This remedy attacks tumours, growths and all other pathological cell changes very forcibly. In cases of diseases of the respiratory tract, for example the lungs, Petasites should be given highly diluted. Recently, I spoke to a professor of medicine in Germany with whom I had left samples of the tincture for experimental purposes, and he confirmed that Petasites is a ‘strong’ medicine. He said that doses of only one drop gave rise to severe reactions in sensitive patients. It must be added that Petasites is quite harmless and nonpoisonous, so that strong reactions need not be any cause for alarm. Doctors who complain that our natural remedies are not potent enough to produce a satisfactory therapeutic reaction should try some of them to find out for themselves that fresh plant extracts can be as spectacular in their effects as many chemotherapeutic drugs, with the added advantage of their being harmless and nontoxic. This fact proves that nature holds many hidden powers which could be utilised for the benefit of the sick.
Not long ago I received a letter describing the treatment of an animal with Petasites. A terrier had developed a growth on one of her nipples, but this remedy soon reduced it in size.
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