On 21
September 2016, the Health Eternally web site published an article headlined
“Scientists Find Root That Kills 98% of Cancer Cells in Only 48 Hours,”
proclaiming that: According to Dr. Carolyn Hamm from the Windsor Regional
Cancer Centre in Ontario, Canada, dandelion root extract was the only thing
that helped with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. This form of cancer typically
affects older adults.
John Di
Carlo, who at the time was a 72-year old cancer patient at the hospital, was
sent home to live out his final days after all efforts failed to treat his
leukemia. He told CBC News that he was advised to drink dandelion root tea as a
last ditch effort. Perhaps it should have been the first option offered in his
treatment plan, as his cancer went into remission only four months later! His
doctors attributed this to the dandelion root tea that he drank.
Recent
studies have shown that dandelion
root extract can work very quickly on cancer cells, as was
evidenced in Di Carlo’s case. Within 48 hours of coming into contact with the
extract, cancerous cells begin to disintegrate. The body happily replaces these
with healthy new cells.
Back in
February 2012. CBC reporting indicated only that researchers “hoped to test”
dandelion root’s potential as a treatment for one specific type of cancer, not
that dandelion root had actually been established as an effective cancer cure. Researchers
hope to test dandelion tea on patients at a Windsor, Ont., clinic after it was
found the roots of the weed killed cancer cells in
the laboratory.
The
promising research is being led by a University of Windsor oncologist, in
association with the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre. Dr. Caroline Hamm said dandelion root extract is unique, and
is one of the only things found to help with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. The
roots of the common dandelion were ground up and made into tea. According to researchers,
early results show that the tea kills cancer cells in the lab.
Interest
in dandelion root as a cancer-fighting substance was not new in September 2016,
as the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has (among others) been looking
at the plant since at least 2010. Sloan-Kettering’s web site currently
indicates that as yet no data support the claim of dandelion root as an
effective cancer preventive or treatment. Dandelion is used in traditional
medicine to treat many ailments. Laboratory studies have shown that dandelion
can kill certain bacteria and other microbes. It was also found to have
anticancer properties in colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, leukemia, and
melanoma cells.
Dr.
Caroline Hamm, a medical oncologist at the Windsor Cancer Centre in Windsor,
Ont. who is leading the study [says] she’s seen improvements in some patients
who drink dandelion root tea purchased at health food stores, “Most of the
responses that I have seen are very short. but there’s a signal there that I
think is worthwhile of further investigation,” she said.
They are Phytochemicals
in the dandelion
roots. Chicfarm believes.
Phytochemicals
are naturally occurring plant chemicals (phyto means plant in Greek). They
provide plants with color, odor and flavor. Once people eat them, however,
research shows they can influence the chemical processes inside our bodies in
helpful ways.Findings from laboratory studies have shown that phytochemicals
have the potential to:
• Stimulate the immune system
• Block substances we eat, drink and breathe
from becoming carcinogens
• Reduce the kind of inflammation that makes
cancer growth more likely
• Prevent DNA damage and help with DNA
repair
• Reduce the kind of oxidative damage to
cells that can spark cancer
• Slow the growth rate of cancer cells
• Trigger damaged cells to commit suicide
before they can reproduce
• Help to regulate hormones
While
research continues, the best bets for achieving the maximum health benefits
possible include:
• Eat a varied diet high in a variety of
vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans
• Favor brightly colored or strongly
flavored vegetables and fruits, which are often the best sources of
phytochemicals
• Stick to food sources – phytochemicals in
supplement form may not be as easily absorbed as those from food.
