Essiac-20 is the last name spelled backwards of Canadian nurse, Rene Caisse.  The history of Essiac  began with Rene Caisse’s chance encounter with a woman cured from breast cancer by an Ojibwa Indian medicine man in 1922.

Essiac-20 contains the four herbs that the original formulas was well known for: Burdock Root, Slippery Elm, Sheep’s Sorrel and Turkey Rhubarb.

Dr. Max Barlow worked with Rene Caisse for a period of time during the mid 1960’s.  He later added Water Cress and Blood Root to his Essiac-20 formula.  They are added in small but perfect quantities to make this a very effective herbal combination.