Hoxsey Formula

(Red Clover Combo)

Product Monograph
for IHP, August 2012
By Terry Vanderheyden, ND

At 30% of all deaths, cancer now exceeds cardiovascular disease as the number one killer
in Canada. From 2000 to 2009, deaths caused by cancer increased in Canada by 13.5%
(StatsCan 2009). In the US in 2009, however, cardiovascular disease still exceeded cancer
as the leading killer.

Harry Hoxsey
The controversial Harry Hoxsey ran a highly successful cancer clinic in Dallas from the 1920s right
through until the late 1950s. He claimed to have received the formula for his tonic from his father.
The effect of the tonic formula is to make the bodys physical terrain unfavourable for the
survival of cancer cells. Hoxsey further speculated that the treatment corrects abnormal
blood chemistry and normalizes cell metabolism by stimulating the elimination of toxins
which are poisoning the system (Hoxsey 1956).
Hoxseys treatment was two-fold, involving both a series of escharotic pastes applied
externally and an oral tonic to facilitate excretion of toxins.

Mildred Nelson
In 1963, Hoxseys chief nurse, Mildred Nelson, opened the Bio-Medical Center in Tijuana Mexico,
the first cancer clinic in the region. In a video testimony, she claims an 80% cure rate with patients
using the treatments (from the documentary film, HoxseyHow Healing Becomes A Crime).

Alterative
St. Francis Herb Farms Hoxsey Formula is an alterative combination designed specifically
to support detoxification and the treatment of conditions of a degenerative nature, as well
as the general maintenance of good health. Alteratives, it should be noted, are that class of
herbal medicines that amend the metabolic processes, enabling the body to deal properly
with nutrition and eliminative functions, gradually ridding it of waste tissue.

The Herbs
In terms of specific indications relating to the individual ingredients, Eclectic physician
HW Felter, MD asserts, for example, that red clover (Trifolium pratense) unquestionably
has a retarding effect upon malignant neoplasms (Felter 1922).
Meanwhile, medieval German philosopher, herbalist and religious, St. Hildegard of Bingen,
used burdock (Arctium lappa) to treat cancerous tumours (Kemper 1999). Burdock is also an
ingredient in the Essiac herbal cancer treatment (St. Francis Herb Farms equivalent product
is called The 4-Herb Formula, also available as Four Herb Tea). Taking the history of its use
as a folk remedy for abnormal growths as their point of departure, scientists Dombradi and
Foldeak (1966) screened burdock for antitumor activity and noted significant properties.
Pokeroot (Phytolacca americana) is used in both Western herbalism and traditional
Chinese medicine (TCM) for addressing cancer. A review published by Australian scientists
highlights that Pokeroot significantly reduced TNF-a and IL-6 levels, both markers of the
systemic inflammation that often underlies cancer development (Weber et al. 2010).
Note that the combination contains potassium iodide, meaning that, for every ml (~ 30 drops)
of the formula, there are 22.5 mg of iodine (as iodide). In my estimation, a dose of up to
50 mg of iodine is appropriate for some conditions. Indeed, I recommend a 7-drop daily
dose as a minimal iodine supplement for most healthy non-seaweed eaters.
In our own day, St. Francis Herb Farm offers Hoxseys classic formula to professionals.
For more information, visit the website at www.stfrancisherbfarm.com

Terry Vanderheyden, ND
Research Consultant
Terry Vanderheyden, ND, has practiced in
Ontario since graduating from the CCNM in 1994,
specializing in homeopathic, nutritional, and
botanical therapies. He also works as a consultant for
St. Francis Herb Farm, Inc. Terry lives in Barrys Bay
with his wife Laurie and their six children.

References:
1. Statistics Canada, Leading Causes of Death in
Canada, 2009. Accessed online at http://www.
statcan.gc.ca/
2. Hoxsey HM. You Dont Have to Die, New York
NY: Milestone Books, 1956.
3. HW Felter. The Eclectic Materia Medica,
Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Portland, OR:
Eclectic Medical Publications; 1985. Reprinted
from original 1922 edition, p. 682.
4. K Kemper. Burdock, Longwood Herbal Task
Force. 1999. Accessed from: http://www.mcp.
edu/herbal/default.htm
5. Dombradi CA, Foldeak S. Screening Report
on the Antitumor Activity of Purified Arctium
Lappa Extracts, Tumori 52:173, 1966.
6. Weber D, Wheat JM, Currie GM. Inflammation
and cancer: tumor initiation, progression and
metastasis, and Chinese botanical medicines.
Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine,
November 2010;8(11):10061013.

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