A demonstration of what can be accomplished through the use of alternative cancer therapies.
Please view the Slide Show of the Bloodroot process.
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Bloodroot, combined with several other ingredients, forms a salve that is known as an escharotic (es-ka-rah-tik). Escharotics have a long history of use for cancer treatment dating back to the ancient Egyptians. The Department of Dermatology at the University of Wisconsin recently conducted extensive research on bloodroot, and its findings were published by Clinical Cancer Research in April of 2000 and August of 2003 (Please visit www.cancerx.org for details regarding this study, as well as a comprehensive overview of bloodroot as a healing agent). In the last three centuries a significant number of case studies utilizing escharotics for cancer treatment have been documented by physicians both in Europe and the United States.
An escharotic is defined as a caustic substance that creates a chemical reaction with various tissues in the body. The salve is applied topically in the region where the disease is believed to be present. It then absorbs through the skin, seeks out diseased tissue located internally, and destroys it. The incapacitated tissue is then brought to the skin's surface and eventually sloughs off. If there is no disease present, the black salve will simply rest on the skin's surface until it is wiped away. Healthy tissue seems to be bypassed in the process, other than tissue disturbance on the skin's surface where the eschar (scab-like formation) breaks through. In spite of the potential for gaping holes in the skin, bleeding and infection are rare. Skin tissue grows back quickly, though there is usually considerable scar tissue.
It is often said that the black salve is not for the faint of heart, and some practitioners advise that it only be used as a last resort. Gary got a first hand experience with just how extreme the process can be. In his case, the second tumor that was discovered was located in the gastric esophageal junction. In order to remove it surgically, a portion of Gary's stomach and esophagus would need to be removed and reconstructive surgery would be required. Food tolerance would almost certainly be affected and there would likely be chronic gastric difficulty. Even then, the doctor put the chance of a recurrence at 75%. This bleak picture removed traditional surgery from our list of options. An escharotic is considered by some to be a natural surgical process and in spite of its aggressive nature, we decided it made sense to try it.
Gary applied the salve directly over the tumor site, on a daily basis, until the eschar seemed to be well formed. At this point he stopped the salve and just applied vaseline to the wound area so it wouldn't dry out, continuing to redress it each day. There was some soreness on the skin's surface that became painful at times, but the most intense pain took place internally, at the tumor site. He describes the sharp pain as a "strong tug and a pulling." Now we understood the strong note of caution we were hearing with respect to the black salve. Gary took strong pain medication for nearly three weeks during the 38 day process. At the end of 38 days the eschar, which was three inches in diameter, a half inch thick and resembled a large mushroom sitting on his breastbone, detached. The wound closed up rather quickly, and the resulting scar shrunk down to two inches in diameter in the next six months. Gary's next biopsy showed that there were no longer any active cancer cells in that region. His other diagnostics indicated there was no other cancer in his body.
For additional information on bloodroot and other escharotics visit www.cancersalves.com.
To view progressive stages of Gary's 38 day black salve regiment, please see Gary's Slide Show.