Talk:Essiac
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I really enjoy the Essiac formula, but am having serious problems computing the Wikipedia article on it. I find that the recipe is not correct (or mostly so, but crucial parts have been altered, and can change the effect and potency of the tea in the end), and that it doesn't tell nearly enough of the positive effects of Essiac. This is a minour opinion, also, in that it doesn't talk about Rene Caisse that much, either, and her struggle with nay-sayers the whole time she administered Essiac. I want to redo the whole page, myself, but find that I may anger whomever wrote this page or may just come off as completely rude. And who would want to be rude, right? ^_^
Viicious 09:35, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
- I wrote a big chunk of the article and added/used the recipe I had on hand based on information provided by Gary Glum. Update and correct the article as you see fit. If you have a more correct or alternative recipe then either correct it or add it as an alternative. I can't be offended. Just Be Bold. Bdelisle 02:07, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Your link to an 8 herb essiac providor contains no document of authenticity. If you would like to link to an 8 herb essiac distributor with an actual document of authenticity, please link to discount-essiac-tea.com.They provide a signed letter from Dr. Charles Brusch who developed and researched the 8 herb essiac tea formula from 1959 to 1967 at Brusch Medical Research Center in Cambridge Massachusetts.His research partner was the nurse who essiac tea is named after, Rene CAISSE. Her name spelled backwards is ESSIAC. Thier signatures appear together on several key documents used to verify the origins of both the 4 and 8 herb formulas. Discount-essiac-tea.com also answers many of the questions about the history of both the 4 and 8 herb essiac formulas. 08:39, 17 November 2006 (UTC)08:39, 17 November 2006 (UTC)08:39, 17 November 2006 (UTC)~ Bryan Paulhus
I am a member of the Ojibwe tribe of the Saageen Ojibwe reserve. My great grandfather Crow Fontaine was the Midewiiwin healer who gave the recipe to Renee Caisse for her own breast cancer affliction.
The original recipe is much simpler than was later quoted but basically the same. It "reads" as follows.
6 handfuls of the plant Sheep sorrel, 1 handful of Rhubarb root, 1 handful of Burdock root, 1 handful of Elm bark Boil in one gallon of water and use half a glass a day.
It does sound rather simple but then this recipe was modified to appear acceptable to the public over the years.
Renee Caisse has made some research to treat various patients for cancer and following her demise, others have also added their two cents. If that was an improvement, it is only for the recipient to decide.
The recipe is still in use in our family in the original state. Mika Twoleaf Makwa nindodem
[edit] Recipe
I removed the recipe which was included in the article for Essiac, per the what Wikipedia is not. Recipes and similar material are usually not encyclopedic, and are generally not included in articles. --TeaDrinker 23:13, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
