Rumex Acetosa (Rumex Acetosella, Sheep Sorel)
Rumex Acetosa is a member of the
Polygonasceae family, a perennial herb found in temperate climates
of Europe, Asia and the Americas, a very common "weed" often
eaten by sheep as one of their major fodders. Rumex Acetosa
is also eaten by humans separately and along with spinach. It
contains the following phytomedicinals, ale-emodin, anthracene,
physician, anthracenodies, aglycones, emodin, anthraquinones,
chrysophanol, quercitin-3-D-galactoside, sesquioxide, and oxymthylantrhraquinone.
Rumex Acetosa is thought to be the main anti-cancer portion
of the famous Essiac formula originally put together by Ojibway
Indians, native North American Indians, and used for centuries.
This particular formula was later written down in 1922 by a
Canadian nurse by the name of Rene Caisse, RN, (Essiac is Cassie
spelled backwards) now deceased-1978. The formula stems from
the use of 4 herbs, (the Indian recipe was at one time eight
herbs but she later refined it down to 4) Sheep Sorel, Burdock
Root, Slippery Elm bark and Turkey rhubarb Root. Essiac has
shown particular effectiveness against cancers within the body,
especially prostate, breast cancer, digestive disorders, colon
cancer, etc., but serves well in most other arenas as a detoxifying
agent.
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