Ouabain, also called strophanthin or strophanthus, comes from the seeds of a plant in Africa. It has been used in Germany for decades to successfully treat heart disease.
FAIM’s founders both used it and found it improved their health. Elinor Bedell reversed congestive heart failure years ago using strophanthus. Berkley Bedell also had tremendous results. He suffered two major heart attacks when he was in his 80s. He started taking ouabain in 2015 and in 2019 his cardiologist said “even though you are 98, you have the heart of a 40 year old.” That has not happened by accident.
There was an anecdotal experiment in the German coal mines. The company doctor used strophanthus capsules as an emergency therapy. Over 3 years, they reduced the expected 30 deaths due to heart attack down to one.
It is not mainstream today because the small companies that produce strophanthus cannot afford the multimillion dollar studies that pharmaceutical companies pay to get other heart medications approved.
In the 1970s Dr. Kern, a German doctor, theorized that heart attacks were the result of a buildup of acid in the heart muscle and not the result of coronary disease. He was vocal about his theory citing how strophanthus addressed this issue. Ultimately there was a hearing and the German medical establishment rebuked him calling his theory invalid. However, strophanthus was not banned.
Since then, research has backed up Kern’s theory, finding that a rapidly deteriorating metabolism of the heart muscle and severe buildup of lactic acid are major contributors to heart attacks and angina.
Strophanthus, within minutes, balances the nervous system and neutralizes lactic acid. German doctors have continued to use strophanthus and have proven its beneficial effects with almost no side effects.
Doctors in the United States can order the remedy as an on-demand preparation. It is produced in pharmacies in Germany and Brazil. Homeopathic ouabain can be purchased by the public. It can replace many cardiac drugs avoiding the side effects.
Dr. Thomas Cowen in California can be of help to those who are interested. We also have several articles about ouabain/strophanthus on the FAIM website:
