Pokeroot - the impossible remedy - Mastitis

(Updated information is in Purple text)
Pokeroot is a herb from North America known as Pokeweed, American Poke, Inkberry, Pigeon Berry and its Latin name of Phytolacca Americana. (www.MountainRoseHerbs.com)

I was put onto this remedy by my Doula when I manifested Mastitis with my third child at around 4months of her infancy. I got through that particular attack using lots of rest, fresh food, and heaps of home made Pro-biotics via Kefir milk. I did have a very nasty episode of it though...and that was after a cracked nipple episode, which I now know is a forerunner and part of the Mastitis infection. The cracked nipples were awful with one nearly detaching. Hellish. It took six weeks to heal and I thought I'd never get better during the worst of it, but there you go...the body heals :)

The fever I had the evening that the Mastitis took full hold was 'epic', and also a message as to the reason behind the manifestation of this infection. I hallucinated for around eight hours that night, fevering, sweating and elimating from bladder and bowel. Like I wrote,...it was 'epic'. That night I dreamed I was forever building a house for my family; no, I 'had to' build a house for my family, it was a task that had been set me, and all I seemed to have at my disposal were matchsticks,...and some of them were burned already.

Yes, classic modern mother syndrome (although I dispise the use of 'syndrome'...just means you've got a heap of symptoms that medicine can't quite understand unless you go to a Holistic practitioner...) of needing/wanting to provide for her babies, because this lifestyle we lead makes the partner (male or female) 'unreliable' unless it is evident in the pay/income structure. We are constantly being challenged with increases in everyday utilities and consumables for our modern lives. It's not hard to see why we are so ill as a majority society. We're up to our eyeballs in stress,...or should that be distress...

Pokeroot is used for various illnesses, and even as a remedy for cancer (particularly noted for uterine and breast cancer treatments).  In 'A Modern Herbal' by Mrs. M. Grieve, it is stated that it is "to be of undoubted value as an internal remedy in cancer of the breast."  She also indicates that it is used to treat menstrual tension, headaches, skin problems, rheumatism and more. Surely such a valuable herb might be more widely used? But no. Seems that the 'toxicity' of such a herb cannot compete as a suitable remedy with the prevalence of sensationalist reports of it causing deaths (not confirmable) or hideous side effects (from its misuse). If this same context were applied to Paracetamol we'd never find it on the shelves for sale..

A previous attempt at obtaining Pokeroot ended up with me being cautioned as to taking it while I am breastfeeding, and, I wasn't sold the tincture, leaving me to wait another fortnight before I could begin treatment, by which time I'd recovered (again) using probiotics, Colloidal Silver and lots of good nutrition.

The following is a short description of the dosage and treatment for Mastitis, and possibly the bacteria lurking in my system responsible for the repeated outbreaks. I hope it will provide someone with the information they need to try this treatment out themselves, and, a case study for anyone interested in using Pokeroot while breastfeeding.

A little bit of personal history...I've suffered with Mastitis now on and off for around a year since the birth of my fourth child. Cracked nipples, hot and swollen breast tissue and milk ducts, fever, weakness, kidney aches and pains all come and go with this rotten infection. It really is debilitating! Not only the physical effects of the infection but the psychological and emotional exhaustion of feeding with a cracked and bleeding breast is utterly devastating...once, but to go through it every two to three months has been sheer hell.
The first time I'd had Mastitis with my third child was after recovering from a hideously cracked nipple too. Fortunately I'd only ever had a blocked duct now and again in her breastfeeding history which lasted to around age 3. We successfully breastfed for nearly three years, despite being told that due to her short frenulum, we may never feed for a long time or ever comfortably. This proved to be wrong. We fed happily and for a long time.
With the fourth child, again, short frenulum, and so we opted to have it snipped. Breastfeeding WAS much easier than before, however, Mastitis has been much worse and has returned over and over again.
So I find myself turning towards 'drastic action', which is a change for me...I'm usually concerned with only gentle treatments, yet challenged with getting back to 'full power' I am taking the advice of someone I trust and going forth ;)
I've also researched this a fair bit and came across an endorsement to use this with breastfeeding on Susun Weed's website. (link here)

NB -

• Cabbage Leaves: Treatment for Mastitis can include the use of outer leaves of cabbage to reduce inflammation. It works a treat, giving relief within an hour of application. Repeat with fresh leaves every 3 to 5 hours depending on the heat being produced by the breast tissue. Changing them every hour may be needed in some cases. Keep the leaves in the crisper area of your fridge and re-use once or twice if you can (that is, if there is no pus or blood on the leaves), otherwise, fresh leaves for each application. 
• Apply Colloidal Silver or liquid probiotic to breast and nipple before and after feeds. 
• Coconut Oil is a powerful immune system supporter, and, its antibacterial and antifungal properties make it a serious helper for cracked nipples from yeast infection (thrush) which is usually another indicator that the bacteria for Mastitis is perhaps present and will have opportunity to flare up. Take one to two tablespoons of good organic cold pressed coconut oil three times a day, and use a little topcially before and after feeds with bubba.
• I have also heard that Fryars Balsam can heal cracked nipples within a few hours but unfortunately have not had the opportunity to obtain the balsam for use on myself. (Mother swears its a miracle worker) UPDATE! :) Fryars Balsam completely works wonders!!! I endorse this thoroughly! :) However, I did have to wait around a week to order it from the USA, as the common remedy sold here in Australia (and the UK too) is only half the real recipe. This marvelous stuff places a clear 'seal' over open wounded skin, creating a barrier of protection. Baby doesn't mind the taste and fed on top of it straight away. Bliss on sore boobies! You can even take it internally to kill parasites and bacteria. Directions are on the bottle.'Herb Pharm' brand.
• Rescue Remedy or Emergency Essence dabbed onto the breasts especially onto non-broken skin will encourage speedy healing and it makes you feel calmed too. Excellent to use before a feed is imminent to calm the nerves and enable a better feed and calmer latching on.
• Be practical regarding fever. Use cold compresses or cold packs on the forehead. Take cool showers and wear loose clothing. Keep the room ventilated comfortably and *get some help so you are not left alone with a baby*. If you become concerned that the fever is becoming untreatable see your healthcare practitioner of choice.

Day 1
Day Dosage:
1 drop in approxmiately a cup of water
Taken before evening meal around 4:30pm

Reaction -  After about 15mins I can feel, literally feel, this working on my glands. Under my neck and arms feels uncomfortable, like the onset of flu like symptoms, however, I have no congestion and no fever, and the glands themselves are not swollen.
The Mastitis affected nipples that had been healed at this point in time turn pinkish red and the healed tears have a lining of mucus on them. I'm slightly worried at this point, but use Colloidal Silver topically to calm the heat being produced and to kill any bacteria on the surface of the nipple, and down a large dose of liquid probiotic (Fast Tract from Miessence) to fortify my immune system.
Taking a dosage of Rescue Remedy whenever needed (approximately 6 to 8 times a day).

Day 2
After an evening of feeling slightly apprehensive and slightly 'glandy', I've come through feeling much better. Nipple colour is still pinkish red and mucus is still being produced very slightly. I continue with Colloidal Silver applications during the day before and after feeds with baby. YES. STILL BREASTFEEDING while taking Pokeroot. Bubba is fine ;)
Taking a dosage of Rescue Remedy whenever needed (approximately 6 to 8 times a day).

Day Dosage:
1 drop in approxmiately a cup of water
Taken before evening meal around 4:30pm

Day 3
I feel much better today, the Pokeroot effects are not as pronounced, however I am still using Colloidal Silver topically yet the nipple tissue is now flaking and therefore healing. I use some coconut oil after removing the flaking skin that will come off. I am still taking two large doses of Fast Tract morning and evening.
Taking a dosage of Rescue Remedy whenever needed (approximately 6 to 8 times a day).

Day Dosage:
1 drop in approxmiately a cup of water
Taken before evening meal around 4:30pm

Day 4
Today I can barely feel any of the effects of an overstimulated immune system, however for the past few days my body has been 'flushing'. Hadn't written it down but both bowels and bladder have been very active day and night and I have lost a lot of waste. Great stuff really, can't complain. Baby is still fine. One year old feeding as been erratic but he has been healthy, regularly feeding and filling his nappy. I have noticed more wees and heavier wees than normal with him. This is the only side effect I have noticed along with the demand for more liquid intake via pure water and breastmilk plus some ricemilk and coconut oil drink.
Taking a dosage of Rescue Remedy whenever needed (approximately 6 to 8 times a day).

1 drop in approxmiately a cup of water
Taken before evening meal around 4:30pm

Day 5
System still improving. Still lots of water being used by the body, but wow, I feel really good today :) Something has shifted and I feel like I've got it on the run...whateveritis ;}
Taking a dosage of Rescue Remedy whenever needed (approximately 6 to 8 times a day).
 
Day Dosage:
1 drop in approxmiately a cup of water
Taken before evening meal around 4:30pm

Day 6
Today I feel that this Pokeroot Tincture has started to balance its effect with me. I am going to consider giving my body a rest from it tomorrow. See how I feel when I wake up...
Taking a dosage of Rescue Remedy whenever needed (approximately 6 to 8 times a day).

Day Dosage:
1 drop in approxmiately a cup of water
Taken before evening meal around 4:30pm

Day 7
Yes, today I am giving my body a rest from the tincture. Just going to boost up on good food and keep on with the Probiotic intake too. Baby is still fine. We are very healthy in fact.
Taking a dosage of Rescue Remedy whenever needed (approximately 6 to 8 times a day).

Day Dosage:
nil

Day 8
Have chosen to begin again with a morning dosage after breakfast. Feeling good so far. No immediate reaction other than a very slight 'thick' feeling in the glands in my throat. No lack of energy or fever etc. All good!

Day Dosage:
1 drop in approxmiately a cup of water


I will come back and update this article in the future after a full two weeks to a month of using Pokeroot. I feel that a fortnight will be all that is needed to clear this from my system, and, hopefully I won't ever have to combat Mastitis again, but if I do, I have Pokeroot on hand to clear it away.
Update: I have not had any inklings of Mastitis in the month since taking Pokeroot. I've only had one day of extra treatment with the tincture and will maintain observation of any symptoms that arise. So, all good so far :) Still taking two doses of Fast Tract each day, and if I forget a dose my body lets me know about it... :( Upon reading up about yeast infections and how they are a flag for more internal imbalace, I am going to be researching internal parasites further...but that will be another blogpost ;}

Many Blessings
Jannette
:)

Treatment of a Plantar Wart using Black Salve

Hello :) !

I've just completed a treatment to remove a Plantar Wart from my foot. I haven't had many of these in my life, but they are quite painful once they reach a certain size, and even more if they are on a part of the body that isn't very big. Commonly they occur on the hands and feet. I can remember one big one on my toe as a child and it getting so bad that my foot would ache from wearing a shoe. I had it 'burned off' at the doctors surgery and the experience was *very painful*, so painful that I remember it vividly even today.

Burning off a wart entails the doctor injecting a local anaesthetic needle into the immediate area (yeah! I know! ouch!!) and then freeze-burning the affected skin with gas. Eventually the wart falls out a few weeks later. Its painful, confronting, and costs a doctor appointment for assessment and then another for treatment, costs of the needle and gas, then more follow up appointments to assess the wound. Its expensive...

The following jpg files will be best clicked on separately and downloaded so you can see the detail and read the notes easily, but the gist of it is that I spent two weeks of the treatment being intense but not overly painful, and two weeks of healing up. Overall costs were approximately $13. The treatment did not stop me doing most things...I run a household and two online businesses, home-educate three children, and am pregnant with my fourth...so I had a fairly full workload and I got around to it all with only a few days being difficult to cope with.

Black Salve is used to treat cancers and tumors in animals, but more people are turning to it as an affordable way of slowly treating small skin cancers with marvelous results. The recipe for Black Salve has been used traditionally for people for approximately 2000years, so there's a fair bit of anecdotal evidence to support its use on humans...however it is not 'approved for use on humans'. Never ever use it on a large lesion without professional help. Only ever use it on an area the size of your thumb pad at a time (that goes for animals and if you choose to use this on yourself too). I was interested to see if it would work on something like a wart virus and evidently, it does :).

Blessings for Naturally Fantastic Health!
Jannette
:)

"Mum, how do they make these Smarties blue?"

Its a simple and innocent question isn't it? We don't see 'blue' in the food spectrum very often. Perhaps a brilliant Plum, or a deeply indigo Blueberry, a purple headed Brocolli, or a purpley-blue Bean or Corn somewhere...even some heirloom varieties of Carrot and Tomato are bluish hued, but generally, its not an everyday kind of food colour. So how do they make blue Smarties, or anything like that in the 'candy family'??

Take a good look at these photos and really *think* to yourself...would you call this stuff 'food'?

Blue that we see in food colouring now is derived from coal tar or petroleum. It is an irritant (see the listing for Blue food colouring in Bill Statham's 'The Chemical Maze' for more info...its even available as an app now...jeesh!) and has been criticized for its ability to produce asthmatic reactions, hyperactivity and the so-called ADD symptoms. So why is it in our food? Its because the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ok'd it for use in our foods, and so Australia takes its lead from the FDA and therefore we also have this in our food consumables. Not all countries in the world are so irresponsible towards their citizens though. Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Spain, Greece and Italy, plus Germany and France have all banned the use of this in foods sold in their countries. Smart hey...

When the same kind of blues can be produced using Spirulina (a blue-green algae which also has wonderful mineral and protien content) it makes you wonder why any government would risk the health of their population by allowing a poison into the food supply. Or does it? A population that is unwell is more easily controlled via a medical system that will also drug and stupify with resultant side effects that will just 'keep 'em coming back for more'. A vicious circle it is. Many of the pharmaceutical drugs prescribed for reactions are often laced with the same kinds of food colourants in the capsules or tablet coatings!

And its not only in food that we have to look out for this particular colourant. It is used in personal hygiene products like hair dye, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, mouthwash, perfume, bodysprays, medical gels, handwash, bodywash, bubblebath and even in baby care products too...then there is the blue in detergents of all kinds. Blue is seen to be 'fresh and clean' so marketers regularly use it to make consumers *think* that their product is hygienic and 'fresh'. The reality is that anyone using a blue coloured product is slathering a petroleum based product over themselves or their food utensils, etc....

When I read that these synthetic food dyes have been found to be carcinogenic to animals (human's aren't trialled and therefore that 'research data' is not available, however, last time I checked a Human was a mammal...a type of animal) I was easily able to make the choice not to consume foods that I knew were affected by these additives, and that I did not want my children ingesting them either! While the mainstream information channels will be regurgitating the usual 'don't worry, its all been tested' spiel, the reality is that most of these many synthetic dyes have not been tested in trials on humans, and certainly not on children, so the data about reactions, hospitalisations and deaths are only collected from the many people affected, or dealing with the side-effects, of ingesting these toxic chemicals. Be aware of what you eat and not afraid.

*this* is the kind of thing I'm talkin' about ... fresh food, vibrant colours, all natural and all good!

There's plenty of choices out there for Real Food and safe products you can use for your body and your house that work, without the negative side-effects of synthetic chemicals.

To find pure, safe and ethical products for personal care use please visit my Miessence store. There's even a few products for nutrition too that can help you kick start and maintain the detoxifying of your body from toxic chemical burden.

Blessings for naturally fantastic great health!
Jannette
:)

Natural Cancer Treatments - 1

So, :) I've already posted my introduction to why I look into alternative treatments for cancers and other ailments in the previous post, so now its time to begin trolling through the long list of what I consider to be suppressed information. Its out there, on the web, inside healing circles, whispered by the most unlikely people in your social circle, but never ever spoken of or reported by 'the cancer industry'. Why? well, for one, some of these treatments are labelled as frauds, fakes, phoney and such by the cancer industry buds at the FDA and similar, so they are illegal to buy, supply and sometimes own or even make up yourself. Secondly some of the treatments are just kinda difficult to explain, so Big Pharma Science for the moment is just standing on the side of the dance-floor, looking coy, until it works up the courage to actually look into real healing...

The treatment I'll write about today is something I discovered from a friend only a few months ago. To my astonishment I had never heard of anything like this before on any site or book or reference paper I'd read. That to me tells just how very suppressed some information can be! Typically, since finding out about it I've found that quite a few friends of mine had heard about it and one had even made up the mixture herself and used it with success. But again, its legality status has led people into silence...yet its the one thing we should be talking about, successful cures!!! :)

BLACK SALVE - 2000yrs of history
Seems odd doesn't it, that a recipe for a healing salve, that can take care of tumours, and growths of all kinds in and on animal bodies isn't being studied by medical science? Ayurvedic medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are being studied / have been studied because of their ancient lineage and proven 'track record', yet some of the more traditional, primitive and simple cures of herbal healing are left out in the cold in comparison to their more marketable cousins.

In a case similar to that of Essiac tea, Black Salve has had a long and rich history intertwined with tribal background. Is this why its poo-hooed by the medical establishment? That kind of mindset that feels 'superior' to the past and is prejudiced against anything perceived as taking us back to a less civilised existence...you know, when people lived in harmony with the land and didn't try to exploit it ruthlessly... ;} Or, is it because it works at removing the growths and providing real healing without ongoing side effects or further medical treatment? Hmmmm.....

'Bloodroot' plant, botanical drawing.

The recipe for Black Salve changes subtly from tradition to tradition but is generally a mixture of 'drawing' and anti-fungal, (please read information at this link here to find out how fungus and cancer are linked!) anti-bacterial and anti-sceptic herbs, mixed into a super paste, applied regularly to an affected area, which causes an 'eruption' of the infected tissue beneath it. One of the main ingredients is Bloodroot. This eruption causes an 'Escher' to be formed, and subsequently the affected tissue is killed, and the body eschews it. (this site here has graphic before, during and after treatment photographs) It is forced out through the skin as it is identified as a 'foreign object'. (if you've ever had a splinter you couldn't get out you may remember it reappearing close to the place it went in, some time later, just kind of 'spat out')

One of the things you'll find in the online media and through the general medical establishment, is the false accusation that Black Salve is 'corrosive' and will burn skin. This is unequivocally FALSE. It does not corrode skin, if it did it would affect all the skin it is applied to, but it doesn't. It only targets the infected tissue that has some kind of fungus, growth or bacteria in it. To prove this I have begun a treatment of Black Salve on a suspected Plantar Wart on my foot. I had one of these on my big toe as a child, and can tell this one on my foot is very similar. Photos will be posted soon, but for now I can say that the application of Black Salve has not affected any other skin but the wart. It's killed the wart tissue and is now in the process of forming the Escher.

Is the treament painful?
In comparison to having it 'freeze burned' or enduring a local anesthetic needle directly into the site, or going through surgery and the healing required afterwards, I'd say "no". My own experience is that the area does swell up and redden slightly, but this is the body's immune system in action and completely normal, and not very painful. I've not even thought of taking a paracetamol, or any other form of pain relief, so the discomfort has been ever so minimal. Another person trialling her first treament remarked just how less painful this was than getting her skin cancer spots cut out! and she has had to endure close to 15 years of regular surgical interventions for skin cancer spots both Basal and Squarmous...so she knows what she's talking about.

While Black Salve is still illegal to use for humans in Australia and many other countries, it is not illegal for us to buy it for our pets and use it on them. (lucky them!) Many people who do use it for their pets choose to try it on their own situations with great success. I must write a disclaimer here that I do not suggest that YOU use Black Salve on yourself, that would be illegal. I am simply discussing how beneficial my friends and I have found it...There is always a caution when using high powered and potent herbals (just like there is for high powered and potent pharmaceuticals too) and that is to follow directions, (using it on a very small area each time) and if you feel you need support during any kind of treatment, then enlist the help of a sympathetic health practitioner.

Upon doing this research I am continually reminded that preventative measures are the easiest and most simple forms helping us remain cancer free. We may not be able to choose where we live, or what kind of environmental contaminants we come into contact with unknowingly, but we can make choices about our diet, our personal hygiene products, our household cleaning products, and, we can choose to become informed about removing toxins from our body naturally and effectively. I urge everyone to look into things like certified organic products, raw food cleansing, Thyroid cleansing foods (like kelp, seaweed or 'dulse') and to remove harmful products from your home and routines wherever possible.

Next up I will go into the use of Essiac Tea and its suppression in the general media...

Blessings for Beautiful, Natural Health Happiness
Jannette
xx
:)


(*all links in this post are not intended as recommendations, they are only for use to gather and begin your own research into the mentioned treatments. I do not make, sell or prescribe any of these treatments and have no affiliation with the linked companies)

Cancer and Polio vaccines

Its not your imagination, it is the case that cancers are becoming more widespread and affecting more people. It seems that every week we know someone who is either being diagnosed, treated, having surgery or is in recovery from a form of cancer. So what is happening to the human race? why are we falling victim to one specific kind of infection so effectively?

If you have an inquiring mind (like me) you begin to question lots of things about the processes of modern humans, and things like the fundamentals of the food we eat, the water we drink, the way we access healing and the way we go about organising our society. 'Pollution' is a term that has come to represent the emissions of vehicles and industries, yet pollution is prevalent in all kinds of things in our modern world. The medicine we get from our local doctor is one such pollutant. The water we drink piped to us from our local council is another. The packaged or 'fresh produce' we buy at our local shops is also full of pollutants. Sorry about the black cloud, but the truth is there. We are being killed by our own lack of sustainability. 'Ease of Life' via agriculture and distribution, maybe...but at what cost?

This same kind of mindset was what got us searching for ways to eradicate diseases like Poliomylitis (polio), Small Pox, Measles and the rest...yet again, at what cost. I had heard whisperings of problems with the polio vaccine from my early youth, having manifested a reaction to the oral vaccine, yet my case was never accepted by the family doctor, and never treated. I have had health issues relating to this to contend with all my life, and because of this my attention has been focused upon the natural and healthiest way to achieve 'well-being' and robust good health.

The following link will take you to an article promoted by NaturalNews.com, and makes compelling reading (especially for me, and anyone else who has ever suffered a reaction from a vaccine that was not accepted or treated).
http://www.naturalnews.com/032854_SV40_polio_vaccines.html  (just copy and paste this into your browser)

After you've read it you begin to see the bigger picture unfold.
There is corruption in every industry. But the widespread corruption in so many associated industries relating to the promotion and amplification of cancer is just sickening, mind-blowing, confronting and saddening.

In the following months I'll be bringing to you some of the most suppressed cancer treating therapies, and they are all natural, and all provable. Unfortunately the cancer industry is BIG, and powerful and holds the majority of the population under control through the innocuous use of the medical system. Unfortunately, most people go to their local doctor or their specialist for information, when truly, they should be researching themselves.

If you have had an experience with using a natural therapy for growths, chronic illness or cancer, I'd love to have your input.

Blessings for Beautiful Health
Jannette