Here is another
plant that has anti cancer effects to add to our steadily increasing arsenal of
plant based curatives. The problem of
course for most victims, by the time you discover the problem, the horse is
running and catching it from a cold start is well nigh impossible from a cold
start. This pretty well drives drastic
intervention which usually ends up as a stop gap that also weakens the
individual.
However we will
add it to our list of good foods and recall that switching to a pure vegan diet
immediately is strongly indicated. This
makes the system alkaline as does strong doses of baking soda. Thus adding in additional cancer fighting
plants ups the assault on the cancer.
Never getting
the disease is still the best cure but unlikely in our world for most. By the time you pay attention you are already
a captive audience.
Hidden Jamaican
Vine Stops Cancer Cold
I’ve finally replanted all the cerasee in my yard.
If you remember, I wrote to you recently about how
this healing vine used to grow along my fence. Until my neighbor read that it
was a weed and he killed it all with Roundup.
But cerasee is no weed
True, it’s not very well known in the West.
Apparently not even by the botanists at the University of Florida where my
neighbor got his information.
But this lime-green vine that grows wild in Jamaica,
and now at my house again, deserves more respect.
Especially since it fights cancer.
The Jamaicans who eat the reddish-orange fruit and
its seeds are known for their iron-hard bones and incredible health.
My friend Ivey Harris, the last living descendant of
the 500-year tradition of Maroon herbalists in Jamaica, tells me that they’ve
been making tea and tonics from the leaves for centuries. They use it to cure
rashes, stomach pain and diabetes.
Cerasee, or bitter melon, has so many healing
properties that researchers brought it to the University of Miami to study it.
They discovered that an enzyme in the ripe fruit can inhibit growth of cancer
cells.
A recent study looked at a compound called
“kuguaglycoside C” that’s in the leaves of cerasee. They found that the extract
killed off cancer cells of the nerve tissue (neuroblastoma) in just 48 hours.1
One of the ways it works is by increasing
“apoptosis-inducing factor” or AIF inside the cancer cells. This stops the
cancer cells from making energy, and tells them to shut down and die off.
Another compound in cerasee called DMC works to kill
breast cancer tumor cells.2 Extracts of cerasee also fight hepatitis B,
and kill off liver cancer cells.3
A fatty acid that’s in both the fruit and the seeds
called alpha-eleostearic acid kills off leukemia cells and colon cancer cells
as well.4
The leaves are also an excellent choice for skin
problems. Researchers have discovered that cerasee interferes with an enzyme
that’s been linked to psoriasis.
Ivey tells me that for many skin problems, or even
just to have naturally healthier and cleaner skin, they crush cerasee leaves
and add them to their baths.
The Maroon healers traditionally use cerasee for
diabetes – although they didn’t understand the causes or progression of the
disease. Still, they made a good choice, because cerasee contains a compound
that helps normalize blood sugar5 – a major problem for diabetics.
When I traveled to India I found bitter melon there,
too. Although Ayurvedic medicine, the oldest system of medicine in the world,
calls it karela.
I always have faith that something works when I see
the same tradition of use spring up in totally unrelated places around the
world.
Ayurveda treats diabetes with it as well. And like
the Maroon tradition from thousands of miles away, having had no contact with
each other, both cultures use cerasee to help strengthen eyesight. Turns out it
has the nutrients lutein and zeaxanthin which both improve eyesight.
The fruit looks a bit different in India, with
pointier ends, and they use it in their cooking when it’s still green.
I sometimes use cerasee in my cooking, too. I cut
the green fruit open lengthwise without peeling. Then I remove the seeds and
the unripened fruit from inside and chop it like a green pepper. Then I boil
them until the pieces are tender, and add them to my stir-fry.
I also like cerasee (momordica charantia) because
you can use the leaves and the flower to make a detoxifying and purging daily
tonic or tea. In Jamaica, they usually use the young leaves to make “bush tea”
and drink it for breakfast. All you have to do to make it is:
Add 10 grams of dried or fresh cerasee leaves to ¼
liter of boiling water
Simmer on low for 5 minutes
Turn off the heat and steep for 10 minutes
Strain off the tea into a cup
To make it sweeter, add a bit of brown sugar and
ginger
To Your Good Health,
Al Sears, MD
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