A few notes. Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is now a part of standard therapy in Germany for both idiopathic neuropathy (nerve damage in the extremities with indeterminate cause) and to correct diminished vascular (capillary) function in the extremities, of diabetics, who commonly suffer from both problems.
That is, when you are diagnosed as having diabetes in Germany, along with your other drugs, you are prescribed ALA (also Vitamin B-1, which is lost in the excess urination of diabetics, and lack of which causes a host of other problems.)
And ALA is often combined with an amino acid, called Acetyl L-Carnitine (ALC), which is also sold over the counter. ALC has been found to also help with these two diabetic conditions.
On a side note, Silymarin, which is an active ingredient in milk thistle herb, has long been known as “the perfect drug” for the human liver.
It has three functions: first, directly protecting liver cells from damage by toxins; second, it limits uptake of toxins by the liver, so that it does not become stressed; and third, it causes regrowth of any damage to the liver 1/3rd faster than normal.
Silymarin is perhaps the only known substance that might protect the liver from destruction after a person consumes “death cap” mushrooms. Its toxin is so intense that people have had liver transplants after their liver was destroyed, and there is still enough toxin in their blood to destroy their new liver.
So, with medical permission, if you expect to take medicines or other chemicals that might harm your liver, it would be a very good idea to take Silymarin prior to exposure, unless it could prevent proper function of a critical medicine.
Came across this post whilst looking for something else.
Jeepers sh*t.
Reminds me of Marlin Perkins ("Animal World" or "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom", can't recall which) who got bit on ONE FINGER by a Gaboon Viper, with one fang only. Nasty little critter, as it has both neurotoxic and haemotoxic venom. He spent weeks in the hospital and it was only blood transfusions which saved his life...
NO cheers, unfortunately. Stories like that are why I live in Minnesota.