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CLEAVERS are an important herb for owners of gray horses! They possess strong anti-tumor properties when used internally and externally. I have fed the dry, cut and sifted herb to all of my gray, white and Appaloosa horses for decades. And, because I've been living in a valley where copious amounts of chemicals are just poured onto the crops - I feed Cleavers to all of our horses about 6 to 8 months of each year. (Also, I feed burdock root, milk thistle and raw, fresh beets!)
I feed a large handful of the herb daily to a horse in need and give one tablespoon daily on the feed prophilactically. I often include Cleavers in custom herbal blends for horses because it is FULL of minerals that build and repair bone, muscle, skin, hair (all cuteaneous structures) and hoof!
I use Cleavers tincture for people and dogs. I always evaporate the alcohol by placing the drops in hot water before giving to animals. A large dog or human would take 30 drops of tincture twice a day as a loading dose for 10 days; then once daily for maintenence. Medium dogs get between 10 and 15 drops; small dogs get 5 drops.
I feed Cleavers to support the healing of any skin disease or disorder. I believe in it for any tumor or cancer, even within the body because it supports the tissue that is trying to normalize.
Externally:
The dry Cleavers herb is used with equal amounts of flaxseed meal mixed into a paste with boiling water to create a poultice for tumors. (check our email archive for Katharine's anti-tumor remedy - even better, buy the Holistic Horse Care EBook from the
Naturalpaths Store which includes the recipe!) This can be used on horses, dogs and people.
These statements have not been approved by the FDA and we do not diagnose or prescribe.
