Posted on 08/19/2010 11:17:42 PM PDT by neverdem
An ancient Chinese medicine might ease side effects of cancer treatments.
An age-old mixture of four herbs could spare patients with cancer some of the side effects of chemotherapy.
The cocktail comprises Chinese peonies, Chinese liquorice, the fruit of the Chinese date tree and flowers of the Chinese skullcap plant. In China, they call it 'Huang Qin Tang' and have used it to treat gastrointestinal problems for about 1,800 years.
A start-up pharmaceutical company called PhytoCeutica has dubbed its proprietary pill of the blend 'PHY906', and shown in early clinical trials that the mix can combat the severe diarrhoea caused by many chemotherapy drugs, which destroy fast-dividing gut cells in addition to tumour cells.
Now, researchers at PhytoCeutica and Yale University School of Medicine, both in New Haven, Connecticut, have some early leads on how PHY906 does this, despite the fact that most of its individual chemical components remain unknown.
PHY906 still needs to prove itself in larger clinical trials. In 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) eased regulations on herbal mixtures, allowing the approval of medicines that have been proved to be safe and effective, even if their individual components aren't known.
A green-tea extract produced by the German firm MediGene in Martinsried, and used against genital warts, was the first such medicine to be approved by the FDA under these rules...
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Is Good & Plenty made with real licorice? Most “licorice” candies are flavored with anise seed extract. Which may be medicinal in its own right.
It was also very helpful with pain, especially diarrhea cramps. It truly is a wonder drug, but the "druggies" have ruined it for the legitimate patients.
Btw, the "pill" Marinol is really a gel cap-type thing (a round sphere, actually) that is filled with oil. I had no trouble swallowing it and keeping it down, but, as I said, all it did was make me high.
I am very glad you are still with us and got through the ordeal of the illness and its treatment.
Personally I would put the blame on the government for confusing the issue of marijuana use. IMO it should be treated like any ordinary vegetable crop.
Thanks, Mate. It was rough going for quite a while, but I am nearly back to my old self now. Just a few side effects still linger, but nothing like during treatment.
(...and I still keep some weed around for when I have any trouble. I wouldn’t be without it, even though it is mostly just sitting, drying up in my cabinet.)
Freegards,
Dried citrus rind could be a good anti-bacterial for the helobacteria which attacks and destroys the mucosal lining of the stomach.
Heh, I am an avid gardener, and I was thinking of growing some in my basement so I could avoid the whole black market - creepy guy down on the corner situation, but then with my luck I'd get bagged for trying to grow my own.
I decided against it but I did some research online. There are sure a lot of stoners out there growing weed in closets, basements, cabinets, even in old computer towers. These dudes are stealth! But they grow it to get high. I just want the medicine, and it is crying shame I have to fear the law in order to have it.
The freezer may be the best place for long term storage.
May your recovery continue on an upward trend.
I take it you're not in a medical marijuana state!?! Someone will come to your rescue if you really need it again.
I have little sense of humor these days....After rereading your post it was funny. Since I am from NJ I will pass it on. I am sure my friends will enjoy it.
I don’t know.
All I know it’s one of the few kosher candies handy in a movie theatre, that I like it, and it soothed my stomach!
When something works that’s the most important thing to me too.
Thanks for the ping.
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