C-Statin: Stops the growth of new blood vessels
C-Statin
C-Statin is another of the antiangiogenesis drugs (stops the growth of new blood vessels, however, it is registered as a food supplement. It was developed by Neil Riordan, Founder and president of the Aidan Clinic in Tempe, Arizona.
C-Statin has an interesting history.
In 1994 a woman walked into a cancer clinic in Wichita, Kansas (run by Neil's father) wanting to tell her story. She was a 57 year-old who had had a diagnosis of stage 3C ovarian cancer. Her mother had died of ovarian cancer and when her oncologist said that she had possibly a year and a half left if she did chemo, she remembered her mother not doing very well on chemo and she wanted to go another route. So she found herself a shaman/healer who said, "Here, take this tincture from this plant." She took it for 2 years as was declared cancer free. Her doctor, of course, claimed it to be an "act of God." She was still taking her "convolvulus tincture," seven years after her initial diagnosis and she just wanted to tell her story to someone.
The plant turned out to be the Convolvulus Arvensis, or Field Bindweed. It grows all over America and is considered a pest.
Neil began testing this plant, first by putting it on cancer specimens to determine if it was onco-toxic (toxic to the cancer). It was not. Then he tested it to see if it had any immunostimulant properties; perhaps it stimulated the immune system to kick into high gear and attack the cancer. He did find that it was immunosupportive, but not to any degree that would account for this lady's dramatic results. Next he tested it to see if it stopped the growth of new blood vessels. and bingo, that was it.
Interestingly enough, there are antiangiogenesis chemicals in our bodies already. Let's face it, after we are fully grown, we don't need new blood vessels continually growing in our bodies, so these chemicals kick in to stop their growth. We have still other chemicals in our body to kick in the growth of new blood vessels in case we should need them, as in the case of an injury or a pregnancy.
C-Statin is just one of Neil's patented formulas. It comes from the isolated PGMs (proteoglycan molecules) of the Bind Weed that are responsible for this action. It is sold only to healthcare professionals, though, as stated previously, it is registered as a food supplement. It is one of the therapies offered at the Aidan Clinic.
C-Statin can be taken orally, as we see from this lady's testimonial, but it is usually administered intravenously for the best results. Also, it should be noted that not all tumors flourish by the growth of new blood vessels thus, at the Aidan Clinic, each patient gets therapy designed specifically for that person.
http://www.mnwelldir.org/docs/cancer1/altthrpy.htm