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| herbs for the second stage, Liver and Lymph Detoxification. These are the herbs classified as antioxidant, liver-detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, alternative, and lymphatic. The third stage of treatment, Cytotoxic Therapy, includes herbs classified as gene-repairing, enzyme-inhibiting, and cytotoxic and, if needed, herbs that can alter the action of hormonal receptor-type cancers. |
| I have also included descriptions of herbs to treat specific symptoms of the cancer itself or the side effects of chemotherapy or radiation. It is important to keep in mind that while the herbs in this section are grouped according to their primary actions, individual herbs have many uses and, when combined, they have even more. There are as many combinations for unique formulas as there are herbs. This is why it is so important when taking herbs to work with a qualified herbalist or natural health care professional who is knowledgeable about herbs. |
| Herbs That Strengthen an Individual's Constitution and Vitality |
| Before prescribing herbs, it is important to assess the patient's vital state and nerve power. This evaluation takes many things into consideration: |
| How is the patient's nervous system affected by stress? |
| Where are the weaknesses of the endocrine systemadrenal glands, thyroid, reproductive organs? |
| How does the patient's personality affect his or her overall health status? |
| What hereditary patterns, if any, apply? |
| What organ system weaknesses have manifested? |
| Tongue diagnosis for information about digestive function. |
| Pulse diagnosis for information about the vital state, including the strength or weakness of the individual. |
| Eye diagnosisfor information about the health of the blood and vital organs. |
| Urine evaluation for information about the patient's constitutional health status. |
| When evaluating an individual, it is essential to be able to differentiate between conditions that impede function and those that reflect the positive eliminative or reconstructive action by the vital force. For example, in the case |
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