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Power of the Umeboshi PlumCynthia Vann

U meboshi is a pickled plum atraditional Japanese food thathas no equivalent in Ameri-can cuisine. The umeboshi plumis a species of fruit called prunu smu me, which translates as plum, butactually is a species of apricot. Theseplums contain citric and phosphoricacids, which are organic ac ids that arenot broken down in the pickling pro-cess. Umeboshi plums are picked inthe spring when ripe, then put througha process of soaking in a salty brineand alternating with drying in thesun, a process that requires the heatof summer. Traditional umeboshi areallowed to age in the salty brine for ayear or longer before consumption.

A miracle occurs in the long pick-ling process. A strong combination isformed of very expansive (yin) fac-tors and very contractive (yang) fac-tors. This combination provides theusefulness of this food. Its powerfulacidity has a parado xical alkalinizingeffect on the body. For exam ple, threetenths of an ounce of umeboshi canneutralize the acidity of'/2 cup of sug-ar. Equivalent substances that mini-mize the effect of sugar are V cu pof kombu, 1 cup of azuki beans, or2'/2 cups of burdock root. Umeboshiplums also reduce fatigue, stimulate

C Y N T H I A V A N Ndigestion, eliminate toxins, and facili-tate calcium absorption.Umeboshi plums contain citrus,which is helpful in the absorption of

calcium. They are also said to helpthe liver process excess alcohol, re-store the skin, help regulate sugar m e-tabolism, prevent or cure anemia, andrelieve acute stomach and intestinalpain. It is thought to be an antidoteto food poisoning as well as a naturaltranquilizer. Some regard an ume aday as the best preventive medicine.I did this, eating umeboshi on a

regular basis and suggesting to mfriends to do the same. When onfriend said she hadn't in awhile bcause she was afraid of the salt content, we derived a plan for takinforms of umeboshi with no salt content, specifically the extract. Umextract is a black tarry substa nceconcentrated tenfold, made by boiing green umeboshi plums down ta concentrate. It has the equivalencitrus concentration to about 25 timethat of lemon juice. It doesn't contaisalt, which makes it more effectivthan the plum for treatment of higblood pressure and other conditionthat are not helped by high sodiumlevels. Ume extract when applied tthe skin has been found to cure condtions such as ringworm and athletefoot. Plum extract is useful in curinopposite condit ionsfor example, can cure both diarrhea and constipation. It is a powerful balancer and aincredible centering food.

Umeboshi plums and umeboshextract are often used as is but therare other uses too, such as in usinthem to make teas. One can make tea from umeb oshi extract that is goofor canker or cold sores, dysenteracute intestinal, or stomach pain. Oncan make an umeboshi tea by placin

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a plum in one quart of water, boilingfor 30 minutes, and drinking whenthirsty, or after exercising or hikingon very hot days. It is very refresh-ing and provides electrolytes. Electro-lytes are very important as a sodiumdeficiency can cause low blood pres-sure and the heart to shut down.The power of the umeboshi plumis well known; yet, there is anotherside to an umeboshi plum that is notas well knownthe inside, the seed.Over the years, more than one teachertold me to save them and I did, think-ing I might need them someday. Oneumeboshi pit is the size of a smallmarble, insignificant on its own andeasily lost if set dow n. A group of pitsrequires ajar ; and groups of ars wereaccumulating in my cupboard. Theremust be some way to use them

1 found a clue in MacrobioticHome Remedies. A bonk with a ham-mer revealed a soft seed in the hardold pit. 1 decided to carbonize theseeds in a 450-degree oven. In eightminutes, they were black. I groundthem to a powder and bingoI hada new remedy I had never tried. I re-viewed notes from a Kushi Instituteclass and found that the carbonizedseeds are good for stomach trouble,intestinal pains, diarrhea, colds, stom-ach ulcer, intestinal cancer, counter-acting nausea, reducing fevers, con-troll ing coughs, and motion sickness.I also found that the shells could bemade into a tea that is good for ane-mia, leukemia, and AIDS.

The shells also can be carbon-ized, which makes them even morepowerful for the most expansive (yin)problems or diseases. It took a littlelonger to tum them blackabout 30minutes in a 450-degree oven. Theyare hard to pulverize even when car-bonized, so you don' t need to do that,just black shell pieces will work formaking teas; strain the shells piecesbefore drinking, of course.

I tried the ume seed powder onmyself for loose stools; took a tea-spoon of carbonized ume seed in acup of tea and in two day s, 1 had a

great stool and felt very well and cen-tered.Umeboshi plum seeds can beeaten, they taste something like nuts.A friend who was having a hard timegetting out of bed due to heavy flulike symptoms, called to tell me she

couldn't visit. I told her to eat threeumeboshi plum seeds. She had justenough strength to get up, break openthree pits, and eat the seeds. The nextday I got an excited response fromher, "That heavy feeling in my chest,it 's gone, I feel so much better, I 'msurprised it worked so fast "Just when thought I had it all fig-

meboshiplums alsoreduce fatigue, stimu-late digestion, eliminate

toxins, and facilitatecalcium absorption.

ured out, I got a new seed of informa-tionthe seed inside of an umeboshiplum contains a large source of lae-trile, perhaps the largest con centrationavailable. Laetrile is called "amyg da-lin," "B | ^ , " and "nitrilosides," and iscontained in many foods.' Laetrile isfound in apricot seeds, bitter almonds,macadamia nu ts, buckwh eat, and m il-let. (Bitter almo nd trees are barmed inthe United States.)

Dr. Elson Haas, MD, author ofStaying Healthy with Nutrition: TheCom plete G uide to Diet and Nutri-tional Medicine states that 10 to 20kernels of apricot seeds a day is goodfor prevention of disease and that oneto two cups of bean sprouts may pro-vide an equivalent amount. He reportsother uses for laetrile include the treat-ment of high blood pressure and rheu-matism. He calls for better-designedresearch to determine whether laetrilein its natural form is effective.

Other people know about the apri-cot seed as well. The Hunzas lovetheir apricots and they prize the trees.Hunzas are known for their vitalityand longevity. Many live to be 100years old and are able to perform hardphysical labor all their lives. They eatdozens ofthe seeds a day along witha healthy diet low in meat and dairyproducts and with lots of exercise dai-ly. Cancer is rare among them.

In the USA, the FDA claims thelaetriie contained in apricot seeds istoxic. It is not an approved substance,and its sale across state lines or inter-national borders is criminal. Doctorswho use i t are harassedcommonlyby their state medical boards.So, what is the future of laetrile,

the substance in an apricot pit? Ac-cording to a BBC News report , thereis a new two-stage drug that harness-es the power of cyanide to kill bowelcancer cells in the lab. It takes a leadfrom some plants that release cyanideto protect themselves from insect at-tack. The first drug contains the en-zyme that will target the specific tu-mors, and the second drug containsthe sugar, which would react with theenzyme to release cyanide to kill can-cer cells.This sounds an awful lot Uke howlaetrile works. According to RalphMoss, a former researcher at Sloan-Kettering , laetrile does not work on allcancers, but it had stopped metastases100 percent of the t ime. He explainedhow it works: cancer loves sugar. Thesugar in the apricot pits surrounds aphytochemical called nitriloside. Thecancer draws in the sugar, eats it, andreleases the nitriloside from the apri-cot. Cancer cells contain great quanti-

ties of an enzyme that when meetingnitriloside creates cyanide and benzal-dehyde. B oth are poisons and can kil lcancer (Http:/ /www.mnwelldir .org/docs/cancer l /ai tthrv2.htm#Laetr i le)Could it be that the cancer indus-try has finally discovered laetrile butare not willing to call it that? Take thisinformation and do your own researchto leam more about these topics.

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