Cleansing Time Salve is an herbal support for cleansing the blood with Bloodroot. It is also known as black salve. In the 1994 edition of Folk Medicine Journal there was an important article on a variety of anti-cancer salves that are very useful, but certainly very unorthodox when compared to conventional drugs. One of the most famous of these is simply called “The Black Salve” and includes bloodroot as its primary ingredient.
Galanga contains polyphenols, volatile oil, resin, galangol, kaempferid, galangin and alpinin. It is used to support digestion and also helps to settle stomach upsets, ease nausea and curb flatulence. Galanga’s heat makes it a good agent to help reduce cramping and numbness, and reducing bruises and swelling. Bloodroot contains isoquinqline alkaloids, notably sanguinarine, and many others, including berberine. Berberine helps against bacteria and protozoans, such as those that cause malaria and the intestinal infections associated with AIDS. Sanguinarine is a strongl expectorant substance that also has antiseptic and local anesthetic properties. Bloodroot is chiefly employed as an expectorant and antispasmodic to help with asthma and whooping cough. In some cases, excessive doses of Bloodroot can cause low blood pressure, vertigo, tremors, vomiting, reduced pulse, shock, and coma. Large doses can be poisonous.