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Grape Seed Extract

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Information

BCCT plans to write a summary on grape seed extract. While our summary is in development, you can visit About Herbs: Grape Seed

Before using this therapy, consult your oncology team about interactions with other treatments and therapies. Also make sure this therapy is safe for use with any other medical conditions you may have.

Cautions

The About Herbs summary on Grape Seed doesn’t list any adverse reactions. However, it lists several herb-drug interactions. For more information, see the summary linked above. If you are on any medications, consult with your physician and your pharmacist for potential drug-herb interactions before taking grape seed extract as a supplement.

Dosing

BCCT does not recommend therapies or doses, but only provides information for patients and providers to consider as part of a complete treatment plan. Patients should discuss therapies with their physicians, as contraindications, interactions and side effects must be evaluated.

Dosage recommendations are available from these sources:

• Solutions 4 Health:
• Breast Cancer Wellness Plan
• Colorectal Cancer Wellness Plan
• Leukemia Wellness Plan
• Prostate Cancer Wellness Plan
• Block KI. Life over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Care. New York: Bantam Dell. 2009.
• McKinney N. Naturopathic Oncology, 3rd Edition. Victoria, BC, Canada: Liaison Press. 2016.
• Natural Medicines Database (requires purchase)

Integrative Programs, Protocols and Medical Systems

• Programs and protocols
• Alschuler & Gazella complementary approaches¹
• Breast cancer (proanthocyanidins)
• Gastric cancer (proanthocyanidins)
• Block program²
  • Terrain support formula
  • Combination antioxidant formula and antioxidant terrain modifier
  • Combination circulatory support formula
  • Coagulation terrain modifier
  • Radiation enteritis
  • Targeting tumor progression pathways
• Lemole, Mehta & McKee protocols³
• Breast cancer
• Colorectal cancer
• Leukemia
• Prostate cancer
• McKinney protocols⁴
  • Foundation protocol for cancer
  • Mitochondrial rescue
  • Bone health in bone metastasis
  • Bladder cancer
  • Brain and nerve cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Carcinoid tumor
  • Cervical cancer
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Kidney cancer
  • Lung cancer
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome
  • Skin cancer
  • Stomach cancer
  • Uterine cancer
• Traditional systems
  • Traditional Chinese medicine

1. Alschuler LN, Gazella KA. The Definitive Guide to Cancer, 3rd Edition: An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment, and Healing. Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts. 2010; Alschuler LN, Gazella KA. The Definitive Guide to Thriving after Cancer: A Five-Step Integrative Plan to Reduce the Risk of Recurrence and Build Lifelong Health. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. 2013.
2. Block KI. Life over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment. New York: Bantam Dell. 2009.
3. Lemole G, Mehta P, McKee D. After Cancer Care: The Definitive Self-Care Guide to Getting and Staying Well for Patients with Cancer. New York, New York: Rodale, Inc. 2015.
4. McKinney N. Naturopathic Oncology, 3rd Edition. Victoria, BC, Canada: Liaison Press. 2016.

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More Information

• Block KI, Block PB, Gyllenhaal C: Integrative Treatment for Colorectal Cancer
• Donald I. Abrams, MD, and Andrew T. Weil, MD: Integrative Oncology, 2nd Edition
• Neil McKinney, BSc, ND: Naturopathic Oncology, 3rd Edition
• Keith I. Block, MD: Life over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment