this wheat grass business thing is such a reap off feeding on powerless
peoples
. peoples will be better off , just cutting any growing wild grass and
chewing them , they are often better tasting , free for the taking , and
wild ( so mineralised properlly in opposition of crops grown in tilled and
fertilised grounds ).
the fishy smell in this herb might be an indication of richness in omega 3
fatty acids ( flax also smell fishy ), just rebalancing the ratio between
omega 3 and omega 6 can go a long way in prevention of cancer .
jean-claude
> TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) uses the herb yu xing cao,
> Latin name Houttuynia cordata, in raw form as an anti-tumor
> medicine.
>
> The herb is available, fresh and raw, in some Chinese and Vietnamese
> stores here on the West coast of the US. [It is in stock right now in
> certain Oakland, California Chinatown food stores.]
>
> The herb is referred to as the "fishy smell herb" as it smells and tastes
> bad. It is a leafy green, and is ground up in a blender with water
> and a bit of salt. It is reputedly a powerful anti-tumor
> medicine, and has other properties as well.
>
> You can read about it in most good "Materia Medica" books for TCM.
> One such title is by Bensky and Gamble, 1993, Eastland
> Press, Seattle, Washington.
>
> PS body brushing as promoted by some raw fooders, is also a TCM
> therapy. In TCM it is referred to/translated as "scraping therapy".
>
> Tom Billings
>
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