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| Atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephala) |
| Atractylodes contains three cancer-inhibiting components: atractylin, atractylon, and butenolide B, which have demonstrated the strongest activity against esophageal cancer. Atractylodes improves defective IL-2 production and restores immunity in people with cancer who have had immune-suppressing therapies like chemotherapy. In Chinese medicine, atractylodes is classified as a spleen remedy for excess dampness. It is used for loose bowels, edema, and decreased urination. 49,50 |
| Bee Pollen |
| Bee pollen is one of the most nutrient-dense rejuvenative healing foods we can include in our diets. It contains all known nutrients and many unknown healing agents. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons per day to any food or drink. One should be careful not to cook it or expose it to high temperatures because many of its important enzymes will be destroyed. Bee pollen has been shown to contain an unidentified anticarcinogenic substance that slows the growth of breast cancer.51 |
| Bitter Melon (Momordica) |
| Constituents of the ripe fruit and leaves of bitter melon inhibit guanylate cyclase, which is elevated in many cancer cells. The aqueous extract of bitter melon is found to block the growth of prostatic cancer in rats. The crude extract is preferentially cytotoxic for leukemic cells versus normal cells.52 It has also demonstrated antioxidant activity against free radicals and lipid peroxidation.53 |
| Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) |
| Through its influence on the vasomotor centers and on the nerve ganglia, black cohosh has a beneficial influence on the heart. It is an antispasmodic and is very effective at relieving certain types of pain, particularly muscular rheumatism. Specific indications for this herb are flulike deep muscular body aches that are worsened by cold. Traditionally used as a woman's remedy, black cohosh is indicated in ovarian neuralgia, dysmenorrhea, nervous excitement, dull |
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