The following material was extracted from The Use of Dialyzable
Bovine Colostrum Extract in Conjunction with a Holistic Treatment Model
for Natural Killer Cell Stimulation in Chronic Illness, a report by
Dr. Jesse A. Stoff. The complete report is available for purchase
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ASTRAGALUS: was held in high esteem by the Chinese, who incorporated it into many of their medicinal formulas. The herb has a sweet taste and has been used in traditional medicine as an immune system, lung, liver and spleen stimulator. It also stimulates the circulatory system and acts as a heart tonic. Beneficial effects of lowering high blood pressure and blood glucose levels have also been reported. Herbal practitioners may suggest using this herb during treatment with chemotherapy as it stimulates the immune system, but this approach needs cooperation between the herbalist and doctor and should not be taken without supervision.
ASTRAGALUS: Antibacterial; used with the ginsengs; helpful for young adults for energy production and respiratory endurance; warming energy, helpful for hypoglycemia; used for "outer energy" as ginseng is used for "inner energy American Cancer Society publication reports it restored immune functions in 90% of the cancer patients studied; use to bolster the white blood cell count; strengthens the body's resistance; use for debilitating conditions; helps to promote the effects of other herbs; helps to improve digestion. One of the most popular herbs used in the Orient; its Chinese name is Huang Ch'i. It is a tonic producing warm energy and specifically tonifying for the lungs, spleen, and triple warmer via meridians. In studies performed at the Nation Cancer Institute and five other leading American Cancer Institutes over the past ten years, it has been positively shown that astragalus strengthens a cancer patient's immune system. Researchers believed on the basis of cell studies that astragalus augments those white blood cells that fight disease and removes some ot those that make the body more vulnerable to it. There is clinical evidence that cancer patients given astragalus during chemotherapy and radiation, both of which reduce the body's natural immunity while attacking the cancer, recover significantly faster and five longer. It is evident that astragalus does not directly attack cancers themselves, but instead strengthens the body's immune system. In these same studies, both in the laboratory and with 572 patients, it also has been found that Astragalus promotes adrenal cortical function, which also is critically diminished in cancer patients. Astragalus also ameliorates bone marrowpression and gastointestinal toxicity caused by chemotherapy and radiation. It is presently being looked upon as a possible treatment for people living with AIDS and for its potentials to prolong fife.
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