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FragileWarrior wrote:
William Rose wrote in news:rosefam-
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The culinary side of the pokeweed is ancillary to my interest in it's
effects on the lymphatic system. My wife survived a cancer in her leg
three years ago and the follow up radiation therapy fried the lymph
node
near her groin. Now the top of her leg feels a hard as wood. I'm hoping
the pokeweed, or cleavers, or something will have some effect on it. I
check with our doctors to get feed-back from them and, if there is no
downside, then I'll try it to get an idea of the taste. I've just
started with the cleaver juice.
Cleavers seems to work pretty good for lymphatic problems. It wouldn't
hurt to try it if you get clearance from the doctors. I drink it in tea
with Stinging Nettles and Lemon Balm (all dried) and the tea is pretty
darned good. I let everything steep for six hours and drink it cold. I'm
getting quite a taste for it after using it for a few weeks now. The
herbalist at the local herb farm mixes it up for me.
If you have a doctor who will talk to you about herbal meds, good for
you! My doctor (a family member!) has never been interested in seeing
that side of things *at all*. I find that eastern doctors will entertain
herbal remedies much more readily than western doctors.
Let me know if you try cleavers and what results you get with it. Good
luck on your search! I think you must be pretty special to be searching
for remedies for your lady.
Actually it wasn't a doctor, it was a pharmacologist and he checked his
data base while we talked. He told me that as long as I was growing the
herbs myself, cleavers and bitter melon, he didn't see anything
contraindicative. Cleaver juice tastes a little like you would expect
Brussel sprout juice to taste:-( Not horrible but nothing to write home
about. 5ml - 15 ml, 3 times/day. Still working on the scheduling.
This is where I put my big toe in the sand and tell you that I am just a
big lunk, it's my lady who is special. Well, at least for the last 39
years. Yikes, that's a long time. Seems like just yesterday. I gotta go
make a margarita. Hasta luego.
- Bill
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