Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a relatively common condition that causes ulcers and inflammation on the wall of the large bowel and rectum. Classic symptoms include abdominal pain, bleeding, diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and anemia. The condition mainly affects males and females in the 15 to 30 age group. There may…
What is leukemia? Leukemia literally means “white blood”. It is a type of cancer that develops from the stem (immature) cells of the bone marrow which leads to excessive production of abnormal “leukemic” white blood cells. They then “crowd out” normal white cells and red cells, slowing their development and…
This anecdote is about how I injured myself and how wheatgrass enabled me to drive home. One Sunday I was running around the park playing with my young son when I was suddenly crippled by severe pain in my calf. It stopped me in my tracks and I realised I…
How can wheatgrass be more effective than ice? How often we see athletes pressing plastic bags full of crushed ice against pulled muscles, bruises and other injuries – unfortunately, to little or no avail. Knowing there is a better way to hasten soft tissue injury recovery and ease pain, I…
The use of water soluble chlorophyll in oral sepsis. An experimental study of 300 cases. Goldberg S. 1943. Am. J. Surg. 1943;62:117-123. Water soluble chlorophyll was used to treat mouth infections and following dramatic and satisfactory early results, over 300 cases of Vincent’s stomatitis and pyorrhea have been treated. In pyorrhea the use of…
1. Wound not healed after 9 years. Wheatgrass treatment commenced. 2. One week wheatgrass. Wound size 20% of original. 3. At 7 months, wound almost healed. Surface dry and clean. 4. Another week and the wound is healed The Patient’s Story: In 2006 I was bitten on my hand by…
Identification of pelvic lymph nodes with chlorophyllin after injection into the uterine cervix: An experimental and clinical study. Wang H., Tan Y., Wang X., Xie J. Lymphology 2000;34:69-76 Background: Cancer is more severe when it spreads to areas beyond the site of the original tumor (a process called metastasis). When cancer…
Preliminary report of clinical use and rationale. Gruskin B. Am. J. Surg. Jul 1940;49-55 Elimination of bacterial infections relies on two approaches: • destruction of bacteria by administering certain chemical compounds, and/or • building up the body’s resistance to bacteria. The former approach is generally associated with a number of…
Use of phytostimolin vaginal cream and lavage in cervical dystrophy after dilatation and curettage of the cervix. Bottino. G. et al. Minerva Ginecol. Mar 1991;43(3):123-5. (View abstract offsite) A group of Italian doctors in Turin performed a double-blind study on 60 women with vaginal dystrophy using a herbal cream that contained phytostimolin derived from…
Wheat grass juice in the treatment of active distal ulcerative colitis: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Ben-Arye E.; Goldin E.; Wengrower D.; Stamper A.; Kohn R.; Berry E. 2002. Scand. J. Gastroenterology, Vol:37.4:444-449(6) Background: Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease in which lesions form in the lining of the large…