Hoxsey Formula
Hoxsey is an herbal concoction composed of a number of herbs. It is administered in two forms. One is taken orally and the other is a salve (containing blood root) which, if the tumor is on or close to the surface of the skin, is applied topically. The formula was first used in 1924 by Harry M. Hoxsey, a controversial and colorful figure who said he obtained it from his grandfather. The elder Hoxsey was a farmer who observed one of his horses apparently cure itself of cancer by instinctively eating certain plants. Many plants which animals seek when they are ill contain nitrilosides. Amygdalin (Laetrile) is classified as a nitriloside.
- Barberry root
- Buckthorn bark
- Burdock root
- Cascara sagrada
- Licorice root
- Poke root
- Prickly ash
- Red clover blossoms
- Stillingia root
- in a water base with potassium iodide.