I've been ingesting loads of cilantro for the past few months because I've heard it helps detox mercury. A couple of months ago, I had mercury based amalgams removed from my teeth. I was on Healthy People Radio this past week discussing cilantro ...as well as cumin, which I just blogged about, because I have been craving this spice like crazy. Anyways, I reviewed the therapeutic effects of both cilantro and cumin on my radio show, which is archived at http://ztalkradio.com/show-archives under the "Healthy People Radio" tab.
Nevertheless, nowhere in the sources I quoted on air, did I see anything written about cilantro as a detox for mercury or other metals. However, I knew it was helpful, and promised to follow up once I had done some research on line, for what I know to be true... yet, apparently, not very thoroughly written about.
Let's begin with a short review of what I mentioned on air ~ cilantro's more popular therapeutic benefits... Cilantro is a member of the Parsley family. Oh... and, Cilantro and Coriander are actually the same plant. Cilantro is the leaves. Coriander is the plant's seeds, often crushed into a powder.
Cilantro & Coriander:
1. loaded in potassium
2. relieve muscle cramps, aches or fatigue
3. support the nervous system
4. support mental acuity & memory
5. improve circulation
6. reduce blood sugars ...good for diabetics
7. support cardiac function
What I find interesting about cilantro and coriander is they help digest fats. But, adding cilantro to milk products, yogurt, sour cream, cheese, preserves the delicate omega-3 rich oils in the cilantro!!
But, here's what we did NOT talk about on the show.... how cilantro helps your body get rid of mercury. If you Google "mercury" and "cilantro" and "detox", you will be amazed at the number of sources citing it as helpful.
Below, I list one source, a protocol, called "Klinghardt Neurotoxin Elimination"
This protocol is approved by American Academy of Neural Therapy and Institute of Neurobiology (Bellevue, WA, USA) Institute for Neurobiologie (Stuttgart, Germany)
Academy for Balanced NeuroBiology Ltd (London, United Kingdom)
Here is the link for the entire lecture: http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/new/9steps.htm ...which was presented by Dietrich Klinghardt M.D., Ph.D. at the Jean Piaget Department at the University of Geneva, Switzerland Oct. 2002 to physicians and dentists from Europe, Israel, several Arab countries and Asia.
Cilantro (Chinese Parsley:)
"This kitchen herb is capable of mobilizing mercury, cadmium, lead and aluminum in both bones and the central nervous system. It is probably the only effective agent in mobilizing mercury stored in the intracellular space (attached to mitochondria, tubulin, liposomes etc) and in the nucleus of the cell (reversing DNA damage of mercury). Because cilantro mobilizes more toxins then it can carry out of the body, it may flood the connective tissue (where the nerves reside) with metals, that were previously stored in safer hiding places.
This process is called re-toxification. It can easily be avoided by simultaneously giving an intestinal toxin-absorbing agent. Our definite choice is the algal organism chlorella. A recent animal study demonstrated rapid removal of aluminum from the skeleton superior to any known other detox agent.
Dosage and application of cilantro tincture: give 2 drops 2 times per day in the beginning, taken just before a meal or 30 minutes after taking chlorella (cilantro causes the gallbladder to dump bile — containing the excreted neurotoxins — into the small intestine. The bile-release occurs naturally as we are eating and is much enhanced by cilantro. If no chlorella is taken, most neurotoxins are reabsorbed on the way down the small intestine by the abundant nerve endings of the enteric nervous system). Gradually increase dose to 10 drops 3 times/day for full benefit. During the initial phase of the detox cilantro should be given 1 week on, 2–3 weeks off.
Other ways of taking cilantro: rub 5 drops twice/day into ankles for mobilization of metals in all organs, joints and structures below the diaphragm, and into the wrists for organs, joints and structures above the diaphragm. The wrists have dense autonomic innervation (axonal uptake of cilantro) and are crossed by the main lymphatic channels (lymphatic uptake).
Cilantro tea: use 10 to 20 drops in cup of peice hot water. Sip slowly. Clears the brain quickly of many neurotoxins. Good for headaches and other acute symptoms (joint pains, angina, headache). Or, rub 10–15 drops into painful area. Often achieves almost instant pain relief."
Therefore, it appears I have been detoxing the mercury out but it may be distributing itself elsewhere in my body. This means I've got more work to do!!!! I've heard about taking bentonite clay when you detox with cilantro. And, this model talks about talking chlorella supplements with cilantro. No wonder I've been feeling a bit wonky!! I'll keep doing the research and keep you posted. Getting these metals out is most definitely a priority for ALL of us!!!!
Thankfully, I've got one of those ionic foot detox units. You can soak your feet to remove metals!!! So, I'd better start soaking my feet ASAP!!!! All this time I've been re-distributing mercury instead of getting rid of it!!! And, I just found out by doing the follow-up research for this blog post on cilantro ...so... I'd better get soaking.... and get some chlorella... and some bentonite clay???? Hmmmm....
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