Post Chemo/Radio Restoration – Breast and Lung Herbal Formula

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy cancer treatments can take a toll on the body – and
psyche – in many and varied ways. This formula helps to soothe and restore after a
treatment course is completed and is specifically formulated to be taken for a few
weeks or months after treatment for breast and lung cancers. The herbs it contains
are selected for their combined ability to nourish dry skin and return moisture, to
promote energy and restore gut function. Alongside a recommended programme of
good nutrition, rest and light exercise, they also aim for a balance of yin (cool, calm)
and yang (heat, stress) energy in the mind and body.

Vaccaria Seed, for example, is a herb long used to create healing in the breast and
chest, as it can clear heat and detoxify the area. Heat in the body can turn internal
fluids into phlegm and Asparagus Tuber is used to resolve this phlegm as well as
nourishing and cooling the ‘fire’ and toxicity. It is balanced by Snakegourd Root,
which cools, drains, relieves swelling and clears ‘empty’ heat, which occurs when a
fire appears to be dowsed but still smoulders from within. If undetected in the body,
this creates the risk of consuming bodily fluids and immunity. Safflower petals are
light, calming and nourishing while Sappan Wood heals pain and wounds. Reishi
mushroom gives an all-round boost.