Bloodroot paste is a topical preparation made from the native
North American herb, bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). It has
a long, well-established history of medicinal use. It was well
known to native American indians in what is now the north central
part of the U.S. and Canada.
We cover its use on the
Bloodroot Paste page. Well-known to
alternative health care providers, Dr. Andrew Weil
recommends our product by name on his web site (drweil.com)
and describes his own experiences with bloodroot paste in
his best-selling book, Spontaneous Healing (pg. 48-51
in the paperback edition). Does it really get rid of moles and warts?
Yes, in the majority of cases.
Dr. Weil describes in his book, the act of removing a skin tag from
his dog, Coca. We're much more familiar with the product and its
uses, having worked with it for ten years. (Bloodroot paste can
be turned into an escharotic, by the way, by adding zinc chloride
(ZnCl2), and in this state it will be have more like our
Cansema product then
our bloodroot paste.) Bloodroot paste does require
some patience for benign moles and warts, which is the purpose
for which most of our users buy it. It generally needs to be applied
repeatedly over a period of two to three weeks -- although some users
report success in just a couple of days. At the other extreme, we
have users who report back with success, but after three to four weeks
of applying it. This product is very individualistic. Unlike
Cansema Black Topical Salve,
bloodroot paste does not enjoy a 99%+ reported success rate. It
works beautifully on some people, marginal on others, and in a minority
of cases, it doesn't work at all. One of the reasons it has
spotty results with moles is that the very word itself is used for
a broad range of skin hyperpigmentations. People use the word
"mole" to describe everything from birthmarks to liver and page spots
to angiomas to outright skin cancers. To speak in broad layman's
terms, bloodroot paste works best on moles that have developed or
changed over time. It works least well on birthmarks and age spots,
and, in fact, we do not recommend it for that purpose. Warts, which are caused by
the papilloma virus - one of the most common viral organisms
in humans - apply as well. The product works beautifully on most,
but not everyone. For both warts and moles,
success is higher (and time accelerated) with the adjunctive,
concurrent use of Cansema Capsules
while using the paste. Will it work on skin tags? What about "cherry angiomas"?
Read the answer to the
previous question. The short answer is that, yes,
it does, but results can be spotty. The formula does not, for these
applications, work 100% of the time. The majority, yes; but not
everyone. Also, we have cases where a person will see success
in applying the paste to several warts, moles, or skin tags,
and have one or two growths that did NOT respond to it.
In other words, even on the same person, applying the product
to the same general area, it is possible to get rid of some, but
not all growths. This condition is undoubtedly aided by the fact
that moles, skin tags, and angiomas, have a varied etiology.
There is no one cause for all growths, so it is doubtful that
anyone will ever create a product is that is 100% in all cases,
for all growths, on every person. I used Bloodroot Paste for a few days and got an eschar.
How could this happen?
Bloodroot paste, in a minor of cases,
will behave like an escharotic preparation on some people. In other words,
if you apply bloodroot paste to a skin cancer, you can get a reaction, just
you see on the Cansema page,
killing the cancer and forming a scab - which has a morphology so
specific we refer to the scab as an "eschar." Again, this happens in
a minority of cases. Bloodroot paste is never as deep or
as thorough as Cansema in getting rid of neoplastic growths, but if it
happens, count your blessings. Bloodroot paste, like Cansema, never
removes a growth that has any good business being there. Why this
happens in some people and not others is still a mystery, but you should
not be alarmed if it happens to you. It's a good thing, and you can
study the stages that an eschar goes through on the Cansema page.
What is the shelf-life of bloodroot paste?
Will it go bad? The worst that can happen is
that your bloodroot paste will, despite our inclusion of one or
more humectants, dry out. You can reconstitute it with a few
drops of water, if this happens. The product will not "go bad,"
as it won't support microbial growth and it won't go rancid.
The active components, primarily alkaloids, are, like Cansema,
very molecularly stable. Your bloodroot paste, if kept in a cool,
dry place should be good for several years, probably longer.
I've heard that bloodroot is really toxic, so what's the truth? Bloodroot is toxic if taken
internally beyond certain safe dosage levels. For years, Colgate
Palmolive sold a toothpaste called "Viadent," which contained
bloodroot extract. Needless to say, you cannot use a dentifrice
without swallowing at least a little of the product. None of this
directly relates to bloodroot paste, of course, because it's a
topical product, not intended for internal use. Nonetheless, it
is worth noting. Here is yet another instance where a grain of
truth is blown up beyond real-world relevance or reality. If taken above recommended
dosages, know that bloodroot will make you nauseated, however, and even vomit.
It's an "emetic." It is also an abortifacient and, years ago,
was even used by woman to induce abortion -- not a safe practice
we might add. It is lethal in dosages as small as three grams,
but if you are taking a bloodroot product internally, you are
more likely to vomit that product long before you get to levels
of intake that are that toxic. As with many other herbals,
your stomach will tell you when you've gone to excess.
For topical applications, any notion that bloodroot might
be toxic is simply not rooted in anything factual.
I just received the bloodroot paste and have applied it
to a couple of moles. I was wondering
what type of scar, if any, this will leave? Usually quite minor and
difficult to detect.... always less visible than the scar left from surgery.
Can the Paste cause a (non-cancerous) lesion to become cancerous? No.... that's not possible.
How does your "Bloodroot toothpaste," Omega III, compare to Viadent? It's a lot stronger.
Users who have used both have confirmed this repeatedly, and we know
it to be true because we formulated it. We call our
Alpha Omega III dentifrice,
bloodroot toothpaste, because it imitates and even exceeds the
effects of the Viadent product. However, know that we substituted
most of the bloodroot with chaparral (larrea mexicata) so as not to violate
the old Chemex Pharmaceutical patent, which will soon be expiring.
But it does the same thing and is even more potent. Users who
have gingivitis and periodontal diseases have reported to us that
it worked just as well as the Viadent product - and even better.
What are the medicinal benefits of bloodroot toothpaste? Let us just say that
customers who suffer from gingivitis and even periodontal
disease have reported back favorably. A protocol we recommend
is to use the bloodroot
toothpaste to brush with, and then gargle thoroughly
with H3O water,
prepared to a pH of 1.6. Do this... and you'll have the
cleanest mouth in town!
Can you do something to make it taste better? We'll let a recent email
exchange answer this one:
I just got the Omega III toothpaste and H30 concentrate today.
That toothpaste is some strong stuff! I only tried it once,
so I can only comment on the taste, which is somewhat less than
enjoyable.
Less than enjoyable?
Oh --- come on now, (name deleted) --- it's damn nasty!
The zinc in it produces a strong astringent quality you don't
get from any other dentifrice. We know it isn't pleasant.
But it does the job better than anything else we
have ever found. As for trying to mask the "zinc effect," trust
me, we've tried...... This was not designed to be an
everyday dental treat. It should be used with the H3O when
you really want to get in there, kill every microbe, strip
out the plaque, and get the same kind of "deep clean"
experience you have after you leave the dentist's office.
But it gets rid of gingivitis in a couple of days and works
on some pretty troublesome periodontal disease as well.
It also lingered in my mouth (a couple of hours)
after brushing..is there anything I can do about this?
Yes .... use the H3O at the 65:1 ratio of dilution and
get rid of the taste.
