Chaparral (Larrea Tridentata) 500 mg, 90 Capsules

FromJon Barron___ [...]Chaparral, Red clover, Burdock root, Poke root, Yellow dock root, Goldenseal root, Oregon grape root, Bloodroot, Mistletoe, Periwinkle flowers, Lobelia seeds, Sheep sorrel, and Cayenne…you will find that almost half of them are on the FDA hit list, and virtually all of them are on the Canadian hit list. And you will find numbers of these herbs on the hit lists of European countries such as Switzerland and Germany.What's going on here? Why is it that the very same herbs that the great herbalists single out as being most beneficial are banned by governmental authorities as useless and even toxic? How does this happen – again and again? (Of course, these same authorities might have more credibility if the alternative they were pushing, prescription drugs, wasn't killing several million people worldwide every year.)Let's discuss several of the herbs in the formula I detailed above and see why I recommended them. In this issue of the newsletter, we only have room to discuss one – chaparral.ChaparralAs I've already mentioned, native Americans have used Chaparral for centuries as an anti-cancer remedy. Exactly how it works is open to debate, but some of its main actions are:•Chaparral is one of the most powerful anti-oxidants in nature. The primary biochemical responsible for this is NDGA (nordihydroguaiaretic acid) – so effective, it is often used as a food preservative•Chaparral cleanses the lymph system•It cleanses the blood•It cleanses the liver•It cleanses the urinary tract•It's a natural chelator that clears heavy metals from the blood•It is anti-pathogenic. In other words it drives microbes and parasites from the body. Chaparral has even shown much promise with herpes.•Studies show that chaparral may also inhibit cell proliferation as well as DNA synthesis.•University tests have indicated that chaparral can destroy and dissolve many types of tumors.So how could such a beneficial herb be on every government's blacklist?According to the FDA, "Chaparral: sold as teas and pills to fight cancer and "purify blood," has been linked to serious liver damage. FDA has recorded two deaths and 10 cases of hepatitis or other liver abnormalities in users."The reality, though, is that the evidence for chaparral liver toxicity is anecdotal. It is not the result of any double blind studies or of any clinical trials. For example, one of the cases the FDA likes to single out can be found in the Journal of the American Medical Association (273 (6):489). The details of the case concern a 60-year-old woman who developed jaundice and liver failure while taking one to two capsules of chaparral each day with a pinch of garlic in a tea made from nettle and chickweed. The authors of the JAMA article concluded it was the chaparral that caused the liver problems. What is fascinating is that the patient in question was also consuming atenolol, aspirin, was on a nitro patch, and occasional acetominophen, as well as diltiazem hydrochloride - all drugs with profound hepatoxic potential. Amazingly, none of these other substances was even considered as a possible cause of the liver problems by the authors...or the FDA. What a surprise!Nevertheless (and despite the fact that extensive studies on chaparral in the 1970s and 1980s were unable to find any hepatotoxic properties), in December of 1992, FDA Commissioner David Kessler announced, "The public should not purchase or consume chaparral,"Chaparral ToxicityAfter these allegations of liver toxicity by the FDA, manufacturers voluntarily restricted sales of chaparral for several years until the reports were investigated. Following a lengthy review, a panel of medical experts concluded "no clinical data was found... to indicate chaparral is inherently a hepatic toxin." In late 1994, this report was submitted to the FDA and chaparral was subsequently given a clean bill of health by the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA). After comparing the quantity of chaparral consumed each year (it is estimated that over 200 tons, 500 million capsules, has been sold in the U.S. in the last two decades alone) to the number of product complaints, industry regulators concluded that chaparral did not pose a significant threat to consumer safety. (Dr. Clark Watt and a group of scientists and doctors concluded that hepatoxicity was most likely due to an allergic reaction rather than "inherent liver toxicity.")So is this remarkable herb, the cornerstone of many great anti c***er formulas, now sold freely in the marketplace and used to benefit ailing people all over the world? Hardly!Search for “chaparral toxicity” on the web and you will see numerous articles still announcing the dangers of the herb (all citing the same cases from the early 90's.) Or try and buy chaparral in Canada or much of Europe. Right! The problem is that once an herb is labeled dangerous (even if disproved at a later date), the stigma remains – and is brought up over and over and over again...acquiring truth through repetition, if not fact.Fortunately, despite the bad press, chaparral is at least available (for the time being) in the United States.

So far I ve been taking pills & I ve been able to take it without getting sick. I can’t wait for the end results.

Give it a try its natural and could help.

I appreciate that it could be a placebo effect, but I read in a health food book that chaparral is good for a variety of issues, and I have to say that I feel better since I started taking it. I haven't noticed any side effects or aftertaste.

No complaints.

Just look it up it is great, learned from and old Indian. in Arizona. have told all my friends even given them a bottle you take two to start then one a day for 30 days. I take it with cranberry juice to flush all impurities out of your body and I mean all impurities. 2 people I know, our living proof.

It might kill. Stomach parasites but not skin parasites.I'm sure it's a great product gor stomach paradites

Great product and value.