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jeanie
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 Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject: scaevola spinescens, maroon bush, prickly fan flower etc.I a |
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I am interested in hearing personal stories re the use of scaevola spinescens as a treatment of cancer or other illnesses.
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Ed Dunkel
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Any particular cancer (or ailment)?
Cancers are as diverse as the types of diseases there are out there. What works for one cancer won't necessarily work for another.
It's apparently used as a diuretic and stomachic and it is also used in the treatment of skin disorders. (Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Australian Medicinal Plants.)
Also, Scaevola spinescens (Goodeniaceae) active against cytomegalovirus ( http://www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/NPP/00-6.pdf ).
Guruna has some if this, I think. 
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Rimbaud
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thanks Ed, cheque's in the mail, same address i presume? |
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jeanie
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Correct. Cancers are not all the same, however my question remains - I would like to hear from people who are using the tea? Also any history or research on the subject. I have been involved with the scaevola spinescens story for some time with the book Wajarri Wisdom and dry mulched bush which I sell from my book shop.
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eataust
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Medline references one study done containing the plant (you probably already know this, but for others who may not):
Semple SJ, Reynolds GD, O'Leary MC, Flower RL. Screening of Australian medicinal plants for antiviral activity.[/url] J Ethnopharmacol. 1998 Mar;60(2):163-72.
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Extracts of 40 different plant species used in the traditional medicine of the Australian Aboriginal people have been investigated for antiviral activity. The extracts have been tested for activity against one DNA virus, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and two RNA viruses, Ross River virus (RRV) and poliovirus type 1, at non-cytotoxic concentrations. The most active extracts were the aerial parts of Pterocaulon sphacelatum (Asteraceae) and roots of Dianella longifolia var. grandis (Liliaceae), which inhibited poliovirus at concentrations of 52 and 250 microg/ml, respectively. The extracts of Euphorbia australis (Euphorbiaceae) and Scaevola spinescens (Goodeniaceae) were the most active against HCMV. Extracts of Eremophila latrobei subsp. glabra (Myoporaceae) and Pittosporum phylliraeoides var. microcarpa (Pittosporaceae) exhibited antiviral activity against RRV.
PubMed link
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jeanie
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 Thankyou for that. Actually, I did not know of that research - I am not a full bottle! and keen to find out as much as I can on the subject.
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eataust
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PubMed is a publicly available resource, containing citations for medical literature going back to the 70s and earlier. I strongly recommend using it, and other free resources, to do some background research - it will then be easier to assess the results you do get back.
Google scholar is also an excellent resource - if it has a fault, it's not updated as often as it ought to be, but it's a solid way to assess the scholarly background to what you're looking for. Apart from anything, it also searches Medline.
http://scholar.google.com
Doing the search "scaevola spinescens cancer" in there brings up four results of possible interest to you.
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jeanie
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Thanks for that Jackeroo - I'll do some more searching. It is a great subject.
I don't believe Dudley Snows comments where he says, "The lesson of Scaevola Spinescens might never be learnt by the layman. Until the effective answer to cancer has been found, humankind will continue to clutch at the flimsiest of straws and the medical profession will continue to be frustrated in its attempt to save as many human lives as it would like. Meanwhile Western Australia's maroon bush will be buried within the historical records of the state's Public Health Department"
By the way I don't like the nickname I've been given on this site.
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juk
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I take the tea derived from the Maroon Bush.
About two days after i started taking it a skin cancer on my cheek started to change and has now up and left.
I know of someone who takes it and no longer has cervical cancer, another who takes it and no longer has bowel cancer and another who takes it and their cancer is being suitably controlled and reduced with no other treatments. Whether it is the tea that is producing these effects is not for me to say. I take the tea because i believe it is. I believe it will rid me of cancer.
I would recommend it to everyone.
The doctors wanted to give me radiation that would increase the risk of other types of cancer. I declined that treatment. This tea gives me some satisfaction that i will continue to remain healthy and cancer free with no risks. I consider it part of an overall plan to promote health that includes diet, exercise, vitamins and rest. All these things combined are i'm sure a cure.
Anyone who looks for a magic pill is fooling themselves, whether that pill be herbal or pharmaceutical.
The doctors i mentioned the tea to, suggested that the mechanism of the tea working was of stimulating the immune system, however there are reports of the tea killing human cytomegalovirus of it's own right, so perhaps it's a combined effect. |
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JumpedAngel
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thnx for your personal reflections juk!
haveing been used as a guinea-pig for the pharnacuitical companies by my own family doctor , without my knowledge or consent and at my cost I can well relate to your reasoning
what would be of great help is if you could relate some more knowledge based on your personal experience by describing things like
how you get the herb
what form it comes in
describe how much is used etc etc
perhaps how you heard about it
what convinced you to try it
I know it might be cutting a bit close to the bone but this sort of info is still thin on the ground
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jeanie
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Some great testimonies there for scaevola spinescens. I am collecting stories, gathering info on the history, and compiling research for a book on the subject. I would love to hear from anyone who has used, or is using the tea or has any information they would like to share. There is a web site relating to this topic www.scaevolaspinescensbushmedicine.com
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