Only the Best Quality Herbs are Used
The Farming for Profit Dilemma
By Xania Livia - February 2003
NOTICE TO CONSUMER: Not all herbs are the same in quality as the growing and harvesting practices play an important roll in the effectiveness of the medicinal properties of the herbs. Essiac Canada International pays more for their herbs to ensure the herbs are grown and harvested to the required specifications required in the Essiac formula. It is not unreasonable for Essiac Canada to refuse 18 tons of herbs as substandard quality only to have those same herbs sold on the market for other business' to use in their products.
Essiac Canada International will only use government inspected quality non-irradiated, herbicide and pesticide free herbs grown only in Ontario, Canada. Just because an herb contains medicinal properties and is considered healthy for you, does not mean the herb is of high quality standards. Modern farming practices using pharmaceutical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides will produce a maximum yield for higher profits, but these crops will also be of lower nutritional and medicinal value and are of substandard quality.
It is a hidden secret in the industry that at times when crops are not of the best quality, some producers will adulterate the dried herbs with another herb to increase the minimal nutritional requirements for USA and Canadian regulatory standards. The nutritional factor has increased but the medicinal properties of the herb are compromised.
In addition, some herbs are even laced with heavy metals to increase the dry weight of the herbs just to increase profit margins. Natural health care can be a very nasty business.
Many pseudo-essiac marketers are naive to this side of the herbal industry. From the numerous pseudo-essiac marketers that have mushroomed on the internet these last few years, you can now understand the danger of someone blending together an herbal product and marketing the product as "essiac", This type of business practice diminishes the credibility of Rene Caisse's true formula.
Only quality herbs grown specifically for Essiac Canada International and only specific plant species are harvested at peak times to enhance their botanical potency are used in the blending of the formula. One particular herb used in the Essiac formula is harvested every fourth year for its maximum synergistic properties.
All herbs are tested and inspected by Canadian government agencies before blending at the milling and packaging plant. Before entering the government controlled milling and packaging plant, all employees and registered guests must wear protective head and body gear and even wear protective booties on their feet.
The growing, harvesting and manufacturing process of Essiac
is proudly of the highest possible standards.
