What is the Recommended Daily Dosage for Essiac Tea?
Essiac tea dosages depend on individual circumstances, body weight, etc. For preventive measures, I drink 1/4 to 1/2 cup of Essiac tea (concentrated decoction) with about twice as much hot water every day. It is the first thing I do in the morning and I take my time sipping it. (Rene Caisse recommended drinking Essiac tea at bedtime on an empty stomach.) Cancer patients often report taking three to five 1/4-cup servings per day. Dr. Marijah McCain reported that one woman with breast cancer drank a quart of Essiac tea every day and successfully conquered her breast cancer. To learn more about Essiac benefits, safety and dosages read the Interview with Dr. McCain.
Rene Caisse recommended only one ounce of Essiac tea daily but it is not entirely clear how concentrated that one ounce of Essiac tea was. Apparently, she was concerned that people were using too much and wasting it as well as running a risk of "over-detoxification crises". Sheila Snow concurs with Rene on this issue. This may very well be a valid concern considering that many cancer patients are subjected to pharmaceutical drugs and their adverse side effects as well as chemotherapy and radiation. During detoxification toxins can be released into the bloodstream after being stored in fat tissue, etc. Therefore, it is not uncommon for people to experience some of the effects of these drugs and other toxins while they're being eliminated.
Should this phenomenon occur one can simply drink lots of water to assist in flushing out the toxins. I do not perceive that this phenomenon is necessarily a bad thing because one is now finally getting rid of the toxins that have been stored in the body. Hallelujah! One can also use a sauna to help flush the toxins out through the skin, provided one drinks lots of water and avoids becoming overheated or dehydrated. [Caveat: Saunas are not recommended for some conditions so a doctor's advice may be indicated.] I went through a 3-week intensive detoxification consisting of some running to jog the toxins out of fat tissue, mega-vitamins/minerals, and several hours every day of sweating in a sauna after jogging. I experienced this so-called over-detoxification phenomenon almost every day. Although there was some discomfort involved when toxins entered my bloodstream, at the end of this program my body was totally clean. I never felt better in my entire life and my vision even cleared up! Dr. McCain recommends simply cutting back on the amount of Essiac tea taken daily whenever this "over-detoxification" phenomenon occurs.
For over eight years Rene Caisse was providing Essiac for three to six hundred cancer patients every week! As I have found, Essiac tea takes a great deal of time to grow organically and wildcraft, process, cut, powder, store, prepare, etc., so perhaps she also may have had concerns about not having enough Essiac for everybody. Therefore, I think she would naturally want to economize on her Essiac herb supplies while providing just enough tea to produce positive results for each patient.
Also, in my opinion, we are exposed to a great deal more toxins in our environment compared to the middle of the twentieth century. I think we also need to consider that Rene Caisse was primarily treating cancer patients. Today we know that Essiac tea is good for so much more than just cancer treatment. We should also not forget that the individual Essiac herbs have been used as food for a very, very long time. That's right--food. Even today the Japanese and an increasing number of Americans are eating burdock root for dinner. Fancy restaurants offer sheep sorrel salad at high prices. Native Americans used slippery elm for food and for its health benefits long before the European invasion of this continent. Many people use garden rhubarb in pies, jams, etc. (However, Essiac tea uses the root of turkey rhubarb--not the stems.)
Can people overdose on food? Well, just look at the problem of obesity today in America. I would say that there are far too many people overdosing on unnatural foods such as white bread, candy, sugar-coated donuts, sugar-saturated sodas, etc., as well as overdosing on pharmaceutical drugs. The rise in cancer, heart disease and diabetes appears to be a good indicator of the prevalence of poor diets occasioned by junk food overdoses. By the way, sugar and refined carbohydrates feed cancer as well as yeast infections, etc. The fact that these degenerative diseases have not subsided in our society also demonstrates that pharmaceutical drugs are not the solution to the problem.
Therefore, for the above reasons and from my experience and Dr. McCain's experience, I don't think overdosing on Essiac tea is an issue of great concern. In fact, I think that if more people would trade in their donuts and soda pop for a cup or two of Essiac tea everyday, we'd see an observable rise in the health of America and all other countries who have adopted the Standard American Diet (SAD). To me, Essiac tea is just good food for good health. (And since it does not contain any sugar, you will not likely be inclined to drink excessive amounts of it. )
At the right dosage--and that will vary from person to person--Essiac tea can loosen and normalize bowel movements. However, if things get too loose one only needs to cut back on the tea until the stools are soft but not too loose. This ability to normalize bowel movements can be a real blessing to people who have been on low-fiber diets for long periods of time. There are well-known American herbalists who claim that most illnesses can be remedied simply by a thorough colon cleanse. I completed a thorough 7-day colon cleanse only to find that I didn't need to do it. My colon was already clean and normal just by daily use of Essiac tea. (It took me about a month to recover my strength after that intense 7-day colon cleanse.)
In conclusion I think that people just need to experiment a bit to find that daily dosage that is right for them as individuals. After all, our bodies are all different and the body's needs can change from day to day.
Yours in Health Freedom,
Lanny Messinger
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