Fighting Cancer: Alternative and Natural Remedies

There are many people now-a-days are suffering from cancer and many of them have died already either by the complication brought by cancer or by the side-effects of the therapy against cancer.

What is Cancer?

Cancer is a disease which is characterized of the production of tumor or malignant cells due to the uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a body. However, not all diseases called cancer are characterized by malignant tumors. For example the disease in blood called Leukemia is also called cancer but it doesn't have tumors in it.

When talking about malignant cells or tumors, it refers to abnormal cells which often formed tumors that spreadingly fast to the normal tissues.

How Cancer Form?

Cancer is form when something interfere with the normal grown of cells which causes it to divide so fast so that it often forms into tumors.

The division of cells is actually a normal activity in our body. You see, cell is the most basic that forms into tissues, and tissues form into organs. When something has made the division of cells into an abnormal phase, the disease is called cancer.

What Causes Cancer?

Experts points out many causes of cancer. They said that cancer is a kind of gene mutation. It can not be inherited, however, it has the possibility that ones a parent had cancer, his or her offspring might have too in a way that the gene characteristics is being inherited from a parent to the children. But it is not necessarily that the cancer is being inherited, only the gene characteristics. So, if the parent's gene is prone to cancer, then the same is true to the offspring spring.

Cancer start to exist in a person through triggers. Such triggers are smoking, radiation, viruses, carcinogens or those chemicals that can cause cancer, hormonal imbalance, chronic inflammation such as those with Lupus, etc.

Cure of Cancer

There is no actual cure of Cancer, but they can be controlled and put into remission. The most common way of controlling the spread of cancer is by the use of chemo-drugs and the procedure is called chemotherapy. Another way of controlling it by the use of a certain kind of radiation.

Are there any natural or herbal remedies to control if not eliminate cancer?

There are many known herbs, plants and natural remedies to fight and control cancer. But in recent discovery, it was found out that the skin of Guyabano contains a substance that is capable of eliminating cancer cells.

Other remedies, you can find them here in this blog like:

• Batuan Fruit Healing Wonder
• Olive Oil
• Bay or Laurel 
• Ginger 
• Calabash or Miracle Fruit 
• Guyabano

Batuan Fruit's Healing Wonder

Batuan or Garcinia Morella plat is a tree that grows indigenous in the Philippines. It's fruit which is actually part of the family of Mangosteen is used by many Filipinos as vegetable especially when they not yet ripe or still green in color and has a very strong sour tastes, as a flavoring ingredient for the well-known Filipino dish called Sinigang. It is noted that when the fruit goes ripe its color changes to somewhat yellow.

Medicinal Value of Batuan

1. Good Anti-inflammatory. It is believed that Batuan contains anti-inflammatory substance besides having a high level of Vitamin C which is also a natural anti-inflammatory substance. By simply eating the fruit raw or by boiling it, it is an effective treatment for body inflammation. So, those suffering from arthritis, sprain, and even with Lupus can benefit from it.
2. Cholesterol Reducer. If you have hypertension due to high cholesterol level, then eating batuan regularly can help you ease your burden. But making a tea out of it is the best way of cleansing your blood from cholesterol.
3. High Antioxidant. Just like with the other member of its family, the Mangosteen, Batuan contains high antioxidant substance that would help you get rid of the cancer in your body or help you avoid growing cancer cells.

Batuan Picture

Wachichao or Taheebo

Wachichao or Taheebo is a wonderful and effective treatment of illnesses like Myoma (Mayuma), Breast Cancer, all chronic diseases, and even Ulcer.

Wachichao or Taheebo has been promoted for a long time as an anticancer herb, and there were reports, claiming that this herb is really effective in a variety of cancers. It also has antifungal and antibiotic properties that is effective for candidiasis.

History of Taheebo

Taheebo has been promoted for many years as an anticancer herb, and lay reports have claimed efficacy in a variety of cancer Antifungal and antibiotic properties are also claimed in promotional literature, with both topical and oral dosing for candidiasis.

Uses of Taheebo to insect and fungal attact.

Taheebo is widely used in alternative cancer therapy without sufficient scientific proof. It may be more useful in antifungal applications, although no clinical trials have been conducted for any indication.

It is used in South America to battle cancer and leukemia. It is useful in aiding the body in fighting and healing from all chronic diseases, immunodeficiency diseases, diarrhea, and intestinal infections.

Side Effects of Taheebo

There are no reported serious side effects.

Toxicology

The toxicology of lapachol was studied in detail by Morrison et al., who found hemolytic anemia to be the principle limiting toxicity in dogs, monkeys, rats, and mice. Human toxicity because of lapachol was seen at doses > 1.5 g/day, with an elevated prothrombin time that was reversed by administration of vitamin K. Because lapachol is not a major constituent of taheebo bark, these studies are not entirely relevant to the commercial product. No toxicology has been reported for either the bark extract or its main constituents.

Drug Interactions:

Do not use taheebo with anticoagulants

Summary: Taheebo, also known as Pau d'Arco and lpe Roxo, is derived from the inner bark of Tabebuia avellanedae and related species. Lapachol has been mistakenly identified as the active constituent, whereas the furanonaphthoquinones appear to be responsible for the biological activity of the product. Widely used in alternative cancer therapy without sufficient scientific proof, it may be more useful in antifungal applications, although no clinical trials appear to have been conducted for any indication. There are no reports of serious adverse effects; however, it should not be used with anticoagulants.