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Sheep Sorrel: A Common Weed or a Miracle Cancer Treatment?
by Jennifer Good     This week, as part of our weekly-featured natural ingredients, we take a look at sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella), an herb that many Americans consider to be just a common weed. Sheep sorrel is a perennial plant from the buckwheat family that grows throughout most of the world. The name comes from the French word "sur," which means sour. The herb has been used medicinally as well as a seasoning or garnish for meat dishes and salads.1 Historically sheep sorrel has been used to treat a variety of issues from inflammation and diarrhea to scurvy and cancer.2
Sheep sorrel has been considered a rich source of vitamin C, E, beta-carotene, and other cartenoids. In fact, in "The New Healing Herb," sheep sorrel is cited as one of the most potent antioxidant herbs known.3 Currently, however, it is most well known within the alternative cancer treatment community as one of the main ingredients in Essiac tea.
René Caisse, who popularized Essiac tea as a cancer cure, felt sheep sorrel was the most active cancer fighter among all the herbs present in her formula. That viewpoint was seconded by Dr. Chester Stock at Sloan-Kettering in New York. Dr. Stock studied sheep sorrel for over three years in the mid-seventies. His conclusion was that sheep sorrel was found to be responsible for the destruction of cancer cells in the body, and inhibited metastasis by actually causing cancer cells to return to the original tumor site. Not surprisingly, this information was not made available to the public.
Finally, in 2012, the results of a study out of Hungary were published that showed that Sheep Sorrel, and a number of its Sorrel relatives, demonstrated a substantial cell growth inhibitory activity (at least 50% inhibition of cell proliferation) against one or more cancerous cell lines. Score one for the herbalists. It seems they've been right all along.4
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(1) http://www.livestrong.com/article/470541-what-are-the-health-benefits-of-sheep-sorrel
(2) Tamayo C, et al. The chemistry and biological activity of herbs used in Flor-essence herbal tonic and Essiac. Phytotherapy Res 2000;14:1-14.
(3) "The New Healing Herbs"; Michael Castleman; 2010
(4) Lajter I, Zupkó I, Molnár J, et al. "Antiproliferative Activity of Polygonaceae Species from the Carpathian Basin against Human Cancer Cell Lines." Phytother Res. 2012 Apr 4. doi: 10.1002/ptr.4690. [Epub ahead of print]
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