Mesothelioma Treatment: Exploring Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicines use active ingredients from natural substances. If you are interested in trying any of them as part of your mesothelioma treatment, first make sure the therapist is properly qualified, then talk to your cancer doctor. Some herbal medicines may contain steroids (a powerful drug that can have unpredictable side effects) or estrogen. Doctors are cautious because they don't thoroughly understand what effects the treatments might have and they want to help you avoid potentially risky drug interactions.
Essiac
Essiac is the name given to a mixture of herbs (burdock root, the bark of slippery elm tree, Turkish rhubarb and sheep sorrel) that's named after a nurse, Rene Caisse (Essiac spelled backwards). She claimed that in 1922 a patient who'd been cured of cancer attributed his cure to a recipe containing it that had come from an Indian medicine man. Caisse claims to have used the recipe to cure her aunt of stomach cancer. Its promoters claim that it can cure cancer and other diseases but the National Cancer Institute has studied Essiac and found no evidence that it has any effect on cancer or any other illness.
Cow or shark cartilage
In this treatment, cartilage (tissue found between bones and joints) from cows or sharks is ground up and given as a supplement in capsule or powder form. It is supposed to block the development of new blood vessels and thus starve the cancer. So far, no evidence has been found that it prevents or cures cancer. Doctors and researchers are recommending that cartilage should only be taken under doctor's supervision as part of a cancer research trial. Side effects in some people include nausea and vomiting.
Bach flower remedies
These remedies, available from health food stores and some pharmacies, contain the essences of flowers, diluted many times and given in liquid form. They are considered harmless and are said to help reduce psychological and emotional symptoms.
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