His clinic was closed in 1960 after legal battles, which lasted ten years. However, despite its long use as a folkloric remedy, no solid evidence exists that burdock exhibits any useful therapeutic activity. The anthroquinone glycoside of Cascara might behave as a weak promoter in rat colon carcinogenesis. If the Hoxsey method is used incorrectly, cancer growth may be stimulated. Severe nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may result from consuming large amount of buckthorn bark.
Skin contact leads to inflammation and swelling.
It should not be administered. Spasmodic gastrointestinal complaints can occur as a side effect to the drug's purgative effect. This price includes follow-up visits and a lifetime supply of the herbal preparations. Cancer patients paid over 50 million dollars for Hoxsey's Tonic and many paid with their lives. Diamond WJ, et al .