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Shreela R's List: Alternative Medicine
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This section of med-owl.com is for discussing herbs foods and supplements that have antiviral properties, with special emphasis on alternative treatements for Avian flu (H5N1 and related viruses). Avian influenza involves more than a sparrow with snuffles; when it jumps to humans, it has killed 30% of those infected.
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The information on herbal medicines given below was taken from various literature sources written over a long time span, including observations by early explorers and missionaries
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THE FOCUS OF THIS LIST: My intent in this list is to wed both approaches: A. What herbs may present overt drug reactions. B. What herbs may present synergistic effects to 1. a person undergoing a particular metabolic stress 2. a person undergoing drug therapies C. What herbs have side-effects BUT that are frequently used without adequate warnings, marketed with an anti- medical bias, or taken unwisely by those that feel NO herb can be harmful because it is natural.
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Ear mites are one of the most common causes of canine ear troubles. The tiny, crablike mites are passed from dog to dog or cat or a stirred up, like head scratching--it may feel as though your pet has an earful of jumping beans, rarely bite, sting or hurt they can lead to intensely itchy allergic reactions, causing animals to scratch their ears raw.
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The herbal medicine extracted from seeds of the Milk Thistle...and research published this week in Phytotherapy Research shows that this extract can help people significantly lower the amount of sugar bound to haemoglobin in blood, as well as reducing fasting blood sugar levels. [...] Compared with the beginning of the trial, the treatment group had a significant reduction in fasting blood glucose levels (p<0><0><0.0001). There were also non-significant decreases in blood lipids in the treatment group.
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an oil-depleted extract containing the three major curcuminoids found in the rhizome...was the most effective, completely inhibiting the onset of rheumatoid arthritis....turmeric may have a use in other inflammatory disorders, such as asthma, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease...she has begun work...to determine whether turmeric taken as a dietary supplement during perimenopause can prevent bone loss and osteoporosis.
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Initial results showed that a version of turmeric extract that was free of essential oils had a significant impact on arthritis and most closely matched the composition of commercially available supplements. This version was used in subsequent experiments and was shown to prevent acute and chronic arthritis, even when it was administered after arthritis had been induced. In addition, turmeric significantly inhibited joint destruction due to arthritis, and inhibited NF-?B, a protein that controls the gene expression of substances that produce an inflammatory response. Turmeric also altered the expression of hundreds of genes involved in joint swelling and destruction and prevented an increase in osteoclasts (cells that break down bone) in joints.
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turmeric (one of the major spices in curry powder), red grapes, rosemary, and green tea--has joined the ranks of these potent anticancer nutrients.
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Oct 31, 06
hmmm, cytokines too? going to include this under arthritis, cancer, and H5N1 (bird flu)
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Cox-2 is short for cyclooxygenase-2, one of the key enzymes that helps the body produce inflammatory hormone-like compounds called prostaglandins and cytokines. Cox-2 is essential-without it, we wouldn't be able to fight infections or heal injuries. But when the body overproduces Cox-2, the result is chronic inflammation and pain.
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Nov 29, 06
Many articles, including 'Interviews with Famous Authors'. Also has sub-category links.
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Learn about alternative medicine, diet and nutrition, weight loss, massage, education, spirituality, meditation, yoga, herbs, natural healing, spas, travel, relationships and more
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Dec 05, 06
Aloe Vera juice daily will cleanse the bowel slowly and gently, easing pain and discomfort from IBS, and Crohns types of disorders. It also helps arthritis. If you click on the More Aloe Vera articles, and choose the story about Aloe Vera helping skin c
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Dec 06, 06
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New research reveals millions of Americans are deficient in the vital digestive enzyme called D6D (delta-6 desaturase) required to convert flax oil into EPA and GLA, the two nutrients that fight inflammation. Unlike flax seed oil, borage and fish oils do not require that problematic enzyme, and are fast replacing flax oil among informed dieters.
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Learn how GLA or Gamma Linolenic Acid from Borage Seed Oil is one of the most important food supplements you can take to reverse chronic inflammation, reduce insulin resistance and improve your health.
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Dec 23, 06
Make sure to read the other Black Cohash article I furled that finds the mechanism for how Black Cohash helps control hot flashes.
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Black cohosh will not be able to reduce hot flashes caused by menopause even if it is used in combination with other herbal therapies, according to a new study appearing in the December 19 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Dec 23, 06
Now how is it that one group of scientists can find out how something works, while another group of scientists find that it doesn't work at all? And the test results come out in the very same week too LOL
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the National Institutes of Health Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research have discovered that black cohosh may act on human opiate receptors, which play a role in regulating a body's temperature.
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PROBIOTIC bacteria given to autistic children improved their concentration and behaviour so much that medical trials collapsed because parents refused to accept placebos, a scientist revealed yesterday. The effect of the bacteria was so pronounced that some of the parents taking part in what was supposed to be a blind trial realised their children were taking something other than a placebo. A number then refused to give their children the placebo when they were due to switch, resulting in the collapse of the trial.
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Herbs that reduce or modulate the secretion of one or more of these cytokines include Acalypha wilkesiana, Acanthopanax gracilisylus, Allium sativum (garlic), curcurmin, Echinacea purpurea, Grifola frondosa, Panax ginseng, Olygala tunuifolia, Silybum marianum (milk thistle), Tinospora cordifolia, Uncaria tomentosa, and Withania somnifera.
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RESULTS: Many medicinal plant extracts had effects on at least one cytokine. The most frequently studied cytokines were IL-1, IL-6, TNF, and IFN. Acalypha wilkesiana, Acanthopanax gracilistylus, Allium sativum, Ananus comosus, Cissampelos sympodialis, Coriolus versicolor, Curcuma Ionga, Echinacea purpurea, Grifola frondosa, Harpagophytum procumbens, Panax ginseng, Polygala tenuifolia, Poria cocos, Silybum marianum, Smilax glabra, Tinospora cordifolia, Uncaria tomentosa, and Withania somnifera demonstrate modulation of multiple cytokines.
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Feb 13, 07
Possible alternative treatments for some biochem threats such as nerve gas antitoxins and anthrax.
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