This stuff does the same thing.
Posted on 01/25/2011 5:24:47 PM PST by decimon
Sap from the common garden weed petty spurge appears to treat non-melanoma skin cancers, experts are reporting in the British Journal of Dermatology.
But they tell patients not to "try it at home" since the treatment is still experimental and can irritate the skin.
Their study involved 36 patients with non-melanoma skin cancer lesions.
Although not the most serious form of skin cancer, non-melanoma lesions are very common, accounting for a third of all cancers detected in the UK.
They include basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and usually occur in older people.
Most cases of non-melanoma skin cancer can be easily treated and cured with surgical removal or freezing, or using a special kind of light therapy that kills the cancer cells. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote
This is a very small test group so it will be interesting to see what larger studies and the development of the active ingredient in E. peplus sap will reveal”
End Quote Kimberley Carter of the British Association of Dermatologists
However, for some people these treatments will fail or are not deemed suitable.
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"It is also very important to note that this is definitely not a treatment people should be trying out at home.
"Exposure of the sap to mucous producing surfaces, such as the eyes, results in extreme inflammation and can lead to hospitalisation."
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(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
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Whoa. Didn’t expect that
This stuff does the same thing.
My granddaddy used to say that “a weed is a plant whose practical use has not yet been discovered.”
That’s fascinating, Gomer.
yeah I know ... asked the mods to spare me ... and remove it but guess it’s my turn in the barrel.
TT
Thank you Mods !
Spared!
I’ll break my self imposed ban on posting tonight to respond to you and you only, just this once.
Thanks for your indulgence and good humor
GO WEST!
Gnight
TT
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