e shown =anti@ cancer? acti2ity$) =C7CER T*ERP>, p$ !#N?
T+R1E> R*+R ROOT 4Rheum palmatum tanguticum5 Tur3ey Rhubarb has been shown to ha2e anti@tumor acti2ity$ .t is diuretic, anti@inflammatory, anti@bacterial and has been used e6tensi2ely to relie2e constipation$ .t is medicinally more potent than garden rhubarb root and is more palatable$ C0.C1 *ERE for more information about the rhubarb root in Essiac tea$ CKET EMPTORB %ue to the e2er@increasing popularity of Essiac, numerous entrepreneurs ha2e umped on the Essiac bandwagon with their own four, si6, or eight@herb products$ +nfortunately, Rene Caisse was 2ery secreti2e$ -he ne2er published the formula and it appears that she e6perimented with different herbal combinations$ Therefore, it is understandable that there would be contro2ersies o2er who has the correct formula or the best product$ Curiously, E--.C didn't become a trademar3 name until two years after %r$ &lum published the Essiac recipe$ >ellow doc3 or garden
sorrel is sometimes substituted for sheep sorrel$ .mported tur3ey rhubarb may be irradiated, fumigated or both$ -o how do you 3now if you are buying the real, unaltered EssiacL Many people become confused about Essiac tea after 2isiting 2arious web sites with conflicting information$ +nfortunately, Rene is not ali2e today to remind people that it's all about )helping suffering humanity), not money$ s Rene stated in ). Has Canada's Cancer 7urse), )respect and lo2e of our fellow man are more important than riches$) -heila -now, author of T*E
E--E7CE O( E--.Cand co@author of E--.C E--E7T.0- and E--.C, T*E -ECRET- O( RE7E C.--E'*ER0 P*RMC>, 3new Rene Caisse personally and fortunately obtained a great deal of documentation to dispel much of the confusion about Essiac tea$ -heila -now has passed on the -heila -now Essiac archi2e collection to Mali 1lein, author of T*E E--.C OO1$ Essiac is truly a multi@cultural phenomenon$ -o here are the plain, non@commercial facts/ !5 Essiac mar3eters often claim that Essiac is an Oibwa .ndian formula$ .n ). Has Canada's Cancer 7urse) Rene Caisse referred only to )a 2ery old .ndian medicine man) without naming any specific tribe$ -heila -now and Mali 1lein ha2e researched this issue e6tensi2ely from the Essiac rchi2es and found that )There is absolutely no e2idence to support the popular assumption that he was a member of the Oibwa tribe$ There were si6 different tribes li2ing in 7orthern Ontario at that time, including lgon
other tribes in the +nited -tates, who were fleeing north of the border from the .ndian wars$) ;5 Tur3ey rhubarb 4Rheum palmatum5 is nati2e to China and Tibet, not northern Ontario, so it appears unli3ely that it was a part of the original medicine man's formula of indigenous herbs in the late !GGs$ E2en today tur3ey rhubarb has still not established itself as a wild herb of 7orth merica =7orth merica was originally called Turtle .sland before the European .n2asion and subse
the the wilds of 7orthern Ontario$) 7urse Caisse also used )Rheum officinale) which is often called ).ndian rhubarb) because it came from sia by way of the trade route through .ndia$ *owe2er, according to Mary McPherson, )Tur3ish is better) and Rene Caisse switched to Tur3ey rhubarb because it tastes better$ C0.C1 *ERE for more information about )Tur3ey rhubarb) and ).ndian rhubarb)$
-ince the modern 7orth merican diet of o2er@processed foods can cause chronic constipation which can promote cancer, the addition of rhubarb root in the formula appears to ha2e been a wise one$ *erbalists such as %r$ ohn Christopher and %r$ ernard ensen belie2ed that most illnesses are due to unclean colons$ Tur3ey rhubarb is now being grown commercially in 7orth merica, and that may 2ery well be due to the e2er@ increasing popularity of Essiac tea$ =.MPORT7T 7OTE/ .t should be noted that Essiac tea is a mild colon cleanser$ .n se2ere cases of constipation and when doing a thorough colon cleanse for serious illnesses other herbs are traditionally used such as cascara sagrada, senna, aloe, ginger, cayenne and garlic$ These herbs are often ta3en in conunction with a formulation containing clay, charcoal, psyllium seeds, fla6 seeds, apple pectin, marshmallow root, fennel seed and slippery elm bar3 in conunction with colon hydrotherapy$ One source for such products is herbalist %r$ Richard -chult8e, who recei2ed herbal training under both %r$ Christopher and %r$ ensen$? D5 urdoc3 and sheep sorrel are not nati2e to 7orth merica$ .t appears that both burdoc3 and sheep sorrel were brought to this continent from Europe by early settlers who then passed on their 3nowledge of these two herbs to the local tribes$ urdoc3 and sheep sorrel e2entually spread throughout 7orth merica where water was sufficient$ +nfortunately, they are often referred to as in2asi2e )weeds)$ Rene Caisse indicated that sheep sorrel was one of the original herbs, so it appears that sheep sorrel had migrated to )the wilds of 7orthern Ontario) before the !"Gs$ urdoc3 could ha2e also established itself in 7orthern Ontario by then$
#5 -lippery elm is the only Essiac herb nati2e to 7orth merica$ .n spite of the numerous, conflicting claims as to what the original .ndian )medicine) man's formula was, no one has yet offered any 2erifiable e2idence to settle that issue$ -ome claim it was a four@herb formula while others claim it was an eight@herb, si6 or se2en@herb formula$ Many of these claims state that tur3ey rhubarb was one of the original herbs, which did not grow )in the wilds of 7orthern Ontario)$ Rene Caisse did e6periment with a number of herbs and changed the formula through time$ .t does appear that she ga2e different Essiac tea formulas to different people to try to find the best one$ -he also appeared to )thri2e on intrigue) to throw people off the trail to guard her secrets$ =-ee T*E E--.C OO1 by Mali 1lein?$ Therefore, it is easy to see why so many people are mar3eting different 2ersions of )Essiac) tea, all claiming to ha2e the right one$ *owe2er, she finally settled on her four@herb formula before she died$ This four@herb formula was demonstrated by Rene Caisse and untold cancer patients to be an effecti2e, health@gi2ing remedy that has stood the test of time $ The only person Rene Caisse trusted to help her ma3e Essiac tea was her best friend, Mary McPherson$ Mary had wor3ed alongside Rene since the !"DGs and 3new the formula by heart$ ccording to %r$ &ary &lum, Mary had promised Rene ne2er to re2eal the formula to anyone$ The Essiac formula might ne2er ha2e made it into the public domain had it not been for %r$ &lum$ .n !"F he purchased the formula for !;G,GGG from one of Rene's former patients$ %r$ &lum could ha2e 3ept the formula secret and become 2ery wealthy selling bottles of Essiac$ *owe2er, he unselfishly released the formula into the public domain in !"$ t first he offered the formula on a 2ideo tape that he ad2ertised in his boo3,C00.7& O( 7 7&E0, but the feds unlawfully sei8ed the tapes before he could sell 2ery many of them$ %r$ &lum ga2e out the Essiac formula and recipe free of charge to anyone who mailed him a re
Hhen %r$ &lum met Mary McPherson in racebridge, Ontario and told her what the Essiac formula was, she was more than a little surprised$ ccording to %r$ &lum, Mary e2entually re2ealed the formula in !""# because it was no longer a secret, and she wanted to end the contro2ersy o2er the Essiac formula before she died$ Therefore, on %ecember ;D, !""# the )Essiac) formula Q recipe was officially entered into the public domain with the recording of Mary McPherson's affida2it$
.n ). Has Canada's Canada 7urse) Rene Caisse stated one reason why she wanted to 3eep the formula secret/ ). wanted to establish my remedy, which . called E--.C or my name spelled bac3ward, in actual practice and not in a laboratory only$ . 3new it had no bad side affects, so it could do no harm$ . wanted to use it on patients in my own way$ nd when the time came, . wanted to share in the administration of my own disco2ery$) nother reason why Rene 3ept the Essiac formula secret was that she didn't trust people to ma3e it properly and she thought that it would be altered$ (or e6ample, se2eral years after %r$ &ary &lum published the four@herb Essiac formula, Canadian tal3 show host Elaine le6ander mar3eted an eight@herb formula, which included the four herbs that %r$ &lum published$ *er mar3eting campaign proclaimed that Essiac's )new name was (lorEssence $ -he subse
(urthermore, it appears that there were unethical acti2ities made in the mar3eting of Elaine le6ander's and %r$ rusch's formula$ Claims were made that %r$ Charles rusch 3new the formula$ *owe2er, researchers -heila -now and Mali 1lein stated in their boo3
E2ery herbal formula has its own synergy and therefore creates a specific effect$ Rene Caisse spent her life refining the formula with her hands@on research$ 7o one else has done such e6tensi2e research on Essiac tea$ The formula below was the final formula that she settled on after more than fifty years of e6perimentation and research with real cancer patients$ Rene Caisse
stated/ ).f it wor3s, don't change it$) =E--.C E--E7T.0-, p$ #? )7ow, li3e &randma Moses, . paint pictures$ Many, many oil paintings, trying to forget that which . 3now . can ne2er forget@@that . 3now a cure for cancer, and that . can ne2er gi2e it to the world, and must each day see the misery of the patients$) =Rene Caisse
The following formula and recipe for Essiac 4in italics5 is a word@for@word transcription of the Essiac formula from the sworn affida2it which Mary McPherson filed with the Town of racebridge$ C0.C1 *ERE to 2iew a certified true copy of Mary McPherson's two@page affida2it$ The formula below is also the one which %r$ &ary &lum released to the public in !" when he publishedC00.7& O( 7 7&E0/ E--.C, 7T+RE'- C+RE (OR C7CER$ Essiac : A cups of burdoc3 root 4cut5
4upper left5
! pound of sheep sorrel herb powdered 4upper right5 !9# pound of slippery elm bar3 powdered 4lower left5 ! ounce of Tur3ish rhubarb root powdered 4lower right5 Mi6 these ingredients thoroughly and store in glass ar in dar3 dry cupboard$ Ta3e a measuring cup, use ! ounce of herb mi6ture to D; ounces of water depending on the amount you want to ma3e$ . use ! cup of mi6ture to 6 D; ;F: ounces of water$ oil hard for !G minutes 4co2ered5 then turn off heat but lea2e sitting on warm plate o2er night 4co2ered5$ .n the morning heat steaming hot and let settle a few minutes, then strain through fine strainer into hot sterili8ed bottles and sit to cool$ -tore in dar3 cool cupboard$ Must be refrigerated when opened$ Hhen near the last when its thic3 pour in a large ar and sit in frig o2ernight then pour off all you =can? without sediment$ This recipe must be followed e6actly as written$ . use a granite preser2ing 3ettle 4!G I !;
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The preparation of Essiac is as important as the formula itself$ Essiac is a decoction, not an infusion$ n infusion is what people ma3e when they put a tea bag in a cup of hot water$ &enerally spea3ing, an infusion tends to e6tract 2itamins and 2olatile oils from lea2es and flowers$ decoction is used to e6tract minerals, bitter components, etc$ from hard materials such as roots, bar3 or seeds by boiling for a few minutes and then allowing the herbs to steep for se2eral hours$ Entrepreneurs often sell Essiac imitations in tincture form 4herbs in alcohol5 or in gelatin capsules neither form is Essiac because Essiac is a tea and, more specifically, a decoction that must be made in a certain way in order to achie2e the 3ind of results that 7urse Caisse was demonstrating$ Rene Caisse did not administer Essiac herbs in capsules nor did she ma3e it as a tincture$
People often substitute stainless steel for an enameled pot and lid$ The main concern is not to use an aluminum pot$ lso, be sure not to use unfiltered, chlorinated water$ The formula abo2e can be reduced to !9; cup of herb mi6 to one gallon of water$ =Optional/ %r$ &lum suggests adding ; or D cups of e6tra water to replace water lost through e2aporation during boiling$ lso, the dry herbs will absorb water as well$? fter boiling for ten minutes, let the tea steep about !; hours$ Then heat up tea to steaming, but not boiling$ 4%o not boil twice$5 The remaining pulp can be used for healing poultices$ %on't use cheese cloth to strain Essiac$ 0i3ewise, do not use a 3itchen sie2e that has a 2ery fine mesh as this may filter out the slippery elm$ -lippery elm gi2es the tea a slight 2iscous consistency when poured$ .f you do not notice this )slippery) consistency after refrigerating your tea, you may be using a sie2e that is too fine$ %on't worry about herb particles in your Essiac they will settle to the bottom of the ars$ -ome people drin3 the Essiac dregs 4particles that settle on the bottom5, others don't$ -ome people gi2e the Essiac dregs to their pets or farm animals as a health food$ Many people ha2e reported the same or similar health benefits with their pets that
humans are reporting$ The dregs can also be used topically as a poultice$
.t is best to refrigerate the Essiac tea as soon as it has cooled$ %iscard the tea if mold appears on the surface or if the tea does not taste right$ C0.C1 *ERE to learn about dosage$ Ma3e sure that the sheep sorrel you use is the small, wild 2ariety of sheep sorrel and not a substitute li3e yellow doc3 or garden 4(rench5 sorrel$ .mported tur3ey rhubarb root could be fumigated or irradiated$ Many Essiac merchants are unaware of the
The Essiac tea in the snow on a foggy anuary morning 4picture abo2e left5 was made using the Essiac formula gi2en abo2e$ Compare the tea color in this picture to the tea that Rene Caisse herself holds in her hand in this >ouTube 2ideo/ http/99www$youtube$com9watchL2U3UnH@b@VmJ $
)He all ha2e the right to benefit from Essiac because no one can stop us ma3ing it, no one can stop us ta3ing it and no one can stop us deciding how and when we're going to do it$) =T*E E--.C OO1 by Mali 1lein, ;GG:?
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