Dear Bob Liebert,

My dad has chronic leukemia (CMML), & is too weak now for chemo-therapy. So I plan to offer him Essiac tea, maitake mushroom dishes, & maybe some skullcap tea w/ pwd. licorice root. He also has some liver congestion, & I'm giving him carrots (See James Duke's book, The Green Pharmacy) to help detoxify the liver & other organs. Any comments? I've just recently discovered your site, & like your responsible-sounding info. (I plan to order your book on Ozark herbs.) On Essiac, I'm very familiar w/ sheep sorrel, as I've been into edible wild plants a long time. I grew up calling sheep sorrel, "Injun cane," & we used to chew on the flower stalks while we played outside. Since then, I've used it in salads & in place of dill pickles on delicious sandwiches. I've read that it is the cancer-fighting herb in Essiac, & that the other three herbs are cleansers. But you might be interested to know (I've just learned; if only I can remember which site! Try Google search of rz rhei Debu Tripathy, & go to the lef.org site. Also see the Dateline report on the master herb doctor from Tibet, Yeshi Dhonden -- known for successful cancer treatments) that scientific research on Chinese & Tibetan herbs have shown Chinese rhubarb root (rz rhei) to also fight cancer. So does their species of skullcap: Scutellaria barbatae. Thanks for your excellent info.

David

Dear Friend,

I believe you are on the right track with the herbs for your father. I have seen two remarkable remissions in Leukemia using such herbs. The herbs I was using was an extract of the fresh Maitake (you might want to try the fresh extract we have, for potency, ease and consistency in dosing) and a simple formula of Red Root, Yellow Dock and Dandelion root. I beleieve (and have heard anecdotal evidence of ) the good effects of the Essiac as an aid as well. Anti-cancer compounds have been found in a number of the Rheum species. Let me know how things go.

You can buy these herbs and many more in the Formula and Single Herb sections of the Teeter Creek Herb website. Herbs that don't appear in the Formula or Single Herb lists can usually be requested in the "Message" section at the bottom of the order page.

The information expressed is the personal observations of Herbalist Bob Liebert based on his personal experience and his studies of folk and traditional herbalism. These observations are not meant to be a substitute for qualified medical diagnosis and treatment. Uses of many of the herbs have not been scientifically verified.