Burdock is rarely used on its own in remedies.  It is usually mixed with other herbs, to balance its strong cleansing action

The burdock root is comprised mainly of carbohydrates, largely INULIN (not insulin), mucilage, starches and some sugar. Inulin is the principle active ingredient in burdock root and it has been shown to have remarkable curative powers in lab studies. Inulin helps strengthen the organs, especially the liver, and its natural sugars help to regulate blood sugar metabolism. Some diabetics claim that they have been able to eliminate the need for taking insulin. It is believed that Inulin in burdock root plays an important role in helping to clear up diabetic conditions because of its ability to regulate sugar metabolism.

Inulin is also regarded as a powerful immune system regulator, and when teamed up with echinacea it is a powerful immune system booster. Inulin is thought to attach itself to the surface of white blood cells and make them work better. It is even thought that Inulin can activate T-Cells in the attack against cancer cells.

In animal studies, burdock root extracts have been shown to destroy bacteria and fungus cultures, as well as showing strong anti-tumor activity.

 

Slippery Elm is used extensively for inflammation of the lungs, bowels, stomach, heart, diseases of the female organs, kidney and bladder. It apparently soothes ulcerated or cancerous stomachs and heals all mucus membranes. It is also an immune system booster.

Mucilage has a smooth acting cleansing action. The cleansing action is due to the sticky substance found in the gum resins of the plant, which helps dissolve mucus that has been deposited in the tissues of your body organs, lymph glands and nerve channels.

Slippery Elm has a lubricating action that protects and softens all the membrane linings in the body, especially those membranes damaged by chemotherapy and other cancer treatments. Membranes damaged and inflamed from other illnesses might also be healed or helped by Slippery Elm.

As part of the cleansing action, the gum resins in Slippery Elm bark gather up dissolved toxic waste in your body, including your bowels and helps discharge them accordingly.

Sheep Sorrel is high in vitamins A and B-complex, C, D, E and K. It is very rich in minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium, silicon, sulfur chlorine and trace amounts of iodine and zinc.

Beneficial elements in sheep sorrel are the carotenoids and chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has been shown in lab studies to increase resistance to x-rays, purify the liver, stimulate the regeneration of fresh tissue, relieve pancreas swelling, cleanse the walls of blood vessels and strengthen the cell walls. Vitamin A strengthens the immune system by increasing the production of white blood cells and T-Cells. It is the white blood cells and the T-Cells that are known to destroy cancerous cells.

 

Aids and helps cleanse the digestive canals and the entire digestive tract, improves digestion and appetite. It stimulates colon action and glandular secretions, alleviates bowel pain, clears colon blockage, duodenum ulcers and is an excellent stomach tonic. Turkey rhubarb (Rheum palmatum) should not be confused with domestic rhubarb, the variety commonly used to make rhubarb pies or Indian Rhubarb, which is not a purgative, and should not be used in place of Turkey Rhubarb.  The function of Turkey Rhubarb is to assist the body to excrete the excess waste created in the body by the cleansing and healing action of the 5 other powerful herbs.
Turkey Rhubarb is native to Canada.  Indian Rhubarb is not native to Canada and was not used in Rene Caisse's tea Essiac™

Echinacea (purple coneflower). The subject of more than 350 scientific studies, most conducted in Europe, Echinacea seems to stimulate the immune system nonspecifically rather than against specific organisms. In laboratory tests, Echinacea increased the number of immune system cells and developing cells in bone marrow and lymphatic tissue, and it seemed to speed their development into immunocompetent cells (cells that can react to pathogens). It speeds their release into circulation, so more are present in blood and lymph, ~and increases their phagocytosis rate--the rate at which they can digest foreign bodies. Echinacea also inhibits the enzyme hyaluronidase, which bacteria use to enter tissues and cause infection. This inhibition helps wounds to heal by stimulating new tissue formation.

Echinacea exhibits interferon like antiviral activity documented through extensive experiments in Germany. For example, in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 180 volunteers, Echinacea's therapeutic effectiveness for treating flu-like symptoms was "good to very good" (Braunig et al., 1992). Another study showed that orally administered Echinacea extracts significantly enhanced phagocytosis in mice (Bauer et al., 1988). Water-soluble Echinacea components strongly activated macrophages (Stimpel et al., 1984), enhanced immune system cell motility, and increased these cells' ability to kill bacteria. Other immune system cells were stimulated to secrete the disease-fighting tumor necrosis factor and interleukins 1 and 6 (Roesler et al., 1991). Another study showed that Echinacea polysaccharides increased the number of immunocompetent cells in the spleen and bone marrow and the migration of those cells into the circulatory system. The authors said these effects resulted in excellent protection of mice against consequences of lethal listeria and ~candida infections (Coeugniet and Elek, 1987).

Black Walnut Certified Organic.
Black Walnut is accepted by herbalists to be natures strongest parasite killer. Dr. Hulga Clark advocates that killing parasites may play an active and considerable role in keeping the body clean and in strengthening the immune system.