by Anonymous
{Some interesting articles do claim that Asparagus has anticancer benefits here and here. Although there is a shortage of scientific study on the vegetable, that's not to say that the notion is false simply because asparagus isn't effective against all forms of cancer. What drug is? Homeopathic cures are always worth investigating despite the negative din from the usual naysayers like Snopes, Hoaxslayer, etc, who among other things, enjoy protecting the drug empire and its billions. - The following claims for asparagus curing cancer are purely anecdotal and we make no claims as to their veracity. However the medicinal benefits claimed in the links cited are trustworthy. - ED}
Several years ago I met a man seeking asparagus for a friend who had cancer.. He gave me a copy of an
article, entitled "Asparagus For Cancer" printed in
the Cancer News Journal, December 1979. I will share
it here, just as it was shared with me: I am a biochemist,
and have specialized in the relation of diet to health or over
50 years. Several years ago, I learned of the discovery of
Richard R. Vensal, D.D.S. that asparagus might cure cancer.
Since then, I have worked with him on his project. We have
accumulated a number of
favorable case histories. Here are a few examples:
Case No. 1, A man with an almost hopeless case of
Hodgkin's disease (cancer of the lymph glands) who was
completely incapacitated. Within 1 year of starting the
asparagus therapy, his doctors were unable to detect any signs
of cancer, and he was back on a
schedule of strenuous
exercise.
Case No. 2, A successful businessman, 68 years old,
suffered from cancer of the bladder for 16 years. After
years of medical treatments, including radiation without
improvement, he began taking asparagus. Within 3 months, examinations revealed that his
bladder tumor had disappeared and that his kidneys were
normal.
Case No. 3, On March 5th 1971, a man who had lung
cancer was put on the operating table where they found lung
cancer so widely spread that it was inoperable.The surgeon
sewed him up and declared his case hopeless. On April 5th he
heard about the Asparagus
therapy and immediately started taking it.
By August, x-ray pictures revealed that all signs of the cancer
had disappeared. He is now back at his regular business
routine.
Case No. 4, A woman had been troubled for a number
of years with skin cancer. She developed different skin cancers
which were diagnosed by the acting specialist as advanced.
Within 3 months after beginning asparagus therapy, the skin
specialist said her skin looked fine with no more skin
lesions. This woman reported that the asparagus therapy also
cured her kidney disease, which had started in 1949. She had
over 10 operations for kidney stones, and was receiving
government disability payments for an inoperable, terminal,
kidney condition. She attributes the cure of this kidney
trouble entirely to the asparagus treatment.
I was not
surprised at this result as `The elements of materia medica',
edited in1854 by a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
, stated that
asparagus was used as a popular remedy for kidney
stones. He even referred to experiments, in 1739, on the power
of
asparagus in dissolving stones. Note the dates! We would
have other case histories but the medical establishment has
interfered with our obtaining some of the records. I am
therefore appealing to readers to spread this good news and
help us to gather a large
number of case histories that will
overwhelm the medical skeptics about this unbelievably simple
and natural remedy.
Asparagus contains a good supply of
protein called
histones, which are believed to be active in
controlling cell growth. For that reason, I believe asparagus
can be said to contain a substance that I call
cell
growth normalizer. That accounts for its action on cancer
and
in acting as a general body tonic. In any
event, regardless of theory, asparagus used as we suggest, is
a harmless substance. The FDA cannot prevent you from
using it and it may do you much good. It has been reported by
the US National Cancer Institute, that
asparagus is the highest
tested food containing glutathione, which is considered one of the body's
most potent anti-carcinogens and
antioxidants.
Just a side note... In case you are wondering why this
has not been made public
, there is no profit in curing
cancer!