asparagus

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Just came across an article a friend faxed me titled, " Asparagus

Therapy " ; it says " printed by Arlin J. Brown Info. Ctr. " (a formerly

well-known alt. med. info center in Virgnia that no longer exists)

but I know nothing else about the original source of the article. The

following are the key excerpts from it:

" A group of 60 cancer patients recovered…by taking asparagus…dumped a

can of…asparagus into a blender….8 tablespoons daily….all kinds of

cancer responded, except in those patients who had had mustard gas

chemo….[Asparagus has] a DNA factor….take the asparagus regularly for

at least 6 months to a year….

" Within about 4 weeks the [large benign intestinal] tumor had

decreased considerably in size. The patient…stricken with intestinal

flu, was unable to eat & discontinued the asparagus for about 5

weeks. The tumor then grew very rapidly. She then resumed taking the

asparagus…The tumor is now gone.

" Asparagus therapy [was] developed by a dentist in Pittsburgh who had

cancer behind his eye [and] Hodgkins…large tumor….at the end of a

year…no sign of cancer…aorta…entirely free of deposits…compared

favorably with that of an 18 year old….cancer of the mouth; bladder…

breast, metastasized to lung…given 3 months to live; intestinal

cancer; leukemia; prostate….have also been helped….theories…ranging

from…vermifuge…kill[ing] parasites; or that it is high in a certain

DNA factor….should not be taken when any mustard gas drugs are used "

I think this article was written several decades ago.

Below are my other notes on asparagus as a cancer remedy:

" research

shows...asparagus...improves...bladder...breast...lung...colon

cancer, leukemia, prostate cancer " (Kurt Donsbach, M.D., " Let's Talk

Health, " May 2000); " There are reports of cancer recoveries from

eating asparagus daily " (www.royalrife.com/cancer.html) many

recoveries have been reported from both raw and cooked

asparagus; " raw juice [from juicer or blender] may be the most

effective form " (Houston cited in Hess, 1999, p. 138); however, I

wouldn't consume too much raw asparagus (or juice) at 1 time.

" cancer on the ears…asparagus…In 3 weeks all of it was gone "

(Kroeger, 1997, p. 16)

" discovery of R. Vensal, D.D.S. that asparagus might cure

cancer....we have accumulated a number of favourable case

histories....No. 1, man with an almost hopeless case of

Hodgkin's...completely incapacitated. Within 1 year of starting the

asparagus...[no] signs of cancer....No. 2...cancer of the bladder for

16 years. After years of medical treatments, including radiation

without improvement, he went on asparagus. Within 3 months...bladder

tumour had disappeared....No. 3...March 5th...lung cancer so widely

spread...hopeless. On April 5th...asparagus...started...By August...x-

ray...revealed that all signs of the cancer had disappeared....No.

4...different skin cancers...advanced...3 months...on

asparagus...skin looked fine and no more skin lesions....also cured

her kidney disease...had over 10 operations for kidney

stones...inoperable, terminal, kidney condition. She attributes the

cure of this kidney trouble entirely to the asparagus....popular

remedy for kidney stones....canned asparagus is…good….Place the

cooked asparagus in a blender and liquefy...store in the

refrigerator....4 full tablesp. twice daily....usually...improvement

in...2-4 weeks....larger amounts can do no harm and may be

needed....Asparagus contains...protein called histones...active in

controlling cell growth. " From " Asparagus for Cancer, " Cancer News

Journal, Dec. 1979.

www.herbsarespecial.com.au/newpages/book/sample/sample06.html

Active compounds & mechanisms of action:

Contains abscisic acid, beta-carotene, oxalic acid, potassium,

selenium, iodine, quercetin, oligosaccharide, glutathione, a

telemerase-repairing enzyme, and " Protein-Histones which are thought

to control cell growth (Cell Growth Normalizer/CGN)...Has

Oligosaccharides, Asparagoside Saponins and steroid Glycosides;

Asparaginase (degrades Aspartic acid inhibiting tumor growths) "

(n, 1999, p. 276); its saponins are antitumor and inhibit

leukemia HL-60 (www.herbmed.org/Herbs/Herb144.htm).

L-asparaginase (Elspar) is used to treat " acute lymphocytic leukemia

(ALL) and LYMPHOMA " (Altman & Sarg, 2000, p. 187).

Asparagus reportedly can repair damaged DNA ( N. Green, DDS, NP

[1991]. Eclectic Dentistry: Demystifying Medicine.).

Asparagus " degrades aspartic acid to inhibit unwanted cell growth.

Consisting of aldehyde and ketone, Asparagus...kill abnormal cells

during electron transference....Asparagoside adjusts immunity and

increases the transfer activity of T-lymphocytes (Interlukin-

2)....Interlukin 2 functions had doubled because Asparagus Extract

was included " (www.thewolfeclinic.com/asparagusextract.html).

" Emanuel Revici...said...[it] produces in the body a substance

similar to one that he found...to be the most powerful antitumor

agent he had ever worked with, which is in the mercaptan series of

sulfur compounds. Asparagus may produce methyl mercaptan [Merck

Index]....Lutz [1974] thought the content of histones in asparagus

was significant, and Duke, Ph.D. [1992], points out that

asparagusic acid...kills parasites....saponins showed antitumor

activity in vitro [shao, Yu, Chee-kok Chin, Chi-Tang Ho et al.

(1996). Anti-tumor activity of the crude saponins obtained from

asparagus. Cancer Letters, 104: 31-36] " (Hess, 1999, pp. 137-139; see

also Houston, 1978).

" cleansing effect through the lymphatic system and the

kidneys….potassium….protein compounds that according to Donny Yance,

act as `Cell Growth Normalizers' on cancer cell division. He further

states how `asparagus therapy has been used to treat various forms of

cancer and reversal of the disease has been reported in a number of

cases' " www.planetherbs.com/articles/cancer.html (Tierra)

" Asparagus…contains histones, which are believed to act as cell-

growth normalizers on cancer-cell division. Asparagus therapy…

reversal of the disease…in a number of cases….4 tablespoons daily "

(Yance, 1999, p. 56).

" Asparagus extract is also a Chinese medicine remedy for all types of

cancer. " Asparagus tests very positive on EDS. It's antifungal;

detoxes kidneys & liver.

" a small percentage of people….After eating asparagus…urine

[has] foul smell…. it is not at all dangerous "