has anybody tried Essiac tea?

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i learnt about this Essiac tea from my collegue. Her sister in law who has breast cancer just got on hold of it recently.
i am now starting to research on it on internet with interests. it seems to be a wonder herbal tea to work on cancer and any other illness.
i just wonder if anybody here had the first hand experience?
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    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    There is a very good reason why clinical trials have not been run.  There is not intellectual property to protect, nothing which can be patented.  Not exactly true.  A pharma could apply for and receive a use patent giving them exclusive rights to sell the herb blend as a treatment for cancer.  The problem is, the patent would never cover the sale of the four individual herbs.  You cannot patent burdock root.  Since the recipe is in the public domain, anybody could buy the herbs and make the tea themselves.  A company might even get away with selling the herb blend for a different purpose.  A small pharmaceutical company actually did begin clinical trials, but halted them most likely for the patent issue.  No other company picked up the rights to the formula.

    There is a lot of information out there.  Here is a link to a pretty good source- Susan G Kommen:

    https://ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/Essiac.html

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    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Right on, Crystal Clear!  Besides, thinking just one thing cures cancer is simplistic.  It takes multiple things - cleaning up your diet, detoxing and destressing, and numerous supplements and nutrients.  And it's not an instant process, either.  

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    I did use the tea for almost 2 years, I  I had stage 4 cancer. I also went to acupuncture once a week, cut out sugar, and drank a plant drink that helped bring oxygen into my blood. I wouldn't take any prescription drugs while I was on chemo. I had more energy and no hair loss. In fact, my hair keeps growing. I  wouldn't take any drugs because I wanted my body to heal itself. I would not recommend people to do that, It was a challenge and I'm glad I did it. My mother had breast cancer in both of her breasts and on her lungs, she had stage 4 cancer.  She drank the tea for 3 years. She also used the plant drink that I have, she didn't lose her hair and she has more energy. She was taking care of me after my surgery in March 2020  that was during COVID lockdown, It's been an amazing and challenging year. All I can say, it does help with inflammation, nausea, constipation, and skin burning. My chemotherapy was carboplatin and doxorubicin "the red devil".