Essiac is the name of its discoverer spelled
backwards. Rene Caisse was a Canadian nurse who as fate would
have it met the husband of a breast cancer patient who attributed
her survival to four herbs used by the Ojibwa Indians to treat
malignant conditions. Ms. Caisse took a serious interest in
the treatment and observed that the herbs seemed to have a
direct effect on the pancreas, reducing or eliminating the
need for insulin among diabetic patients.