Essiac
I realized today that I have an appointment with my hematologist tomorrow morning. I'll be getting the result of a blood test done in early February. I haven’t mentioned it in this blog but for one month prior to the blood test I was taking a herbal tea by the name of Essiac.
Essiac is a brew made from a combination of herbs that was originally made available by a Canadian nurse way back in the 30's or thereabout. She had obtained it from a native Canadian Indian medicine man, or so the story goes. It tastes bad enough to be very healthy for a body.
I'll be doing an article on this particular treatment because it has been very effective for some people and was endorsed by Dr. Frederick Banting, one of the co-founders of insulin, and, by the way, a Canadian.
Essiac Ingredients
Memory indicates that there could be a problem with the way some ingredients are prepared so certain cheaper substitutes are not effective. As is usually the case with a popular product there are "Me-too" substitutes marketed with the idea of making a quick buck and never mind that it's a rip-off.
This is being added nine days after the initial post. When Essiac is brewed there is a residue similar to coffee grounds.This addition is about what can be done with those grounds.
For two years I had been bothered by a crusty scab-like covering on top of my left ear. That ear had received too much sun while golfing. The problem was not severe and would seem to clear up and then reappear. I recalled reading somewhere that a man used the grounds to heal a skin growth so I decided to try it.
Essiac Grounds
I applied some Essiac grounds to the ear, covered by a band-aid, twice a day for one week. At the end of the week I felt the top of my ear and a small piece of dried scab came off and the ear has been clear since. That was back in December 2003, three months ago.
I saved the grounds in a sealed bottle which I keep in my refrigerator.
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