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Bloodroot
Bloodroot is indigenous to North America, growing in the East from Canada to the Carolinas and sometimes as far south as Florida. The species name is Sanguinaria Canadensis. When the root is cut, it appears to bleed.
Native Americans used this red exudation as a dye for decorating the body as well as textiles, and thus it is sometimes known as "red puccoon" or "Indian paint." The history of bloodroot is as colorful as the dye made from it.
Bloodroot flowers very early in the spring, March or April. The beautiful flowers are usually white with seven to fourteen petals, sometimes tinged with rose or purple, closing at night or in shade. The root is used most often for medicinal purposes. The roots are small, finger thickness, and only 2-3 inches in length.
Medicinal uses of bloodroot were learned from Native Americans in the Lake Superior region (Ojibwa?), with the roots prepared into a paste, and other uses such as washes or tinctures. Bloodroot is traditionally used either singly or in combination with other herbs. Indians also pulverized the roots for a wide variety of healing uses.
The use of bloodroot is considered highly effective against many skin conditions, including ringworm, warts, fungoid tumors, and venereal infections. For localized external conditions such as: athlete's foot, eczema, rashes, and fungal infections, washes may be preferred to the salve.
Some dental preparations have also used bloodroot for assisting gingivitis and plaque, with this herb found as an ingredient in some brands of toothpaste!
Research has established that bloodroot has a remarkable ability to remove mucus. However, it should never be used in large doses or for a prolonged period. Perhaps its nasty taste is Nature's way of warning against overuse internally!
Bloodroot is both bitter and pungent. Initially, bloodroot warms and stimulates, but it also contains cooling properties that may counteract the warming effects.
The primary alkaloid in bloodroot is sanguinarine. In experiments on mice, sanguinarine had a necrotizing effect on both carcinomas and sarcomas.
Externally, bloodroot is prized for its ability to clear up infections and stimulate the growth of healthy tissue. So far as can be determined, bloodroot has been the most common herb used in escharotic treatments.
Historically bloodroot has been combined with other herbs for the most efficacious use. Many tribes also added additional herbs to assist the healing process. Most Native Tribes found the use of this herb to be an additional blessing in their indigenous ways. Among them, The Zuni of New Mexico have a wonderful story about the a'neglakya plant, named for a boy who lived in the interior of the earth. The Ojibwa and Cherokee also used this herb. Bloodroot should always be used with caution as well as supervision.
Product contains fresh Bloodroot in a 40% alcohol base.
Bloodroot is for ADULT USE ONLY! Orders contain literature and directions for use.
This tincture is recommended on the Supporting a Healthy Immune System reference page, and in your Supporting a Healthy Immune System information booklet. (pdf format)
Venus Fly-Trap
Famed naturalist Charles Darwin called the Venus-fly trap the most wonderful plant in the world! Years later Dr. Helmut Keller, M.D. discovered the purified juice from the Venus-flytrap (VFT) to be a powerful and safe tool in attacking cancer and stimulating the immune system.
"In 1973, more than 28 years ago, I discovered why the juice of Venus flytrap is such an effective dietary supplement for the immune system. As you know, this plant is expert at trapping its own meal through a sensitive biological response process. When a fly or other small insect touches the delicate hairs of the plant's mouth, it causes the mouth to close quickly, trapping the insect inside the plant," Dr. Helmut Keller explains. "Juicy liquids inside the plant's mouth are capable of digesting animal and vegetable materials. Interestingly, they do not digest the plant itself. From this observation, I have concluded that the Venus flytrap must possess an advanced type of immune system capable of distinguishing between harmful intruder organisms and its own materials.
"In fact, the plant digests only the 'primitive,' undeveloped, undifferentiated cells of its prey. These 'primitive' cells are the same kind of cells that intrude into the human body as harmful bacteria, fungi, or which are overproduced due to stress, exposure to pollutants or poor dietary habits, and which the body's immune system is programmed to attack," continues Dr. Keller. Supplementing the diet with components of the Venus' flytrap juice supports the human immune system by fortifying the body's own defense mechanisms.
"As Darwin implied, the beauty and intelligence ofthis remarkable insect-eating plant cannot be overemphasized. It is one of nature's storehouses of phytonutrients for the human immune system," says Dr. Keller.
Venus-flytrap extract is used in the treatment of chronic diseases, including most forms of cancer, ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis, all types of herpes infections, chronic arthritis, and almost any immune deficiency state, including AIDS. Also, it has been effective in boosting immune function and may be helpful with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
VFT is the processed and purified juice taken from the Venus-flytrap plant. The digestive juice of this plant is a phytonutrient that attacks and destroys every variety of cellular malignancy and is especially effective on primitive cancer tumor tissues as opposed to highly differentiated ones. Nevertheless, because of Venus-flytrap's ability to modulate and stimulate the immune system of both humans and animals, its use is indicated for all types of malignancies, including carcinomas, sarcomas, blood dyscrasias (the leukemias), and most definitely cancer metastases. It is beneficial for some of the other degenerative diseases as well.
Venus-flytrap also acts advantageously as a growth inhibitor of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and for moderating those more severe symptoms occurring in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Venus-flytrap works for all diseases in which immune stimulation and modulation are required. Besides having the ability to reduce the growth rate of tumor tissue, VFT increases the number and activity of the sick person's T-helper cells and other immune system components. Laboratory test readings on HIV-positive patients showed that T-helper cell counts rose from as low as 11 per cubic millimeter of blood to well beyond 700, while the T-suppressor cells decreased sharply. This makes the individual's important helper/suppressor ratio almost normal.
Note: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Our VFT herbal extract is made from freshly grown Dionaea Muscipula plants in a base of organic grain alcohol. This extract is concentrated and pure with no added water or glycerin.
Important Directions for using Venus Fly-Trap extract
Adult Dosage Guidelines:
- Sublingual - full strength: Take 1/2 teaspoon (about 2 dropperfuls) and place directly under the tongue. Hold in mouth for 2 to 3 minutes or until completely absorbed. You may drink water or juice 5 minutes after placing the extract in mouth but not before. Repeat dose 3 to 5 times daily or as directed by a health care professional.
- Sublingual - half strength: Mix 1/2 tsp. water with 1/2 teaspoon of extract and hold in mouth till absorbed. Repeat dose 3 to 5 times daily. Note on sublingual use: Recent experience has shown that absorbing Venus Fly-trap extract under the tongue is at least 3 times more effective than mixing it with water and drinking it. Apparently, stomach acid or enzymes inactivate some of its active properties.
- Note for first time users: Start off with 1/4 tsp. or 1 dropperful and gradually increase to an optimum dosage.
- Maintenance: One dropperful twice daily sublingually.
- Complementary: Colonies/enemas, Naltrexone, NK911, IP6, MethylB12, Soil-Based Organisms, Lemon/Extra Virgin olive oil drink, marine lipids, raw garlic, raw vegetable juices, cooked asparagus, castor oil packs over liver area, Macrobiotic diet, sea vegetables, Salads with parsley, beet greens, kale and dark green vegetables added, cold processed whey proteins, gelatin, digestive enzymes.
- What to avoid: soda, processed`sweets, deep fried foods, foods fried in vegetable oil. Cook foods only at low temperature with water (simmer or use a Crock Pot).
- Indications: Federal law prohibits the sale of most botanicals (including Venus Fly Trap) if health claims are made for treatment of disease. Persons with cancer, HIV, CFIDS, MS, Lyme's, Candidiasis or herpes should consult a Physician or health care practitioner knowledgeable in the use of botanical extracts for more information on the use of this product.
This tincture is recommended on the Supporting a Healthy Immune System reference page, and in your Supporting a Healthy Immune System information booklet. (pdf format)
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