Comfrey Corner Natural Foods

02/12/2026

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Fulvic acid is a natural, yellow-brown colored organic compound formed by the breakdown of plant and animal materials by microorganisms in soil, peat, and water. It is a key component of humus (soil organic matter) and is highly valued for its ability to dissolve minerals and improve nutrient absorption in both plants and humans. New research is showing fulvic acid has the ability to induce cancer cell death within just 14 hours. The exact mechanisms are still being researched and appear to vary depending on the type of cancer cells.

🗂️Key mechanisms identified in preclinical research include:

📑Induction of Apoptosis (Programmed Cell Death): Fulvic acid has been shown to induce apoptosis in various cancer cell lines, including ovarian, liver, lung, and breast cancer cells. This process involves a cascade of intracellular events, such as the reduction of anti-apoptotic proteins (like Bcl-2) and DNA fragmentation, leading to the self-destruction of cancerous cells.

📑Inhibition of Proliferation and Metastasis: It suppresses the growth, migration, and invasion of cancer cells, which are key aspects of tumor progression and metastasis.

📑Immune System Modulation: Fulvic acid may enhance the immune response against cancer. It can stimulate immune cells, such as macrophages, to produce anti-cancer mediators like nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can then induce apoptosis in nearby cancer cells.

📑Regulation of Specific Genes and Pathways:

🗒️In ovarian cancer cells, fulvic acid upregulates the expression of the gene CYP1A1, which is believed to act as a tumor suppressor in this context.

🗒️In non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) studies, it inhibits the COX-2/PGE2/EP4 signaling pathway, which is critical for tumor growth and metastasis.

📑Antioxidant and Pro-oxidant Effects: Fulvic acid exhibits a dual effect, acting as an antioxidant to protect healthy cells from oxidative stress while potentially inducing oxidative stress (ROS production) in cancer cells to trigger their death.

02/08/2026

In ancient medical texts, the castor plant was called Palma Christi because its leaves looked like the hand of Christ healing the sick. Today we know that its power lies in a single molecule: Ricinoleic Acid.

The majority of oils remain on the skin surface. Castor oil has a molecular weight that allows it to pe*****te through the corneal stratum to the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue. There, it does something no drug can do right: Stimulate Lymphatic Flow.

The Mechanism: Your lymphatic system is the body's sewer, but it doesn't have a pump (like the heart). Castor oil increases the production of lymphocytes (white blood cells) and stimulates the contraction of the smooth muscle of the lymph vessels. It's like unclogging a biological pipe. It is traditionally used to dissolve cysts, reduce fibroids, and decongest a fatty liver.

The Liver Pack:

Soak a cotton flannel fabric in Castor Oil (Organic and Hexane-free, very important!). ).

Put it on your liver (right ribs).

Put a bag of hot water on top.

Relax for 45 minutes. Do this 3 times a week. You will sleep like a baby because your body is finally taking out the trash.

Source: Journal of Naturopathic Medicine, "Immunomodulation through castor oil packs", Study on lymphocytes count.






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02/08/2026

Milk thistle extract has demonstrated reduced pancreatic tumor growth in mice. In a study of pancreatic cancer in mice, it appears that silybin had multiple effects on the tumor cells, including the down-regulation of GLUT1. With fewer GLUT1 transporters on their surface, the tumor cells lacked the sugar they needed to produce cellular energy (known as ATP).

Just as any starving creature becomes weak, the glucose-deprived pancreatic tumor cells failed to thrive after exposure to silybin, and the pancreatic tumor growth in mice was reduced.

These researchers found that the silybin-treated cells had significantly lower levels of glycolysis end-products. Glycolysis is a process in cells that converts glucose into ATP (energy) and lactate.

Without glycolysis, the end-products of the downstream pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) were also reduced. This includes the cell’s building blocks for genetic materials (nucleosides). Without these crucial nutrients and genetic materials, the cancer cells cannot continue to grow and divide rapidly.

https://anticancer360.com/how-to-use-milk-thistle-to-fight-cancer-a-powerful-multi-tasking-tool/

02/08/2026

Tumor cells typically require high blood sugar (glucose) uptake and metabolism to satisfy their high-demand energy needs. Fortunately, we may be able to use quercetin to obstruct the flow of sugar into cancer cells.

After eating carbohydrate-containing foods, sugar is carried throughout our bodies in the blood. But quercetin may help to block the transport of sugar from the bloodstream into cells by blocking a mechanism called “GLUT1.”

GLUT1 is a type of glucose transporter and is found in nearly every human cell. In certain forms of cancer, tumor cells can grow more GLUT1 glucose transporters on their surface than healthy cells. This overabundance of GLUT1 in cancer cells helps accelerate glucose uptake, giving the cancer cell the fuel it needs to grow and survive.

GLUT1 is a potential target of interest for the development of anticancer therapies overall. But researchers have found that quercetin exerts anticancer effects by binding with the surface of GLUT1 and slowing glucose transport into cancer cells.3 Because of this, quercetin may be useful for starving cancer cells and enhancing other anticancer therapies.

Quercetin may also disrupt a cellular process called “oxidative phosphorylation…” another energy pathway that cancers can use to survive.

Oxidative phosphorylation (OxPHOS) is the metabolic process in which nutrients are transformed into cellular energy (ATP). OxPHOS takes place in the inner membrane of the mitochondria of each cell, and ATP is the primary energy source for all cells of living organisms.

Quercetin has been found to actually accumulate in cancer cell mitochondria. Extensive research has also found that quercetin slows down OxPHOS, preventing mitochondrial ATP construction, helping drain cancer cells’ energy. And without energy, cell death (apoptosis) occurs.

Quercetin’s potential to trigger apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway has been shown in a variety of laboratory studies. It is especially interesting to note that quercetin causes cell death in cancer cells, but not in the nearby healthy cells.

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