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| Eclipta (Eclipta alba) |
| Eclipta encourages liver regeneration and has been shown to inactivate hepatitis B surface antigens. Its hepatic-protective properties help to guard against liver cancer and enhance the liver processes that aid in detoxification of carcinogens and hepatotoxic chemotherapies. 74 |
| Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus solium) |
| Eucalyptus is rich in the essential oil camphor and is useful for nausea and vomiting when there is a sour taste in the mouth. The Canadian cancer-fighting drug referred to as 714X is a camphor-based formula used in many cancer clinics around the world. |
| False Bittersweet (Celastrus) |
| False bittersweet was one of the principal ingredients of Compound Scrophularia Syrup, a well-known formula that was used in the treatment of cancer by the Eclectic physicians. Celastrus is an alterative and improves the elimination of waste from the body. It contains tannins, volatile oil, and a unique bitter principal called celastine.75 |
| Figwort (Scrophularia marylandica) |
| Figwort, another main ingredient of the Compound Scrophularia Syrup, is especially useful when cancer has invaded the lymph system and there is marked evidence of cachexia, toxic blood, and puffiness in the face with full, pallid lips.76 |
| Foxglove (Digitalis) |
| Foxglove contains cardiac glycosides, most notably digoxin, which was used to treat a variety of heart conditions in the past. Today, digoxin is seldom used because lenoxin, its synthetic version, is generally used instead. As a whole herb, however, digitalis (which happens to have beautiful bell-like flowers) contains many other constituents, including other glycosides. One of these, |
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