Video Transcript: The Many Benefits of Withania and Turmeric in Ayurveda
Ty Bollinger: Today, we’re focusing on two Ayurvedic herbs: withania and turmeric. If you’ve been following us for some time now, you’re probably familiar with Ayurvedic practices and its benefits towards healing and preventing cancer. Join Dr. Manuela Boyle for an excerpt of her presentation from last year’s TTAC LIVE Event. She’ll give us a brief overview of the many principles of Ayurvedic healing and then dive deeper into how these herbs work synergistically with your body to promote healing.
Dr. Manuela Boyle: But, nevertheless, there are many herbs from Ayurveda that are highly—that are part of my practices. And why herbs? Because they work synergistically together and apply to those three bodily systems we were just seeing, right? So, this is the only thing, there’s no drugs, pharmaceutical drugs can do that. Herbal has this multifaceted aspect that can actually apply and help in fact, restoring balance and don’t forget cancer is a multifaceted issue. So, herbal is the best you can use in that regard.
So, this is a whole list of herbs with cytotoxic activity. What does it mean “cytotoxic”? It means that they can actually kill cancer in a very selective way. So, in other words, it will not affect the healthy tissues but it will be selectively toxic to the cancers. And it’s, these are old botanical names; they can be tracked and found.
I use a lot of them in my practice and you know, a lot of research behind each and every one of them so I only picked a few. But I would like to draw to your attention. Those are, remember, those are 5000-year-old herbs which, all the time, and especially in the last probably—I don’t know, maybe 10 or 15 years, have come to the attention of the Western system of medicine and researchers. And so, these herbs have been put through what we call double-blind placebo control trials in settings, and the university picked them up, published the, and there we go. Here we have them.
So, one of them is withania. Withania somnifera is a wonderful herb that inhibits proliferation of gastric cancer cells but not just this cancer, many others. This one in particular though was researched, and so I thought to bring it to you. Gastric cancers are deadly cancers, and are difficult cancers to treat. When they are discovered, they are quite advanced and so they deserve a wonderful and attentive system in order to be able to actually reverse the condition.
So here we’re talking about the—not the whole plant but the extract of the plant. And it was done on human—this was not just an animal model, human model. Gastric carcinoma and what it did, it does a cell cycle arrest of G2/M phase. What does it mean? It means it can actually block the cancer cells from developing any further, so it blocks it. So, it’s an anti-metastatic, anti-inflammatory, and of course it does many other types of activities including, and especially including, blocking the proliferation of those cancer cells.
Again, anti-proliferating again in regard to osteosarcoma cells. So, this is an in vitro study, but I have found also in vivo studies. Today I’m bringing this to you, osteosarcoma another difficult cancer and of course it’s quite effective on those as well.
This is just to sum it up because I don’t have a lot time. But just to sum up, have a look at this. This is what, even if you look at the outside, right? This is the end point. This is really at the end what the withania somnifera, what this humble, lovely, beautiful herb actually does. And it creates inhibition of oxidative stressor, so it’s an antioxidant, it’s an activation of tumor suppressive proteins, and so on and so on and you can continue on. But this is all proven, all documented, all researched. Here’s what it looks like, right? Is that cute? It’s beautiful. Withania.
Another one is turmeric. Who knows about turmeric? Everybody, everybody. Well you know, turmeric deserves a lot of love because in both traditional medicine, 5,000 years ago, as well as the more recent—they’re right, it does do something. Well, it does more than something, right?
All the curcuminoids, everything. All those extracted from the plant turmeric, which we also know as Curcuma longa does, has been shown to have a tremendous anti-proliferative, antioxidant, anti-ischemic, anti-cancer and these are all the researchers. I will show the research later on. You can actually read it and follow through.
The properties—like I said, it’s been studied a lot. And so, we have all stages of tumor development; so it’s not just at the beginning of it, it’s not just when it’s, you know, maybe Stage 1, Stage 2. We’re talking about Stage 4 metastatic cancers here. And so, what does it do? It modulates a lot of things. In particular nitric oxide synthetase activity, epidermal growth factor.
There are all sorts of difficult names here, difficult definitions but basically what it is, it is an anti-metastatic, anti-cancer. Turmeric – well it depends how you get it. You can have it fermented which is a wonderful idea. You can have it in liquid extract. You can have it even by infusion and so it depends how, how much you need to use and how far you want to go with that particular herb but it’s available in various aspects.
Okay, once again, great anti-inflammatory and it does induce apoptosis. This is important: every time you see this word here, apoptosis, what does it mean? It means it creates, it induces cancer cell death by implosion. It’s a nice stately and pain free death that these cancer cells have to go through quite differently from the principle of chemotherapy, which is explosion, by creating a lot of what we call necrotic type death.
So, here we go. And this is another one, so if you look at curcuma which is turmeric, right? Everything that’s up here, it stops. Everything that’s down here, it helps. It’s quite a clever herb. Do herbs have intelligence? I think so. I think so. Okay. And, it also regulates—it also regulates cell cycle, right? Cell cycle. It means that if you have cancer and if you have cancer cells, those cells are crazy; they don’t really follow the rules. They do what they like. But by taking them, these types of herbs, like turmeric for example, that regulate the cells, it makes this herb a wonderful and potent preventive type of medicine, right? Preventive. So not only curative, not only during, not only after, but even before. So, it’s a prevention. Try the whole spectrum. Like I said, there’s evidence that supports all of it. So, then what it looks like; it’s yellow. When I’m doing my mixes, my fingers are usually yellow. That’s okay, it’s a good thing. So, this is turmeric.
Many other herbs, I really wanted to bring to you. I’m not advocating that it’s enough and we don’t have to look at nutrition, that we don’t have to look at other type of treatments. We do look at them. Absolutely. It takes more than one thing to conquer cancer, to get rid of cancer, to move forward. There are many things. That’s why I have an amazing team working together.
But for me, the herbs, they still have a very special part in the treatment of my patients and I will forever stay with them. I’ve seen it in action. I’ve seen reversal of cancers. I’ve seen people getting better. I’ve seen people better years after the initial diagnosis. So, for me, I’m forever grateful that we have this possibility. I’m forever grateful to the researchers who have actually made it possible for us to know this. So, our patients are not used as experimental but they are used, they are given things that we know have been given great results to others.
Charlene Bollinger: We hope you learned a lot from this video. If you learned something new, please take a few seconds here to let us know in the comments below!
I would like to know more about turmeric herb .my mom has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer recently and undergoing chemotherapy so that it won’t spread into other organs. But she has become very weak .I would like to know if there any chance of possibility to beat this lung cancer by turmeric herb.
My mother in law was also diagnosed with fast growing lung cancer. Chemotherapy is not even an option for her. She is 86 and very frail, but still has a lot of things to live for.
Touch her and say to the Father by the power invested in me through the blood of Christ and his stripes i ask in Jesus name for a manifest of healing and if not in your will Father then I ask for a release of her pain and give her comfort and peace until she returns back to you.
Amen and Amen..
I am 87 a widower and never had cancer – probably because I take a number of herbs, vitamins and minerals and NO medications at all. One f them almost killed me from the side effects. I lost my wife of 35 years and a 60-year old son, both thank to smoking and no help from chemo therapy. Yes, Tumeric I am actually taking against Sciatica and arthritis and it works great for that too – no more walker or cane!
Hello Mr. Klaus:
I wonder if you could tell me in which form you ingest your turmeric and your doses?
I recently read that seasoning with tumeric is great for healty cooking but for health conditions you need a concentrated extract of tumeric called Curcumin. My source was TerryTalksNutrition.com. He had a little booklet at the health food store.
Best Herb for Lung Cancer is Inula Helenium Rarely fails
2- 3 teaspoons of properly dried Inula helenium per day
There is 3 main causes of Cancer … The 3 main Mental, Spiritual, Emotional and Physical causes / conditions that permit a state of cancer to exist…
1, Cellular De-oxygenation,
2, Internal cellular fermentation,
3, Internal cellular acidification.
Address the causes & implement corrective measures.
There is new treatment with stem cells – immunotherapy, which has been approved for treting melanomas and lung cancer. I don’t know the exact name of the drugs but they must be available in US. They are already used in France and Switzerland.
I take Turmeric/black pepper capsules each day, prepared by a local apothecary ship.
Is there a better way to get my daily dose?
I love it in food but cannot consistently get enough in that manner. Love the information you have!
I read studies that taking a sip of oil allows Turmeric with black pepper better absorption.
BTW I make my own turmeric+black pepper capsules at home.
I take Turmeric/black pepper capsules each day, prepared by a local apothecary shop.
Is there a better way to get my daily dose?
I love it in food but cannot consistently get enough in that manner. Love the information you have!
I put 1-2 tablespoons organic turmeric powder in soup, simmer for minimum 10 minutes, do not boil, then I add freshly ground black pepper and organic Coconut Oil and simmer a few more minuter. You will feel the difference.
I have had a low grade bladder cancer for about 9 months now.They removed 2 tumours and I just had my last cystoscopy yesterday and they found some polyps and lazered them. I have to go back in 3 months for another test. I was told with bladder cancer, the tumours just keep coming back. Is there something like turmeric that would stop the tumours from returning?
Thanks, Bette
Hi Bette,
The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the doctors/experts that we interviewed in our Global Quest Series. Here is a link to get their information: https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
Go to shop.drcolbert.com and get his book Let Food Be Your Medicine. Starving cancer is the key and his book is like a university education ! Easy to read and understand. Whole chapter on cancer killing foods.
@ Betty Q… It is good to have a well seasoned natural-path on board in all you do. Read the Dr Mercola website . Look into the Ketogenics life style, reduce all acidic consumables (even epidermicly applied) down to 70 / 80% . Remove all refined, processed, enriched foods, remove all processed, refined sugars. Drink CLEAN water (NOT distilled or run thru an alkaline machine). Locate synergistic selenium from whole foods sources.
I watched your video on Withania Somnifera and it was powerful. I’m a survivor of cervical cancer of course through chemotherapy and radiation. I didn’t have any knowledge about natural treatments. But I would like to start using preventative herbs. Is there a book with these that I can read? And do you have any clinics in Canada. I reside in Toronto, Canada
Consider attending the Whole Life Expo, November 9,10,11, 2018 in Toronto. It is sponsored by Vitality Magazine. The Expo is an excellent resource of information for many health conditions including cancer. They have 3 days of seminars, vendors and displays, all focused on a natural approach.
Read up on Curcurmin which is inside the turmeric. It is where most of the benefits seem to be. If you take curcurmin you get a more powerful dose, it seems.
Thanks for the ever educating research and knowledge you bring to all of us! My husband had throat cancer 2 1/2 years ago. Underwent surgery and radiation…no Chemo!! Have been making smoothies daily with “Golden Milk” in them (turmeric based), and lots of antioxidants and to date he is doing great! Looks like we’ll be adding Withania to that shake!! Keep spreading the word! Cancer IS NOT a death sentence!!
What about pancreatic cancers? Any information on that?
I’d like to share the words of none other than Dr. Hamer:
“To sell chemotherapy as a “therapy” is most likely the biggest deceit in the history of medicine. Whoever masterminded this chemo-torture deserve a monument in hell.”
Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer, MD
The use of the scientific name leaves me with no idea how I can get some of the herbs. It would be nice if you included the store name and reference some of the sources.
look it up on a search engine – it’s not hard
Thank you so much for this information. You bring hope to many who are sick.
Thanks for all the info. Where do you buy Withania? Have never heard of it.
Withania is more commonly know as ashwagandha root.
What retail stores sell this herb combination .my local Whole Foods did not carry any Ayurvedic formulas.
Thank you for contact info.
Cara
Contact me for supply
My husband & I take turmeric. I have ashwagandha that I used at times for stress which has 1.5% withanolides. I had a thyroidectomy due to hashimotos about 12 years ago. A very small amount of cancer was found in a nodule which I have never done “treatment” for. I was interested, when reading on ashwagandha, that it is not advised to use this supplement if one has an autoimmune disease or is on thyroid medication. From what I read, it seems that ashwagandha would benefit me in other areas so I am really disappointed that I probably should not use.
Thank you so much for all the work you do and all the amazing, beneficial information you share.
My dog developed golf ball size cysts all over her body that we’re believed to be cancerous. I fed her tumeric pills every day and the cysts all disappeared after a couple months.
Hello Curious what Turmeric pills you gave your dog ? Thank you
My wife had endometrial cancer that spread to her lung ,surgeon removed it, all boarders and
nodes were clear, all tests came back neg.Her doctors said stop taking all turmeric because it has the same effect as soy, also stop all soy products. Please inform me on this, thanks.
chuck
Withania somnifera is most commonly known as Ashwaghanda. The research of Dr. Narendra Singh (Lucknow) provides evidence that adding neem greatly enhances the anti-tumour effects of ashwaghanda.
Doctor’s suggest stopping turmeric , of course. They make their money by giving drugs which causes more drugs required, doctor visits, surgery, etc., etc. Healthy people do not support the doctors, pharmacists, drug companies profits and lifestyles! They also are against all homeopathic natural choices. Investigate Diatomaceous Earth (Food Grade), Calcium Bentonite Clay and Colloidal Silver.
I am extremely glad to hear that “all tests came back negative”! Thank God.
Sincerely, Ingrid
Dr Mercolas website (and his citations) is a good site. Read his data base (All of it if possible). The info contained there will assist readers in understanding the info found here.
I’d like to see this Gr8 site put out a video on what Cancer is & exactly what and why a “cancer” cell exists. In brief, Very brief… Cancer is a human cell so far in the spiral of death (cellular starvation) it is replicating way to fast to even be classed as human, in an attempt to save its self. There may be some similar on Youtube.
Yours is the most interesting and engaging series
You make us learn so much and your presentation is superb
Good luck with all your work and thank you for your effort in making all this information available to us
Nanice
Yours is the most interesting and engaging series
You make us learn so much and your presentation is superb
Good luck with all your work and thank you for your effort in making all this information available to us.
Nanice
Thanks for being part of our mission Nanice!
Why not fasting ? What happens to the cancer cells when they don’t get any food to grow ?
Why not combine fasting with artificial fever ? Any cancer does not like fever. Why ? Near Rome there was a very poor community with no cancer but with malaria. The fever explosions of the malaria eliminated any existing cancer.
I am an engineer bymprofession but ever since I studied your first theory that Cancer does not have to be a death sentence way back in 2008 , I have been a GRAT follwier Of Alternative and Integrative Medicine and your acid follower .
But this video taught me one thing-
Chemotherapy is EXPLOSIVE- and in its wake takes in the other “ healthy cells” also !! Apart from the Cancerous cells
But the crucial difference is that :
Curcumin and other herbs help with an -“ IMPLOSIVE” action – which means the Cancer cells go through Apoptosis Through -“IMPLOSION”
Hence they are harmless to healthy cells !
Can you corroborate this understanding of mine – for our better understanding please !
Thanks
I have basal cell carcinoma just above my lip, been there for about 7 years thought it was a mole, till recently started growing fast they removed top portion and biopsied but now I’m scheduled to have it completely removed through “Mohs” procedure , is this something I can starve away and dissolve with herbs and how would I know when it’s gone?
Hi Mary –
We appreciate you reaching out to us about this.
We do have info on our website about BEC5 cream used for skin cancers:
https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/bec5-video/
Unfortunately, we are unable to give any kind of medical advice. The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the doctors we interviewed in the Global Quest series.
Please note that we are not able to select an expert for you.
We’ve created a page with the experts’ contact info as it was available to us.
Here’s the link to the actual webpage:
http://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
We do have one more resource you may be interested in. During our Live Event 2017 series, Dr. Patrick Quillin suggested contacting The Institute of Functional Medicine to locate a practitioner in your area.
If you are interested, here is the link to search for a Functional Medicine Practitioner in your area: https://www.ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/
I hope this is helpful! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us again if there’s anything else we can help with.
Wishing you endless blessings and love!
I love your work and started on my healing journey with TTAC. Your new series on Eastern Medicine was super and this little video is great and to the point. I have had diabetes for over 25 years and have finally found a treatment that works for me to get down my blood sugars. My husband has just been cleared from colon cancer after surgery and chemo for six months. But turmeric and curcumin are definitely a part of our diet these days. We also use cannabis especially for sleep at night and amla in our smoothies daily. We are retired and live in Oregon so we can grow, process, and use our own cannabis.
What a fantastic job you both do Ty and Charlene for the benefit of humanity.
Thanks a million for keeping us well informed.
What is the best way to get to use turmeric? Do you have any good recipes? Thanks for all your work and the good information you give us. You are giving hope to many people and encouraging many people to keep on keeping on. Thank You.
Dorothy
Dorthy, I keep my tumeric alongside the salt and pepper and add it to soups, omelettes, tuna salad, basicly I eat it just like salt and pepper. Garlic, tumeric and black pepper enhance the medicinal effects of each other. Enjoy and God bless, Evonne
hope you don’t eat too much tuna, stuff is poisoned with mercury.
Thankyou…new info re. Withania!😘
So appreciate the transcript as otherwise we would not have been able to understand the speaker. Thanks.
Fantastic to see a bevvy of intelligent informed progressive practitioners like Manuella who have the utmost concern for thier patients through researched evidence-based modalities….it’s a pity and a disgrace that here in Australia the MBA is spear-heading a witch hunt to restrict and regulate integrative/functional MDs, because the ‘stakeholders’ profits are at risk.
Master Bai Shun – I live in australia & totally agree with you about this total disgrace. I am an alternate practitioner, fortunate enough to be taught by a famous Scottish Physician who showed me how to diagnose saliva. He tried to encourage me to become a doctor with all my study because he wanted me to be able to fight the establishment – but I did ‘not’ want to become a doctor who was hunted by the chemical companies. Homeopathic schools have been closed down once again, just as they were after penicillin was discovered. It went underground then just as it has now. I still practise but must remain alert & careful. A series such as this is PURE GOLD. My good wishes to you, Robin Stein
How much curcumin is a good dose for cancer treatment? I have a curcumin/ ginger oil liposomal supplement. Curcumin dose is 500mg. There’s omegas and other stuff in it, but I always wonder about the turmeric dosage for best benefit.
Hi Gayanne –
We appreciate you reaching out to us about this.
Unfortunately, we are unable to give any kind of individualized medical advice. The best advice we can give you is to consult with one of the doctors we interviewed in the Global Quest series. This way you can reach out to a natural health practitioner with your question and they can give you the most appropriate dosage based on your exact condition.
Please note that we are not able to select an expert for you.
We’ve created a page with the experts’ contact info as it was available to us.
Here’s the link to the actual webpage:
http://thetruthaboutcancer.com/experts-info-sheet/
We do have one more resource you may be interested in. During our Live Event 2017 series, Dr. Patrick Quillin suggested contacting The Institute of Functional Medicine to locate a practitioner in your area.
If you are interested, here is the link to search for a Functional Medicine Practitioner in your area: https://www.ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/
I hope this is helpful! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us again if there’s anything else we can help with.
Wishing you endless blessings and love!
I learned about a new herb call Withania.
Thank for the good work. Preventive medicine that what saved my life 30 years ago,
Chlorophyll and Homeopathy.
I have an issue at the moment I use Black Cumin oil, LemonGrass Essential oil and astaxanthin
Thank you for this information, especially about turmeric. I have experimented with turmeric (in powder form) for the past four years, and have read an article in which they say you need to make use of a “carrier” for the absorption of the turmeric in powder form, otherwise it is not nearly as effective. So I now mix, turmeric, cinnamon, ground ginger, mix of spices (marjoram, sage, thyme, origanum and basil) a little bit of chili and then mix it with organic cold pressed coconut oil and then add pure honey to make it like in a paste and then take a teaspoon full in the morning and evenings. Will the turmeric still be effective if i do mix it up like that?
Johan, to be affective I believe you have to have ground black peppercorns ,olive oil (cold pressed)mixed with good quality turmeric powder incorporated with 5% Curcumin (important) I make what’s called Golden Paste which has to be kept in fridge (lasts about 2wks. But freeze some… Freezes well). Receive: half cup Turmeric powder in saucepan mix in 1-2 cups water,start with one ! Other one use as you need to stir (on stove) the entire time as tends to stick, stir for about 8mins., now a nice paste, let cool , add 3teaspoons ground black pepper, and one third cup of the olive oil, That’s it! Good luck….Margot Noack
Thanks for this beautiful information, I am sure it will save a lot of life out there… appreciate your research and time-tumeric an ancient medicine and Withania
Excellent article on two great eastern herbs. Congratulations to the team for spreading the use
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You both are great keep up the good work I ordored the asia package its wonderful.
I do grow my own turmeric & make a smoothie using carrots, celery, ginger root, grated turmeric chili pepper, black pepper & purified water. All organic. Spicy & delicious.
That sounds absolutely delicious, Pat!
Thanks for sharing. 🙂