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| them susceptible to bacterial infections. Eosinophils are more involved in responding to parasitic infections or allergic responses. Basophils play a key role in allergic responses by forming mast cells that secrete inflammatory chemicals within the body, such as histamine, serotonin, and hesparin. Quercetin, found in many herbs and foods like onions, inhibits inflammation and allergic reactions through its ability to control mast cells. |
| The final important group of white blood cells, cytokines, are a diverse group of growth-regulating chemicals within the immune system that act as the local controllers of intracellular communication, playing major roles in cell immunity, growth, development, and apoptosis or cell death. Cytokines can affect cell growth both positively and negatively. For example, certain cytokines can stimulate cell growth in a manner that can block apoptosis while others can inhibit cell growth or initiate apoptosis. The cytokine families consist of interleukins, colony-stimulating factors, interferons, and growth factors. Became they are involved in cancer development and inhibition, modulation of cytokines is an impostor step in controlling cancer. What makes herbs so uniquely effective for this task is that they are modulators and understand the complexity of the bodes innate healing capabilities. Their role is not m dictate to the immune system the way pharmaceutical drugs do, but instead to orchestrate, enhance, and direct the immune system to function optimally. |
| When activated, cytokines (which are then referred to as lymphokines) can activate other white blood cells, the monocytes and lymphocytes. Once monocytes and lymphocytes are activated, they become macrophages. Carbohydrate-proteins, called mucopolysaccharides, which are found in many herbs, such as echinacea and reishi mushrooms, not only activate macrophages but actually help them to bind to the antigen or tumor cell. |
| A healthly immune system can activate itself so efficiently that infected cells are destroyed and removed before they have a chance to develop into an illness. Herbs help the immune system in the fight against a serious illness like cancer; moreover, by keeping the immune system strong and vital, they can also help inhibit other pathogenic illnesses. Many people with cancer or AIDS die of secondary infections rather than the primary illness itself bemuse their immune systems are compromised. |
| The stimulation of immune response is an important favor with ream to fighting cancer, but a serious problem arises when the cancer has multiplied |
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