Essiac herbal tea review

We see that Essiac is in the news again, and this time the patient whose cancer seems to have been beaten is not a human, but a dog.

Sky is a black Labrador retriever and one of the top 10 obedience champions in Canada until, last June, when she collapsed during a competition. The Master Obedience Champion was taken to a veterinarian, who discovered the dog had leukemia and a tumor. She was believed to have only six months to live.

The dog’s owner, a Ms. Canning, decided to take additional action besides the veterinary drugs that were prescribed for Sky. She changed the dog’s diet to one with no grain and high protein. She also started using Essiac, the herbal supplement invented by a Canadian nurse named Rene Caisse about 60 years ago. The name Essiac is Caisse spelled backwards.

We have not heard about Essiac being used on animals, but there does not seem to be any reason why it can only be used for humans. In the case of Sky, it may have contributed to the dog’s recovery. Her tumor shrunk and eventually disappeared. And there is also no more sign of the leukemia.

“So, far, she’s doing just great,” Ms. Canning said. “We’re going to compete again this year; she’s full of energy. The only change is that I can’t take her to field trials (tests for hunting dogs) anymore, because the [drug] she was on made some of her hair fall out and she gets sunburned.”

It is always interesting to see these reports about Essiac in connection with alternative cancer treatments.

For the full text of the news article referenced above, please see www.mykawartha.com/news/article/29336.