The Recipe for Oleander Soup (cont.)
Tips and Advice:
by Tony M. Isaacs
author of
Cancer's Natural Enemy
Please note: Raw oleander plant is extremely
toxic. Do not handle or ingest raw oleander or any
form of oleander that has not been prepared
according to the recipe for “oleander soup” in this
book or the commercial products whose links are
provided on the last page of this book. While raw
oleander is toxic, there have been no reports of
serious adverse reactions or side-effects due to
properly prepared oleander extract taken according
to directions. The most common side-effects are
loose bowels, slight temperature and perhaps mild
nausea, all of which should dissipate quickly as the
body becomes acclimated to the extract.
This information is furnished for informational
purposes only and nothing contained herein is
intended to diagnose or treat any medical
condition. Anyone with a medical condition or
seeking medical advice is urged to seek out a
qualified medical professional – preferably one well
versed in integrative and/or naturopathic medicine.
Harvesting
According to the patent, both the leaves and stems
can be used. In practice, many have also used the
flowers. It is a good idea to try to pick parts that
show new growth and/or which look fresh and vibrant,
as they will have more of the oleander sap in them.
I've found it pays off to look for plants that are
generally healthy (not stressed by draught, old age
or bad soil), and then to harvest the youngest,
growing tips, usually on the lower part of the
plant.
A standard plastic shopping bag, holds more than
enough leaves and stems to make three 20-ounce
bottles of the extract.
Handling
Use gloves (garden and/or household) to handle the
plant material in all stages of harvest and
preparation. It's especially important to protect
yourself while handling the raw plant, since
unprocessed Oleander contains compounds that are
toxic which are absorbed through your skin. To be
honest, several people have landscaped with Oleander
for YEARS, blithely handling all parts of the plant
without protection and with no ill effects. But to
be safe, don't take chances. Don’t burn oleander
leaves. The smoke is toxic.
Preparation & Washing
Before cooking, you need to wash the Oleander
cuttings thoroughly, washing off the fresh cut
leaves with a spray head water hose just like you
commonly do with veggies you buy at the store is
adequate, since the boiling process will kill any
bacteria, virus or little worms and spiders that
live on the leaves; however you may wish to use a
commercial fruit and veggie wash. The straining
process removes the residual solids, if any,
including dirt. While washing, you have a chance to
remove any dead or funky-looking matter. After
thorough rinsing snip all the cuttings into pieces
that are no longer than the width of the cooking
pot.
Cooking
If you don't have a tamale pot or similar mega-big
pot, just use a large spaghetti pot. The best water
to use for anything consumed is reverse-osmosis
filtered water. However, because this is an orally
consumed soup, special water is not necessary and
good tap water should be fine. Be sure to cover
the leaves, leaving an inch or two from the top of
the pot to accommodate foaming and boil-over. Check
on the liquid level every hour. You may add water
to be certain the leaves are in the water. When
first bringing to a boil, stay nearby because it
tends to foam up and boil over pretty fast (due
possibly to high glycoside content). Stirring is
not needed. From this point, after the liquid is
boiling, cover and leave the mixture at a steady
slow rolling, slightly steaming, low boil for four
hours - you want to keep it "cooking" without
burning or boiling over. You only have to boil
slowly, so steam is coming out of the lid at a
steady rate, boiling for at least 4 hours, which is
more than most recommend, but avoids having to add
water constantly due to the lower boiling rate,
which does not mean less temperature.
Straining
After boiling and taking out the plant materials
with a screen ladle, or tongs, it is important to
let the mix sit, settle, and cool to room
temperature, at least two hours. Then strain through
four paper towels in separate plastic strainers,
stacked one on top of another, changing the top
towel when it clogs. Pour out all of the boiled
liquid matter, except for the sediment in the very
bottom of the cooking pot. Dump the sediment in
the trash.
Next, strain again through 4 or more layers of
coffee filters. It will take awhile, but the extra
straining is the key to avoiding most of the common
side effects reported by those who do not take this
extra step. It should be noted that the patented
Anvirzel™ is strained through less than 4 micron
filters and no side effects are reported when taken
orally.
Condensing
After straining, rinse out the pot, pour the
remaining soup back in and let it slow boil to the
desired condensation, or specific gravity. Boiling
the liquid down more, condensing it to a lower
volume is optional. Condensing down to about 40 oz.
or 1/10 the original liquid saves the amount of
preservative needed, using vodka or apple cider
vinegar (organic non-distilled is by far the best),
and with the more condensed liquid, you adjust the
dosage to a smaller amount, to compensate.
Dosage
When taking, you hold the liquid under your tongue
for thirty seconds, then swallow, per the Ozel
patent. This is called the sub-lingual method,
allowing the liquid to mix with enzymes produced in
your mouth before swallowing.
Dosage trials should begin slowly, and should begin
with ¼ to 1/2 teaspoon or less of the 1/10th mix.
You take small amounts at first, once or twice a
day, building up your tolerance in your stomach and
digestive systems. Increase dosage as you adjust,
in 4 to 5 day increments, up to a tablespoon 3 times
daily after meals. The dosage level varies with
individuals, body weight, tolerance and side
effects, i.e.: vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea. You
take what is within your "comfort zone", since this
is a long-term program, not a
quickie, increasing dosage in small amounts, with
tolerance.
After the cancer is gone, what do you
take for maintenance? There is not a lot of
research here. Doc Ozel's patent says take a dose a
month. Personally, I would say to take three doses
a week for life (I do), since it is almost free, and
you can make a years supply in less than a day.
Live long, live healthy, live happy!
To read part 1 of the series "An Amazing Discovery
in Turkey" click here
To read part 2 of the series "The Father of Oleander
Soup" click here
To read part 3 of the series "The History of the
Oleander Plant click here
To read part 4 of the series "Success
Against Cancer and HIV in South Africa click here
Tony Isaacs (aka DQ)
Author of sad songs, funny stories and healthy books
Moderator of the Yahoo Health Group "OleanderSoup"
References:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-oleander.html
http//www.annieappleseedproject.org/anpat51.html
http://www.drozel.org/CaseReports.htm
http://www.saludintegral.hn/Public_Anti-Cancer_Drugs_sp.htm
http://www.ozelle.com/publications.htm
The Newman Studies on Oleander
An Amazing Discovery in Turkey
The Father of Oleander Soup
The History of Oleander Before
1960
Success Against Cancer and HIV
in South Africa
Oleander
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