Re: Slippery Elm/Essiac Tea

[Guest guest]

In reply to various inquiries, I do not know much about essiac tea. I first

heard about it on this list. I remembered someone said they'd heard that it

is impossible to harbor worms if you drink Essiac tea, so I decided to try

it. I went to Wilner's Chemists in New York. They are the best natural

remedies retailer in the city (along with Hickey's), and they have on-line

and mail order too. They had Essiac tea in bags, and it had a lot of very

specific directions about how to make it, with a certain type of large pot

and many gallons of water and specific time for boiling, re-boiling, keeping

it in the refrigerator before drinking it, etc. It was too much for me right

now, I'm too weak and I can't deal with buying the large pot and lugging the

many gallons of water (especially since I dislocated my hip which I attribute

partially to the general weakening of that entire area of my body from over

two years of harboring flukes). So I decided to buy Caisse's tea, which

seems to be pretty much the same as Essiac. (Apparently Mrs. Caisse invented

Essiac tea--it's a difference in brand name). Caisse's tea came in bags and

in bottle, pre-made. I chose the bottle. It's a lot more expensive, about

$17 for 32 ounces. But it was the best choice for me right now. It's

easier. You take two ounces a day, so it lasts for two weeks, which isn't

that bad. It has helped me a lot, but of course I'm taking it along with

many other things. I don't know if it would do the trick by itself. I tend

to doubt it, despite the rumor. Flukes and tapeworm are very resilient; I

doubt any one product alone would be enough. I suppose it's more effective

to get the bags and make the tea yourself, but right now I can't do it. You

could also probably just get a recipe and buy the herbs and make it yourself.

The ingredients are so simple: burdock root, sheep sorrel, rhubarb root,

slippery elm bark. They are common herbs and widely available. But for now

I'm going the " instant " Essiac route.

Robin G.

[Guest guest]

Hi Robin, Essiac is Caisse spelled backward. They are the same thing, and yes

you can buy the herbs and make tons of it for less, but, you are right, it is a

hassle.

Donna

-----Original Message-----

In reply to various inquiries, I do not know much about essiac tea

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So I decided to buy Caisse's tea, which

seems to be pretty much the same as Essiac. (Apparently Mrs. Caisse

invented

Essiac tea--it's a difference in brand name). Caisse's tea came in bags and

in bottle, pre-made. I chose the bottle. It's a lot more expensive, about

$17 for 32 ounces.

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Robin G.

[Guest guest]

I misspelled the name of the retailer where I get my Essiac/caisse tea in

bottled form. It is Willner's with two l''s, not one, and you can find them

at www.willner.com. And I was right, it is $17 per bottle, averaging about

$1 per day.

Robin G.