Meomye I have found it fascinating too. I have to carry an ipen as it gets quite dramatic when I have a reaction. Jeremy Vine had an interesting section on it yesterday its fascinating what we are doing to ourselves , reverting back to natureseems to be sensible but I always bow to the medics wisdom
Watery, I am actually anaphylactic to aspirin which of course is digitalis ( foxglove) I love them and grow them all all over the garden but always wear gloves!
having my first dose of turmeric this morning
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A A Milne
Think you have your sources mixed up, Lily. Aspirin is acetyl salicylic acid, originally from willow bark; as you rightly say, digitalis is from foxglove. Both effective medications when used properly, but not the same thing.
Lily your G.P can offer an alternative to Aspirin that has the same qualities, mum can't take aspirin due to stomach surgery years ago she is prescribed something else.
Garlic is good as a decongestant and as an antibiotic if eaten raw. Also believed to help with bad Cholesterol
Black cherries if you can get them are great for helping Gout, red not so, or that's what a Spanish G.P told my friend who now eats them daily, sadly tinned in syrup but gout tablets no longer needed.
For arthritic complaints even though G.P poo pood my O/H finds taking Green lipped mussel tablets a well as cod liver oil help him.
I have today planted my next year's potential supply of antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant God's gift to humanity: GARLIC.
Unfortunately I can't grow my own supply of fish oil, olive oil, cumin or glucosamine but I can certainly grow garlic.
The major difficulty with it is, of course, that in order to be effective it has to be taken raw, as cooking or processing destroys its therapeutic qualities/properties/characteristics, and the resultant stench is utterly nostril-piercing and stomach turning.
Someone I know, who's entirely convinced that garlic IS God's/Nature's gift to humanity, thinks the government should request each one of us take it daily (just as we're told to eat fruit every day) because if we ALL take it, we won't be able to smell it on another person's breath!
I'm not holding my.. breath!
I'm sure your GP told you, Lily, that there are other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories available, but I think that sooner or later they tend to irritate the stomach and, perhaps, that's why s/he hasn't prescribed them?
I have been told that this book (details below) has been found to be useful by sufferers of osteoarthritis. Hopefully your local library has a copy, so you can take a look for yourself, perhaps.
I have just noticed that one of the links I gave in my penultimate post - relating to anti-inflammatories/antioxidants - is not clickable, so I'm having another try for better luck!
"High doses of turmeric can act as a blood thinner and cause stomach upset. Avoid turmeric/curcumin if you take blood thinners such as warfarin (Coumadin), are about to have surgery, are pregnant or have gallbladder disease."
There are many, many plants and animals from which we can get "curative potions" and from which a myriad of herbalists, large and small, make products to deal with almost every condition known to man. Unfortunately, as was stated, taken wrongly - or unwittingly - alongside medically prescribed medications they can cause untold harm. We have to remember that many of these preparations are untested and not registered and their manufacturers, particularly the smaller ones, are unlicensed. After having a very severe reaction to what turned out to be black cohosh in a preparation designed to alleviate the devastating effects of menopause, I consulted my doctor who asked me why I, as a 5 ft 8 in, 135-pound woman would take the same dosage as a woman twice my size or half my size; I could see his point. My advice is, first alwaysread the label (I am allergic to shellfish, and it is amazing how many mixtures for joint damage and arthritis are made from crustacean exoskeletons) and second, think twice and read up on the product before taking it.
I like to make herbal medicines out of herbs I grow in my garden. I have just planted a load of self heal (prunella vulgaris) for it's anti inflammatory properties and intend to use it to treat srthritis flare ups.
I don't use herbal remedies for the menopause, you need proper drugs for that - as high a dose as my GP will legally give me
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I have found this very interesting and will be trying some of the suggestions out. Thank you.
Meomye I have found it fascinating too. I have to carry an ipen as it gets quite dramatic when I have a reaction. Jeremy Vine had an interesting section on it yesterday its fascinating what we are doing to ourselves , reverting back to natureseems to be sensible but I always bow to the medics wisdom
Watery, I am actually anaphylactic to aspirin which of course is digitalis ( foxglove) I love them and grow them all all over the garden but always wear gloves!
having my first dose of turmeric this morning
A A Milne
Think you have your sources mixed up, Lily. Aspirin is acetyl salicylic acid, originally from willow bark; as you rightly say, digitalis is from foxglove. Both effective medications when used properly, but not the same thing.
Lily P i believe red cherrys are good anti inflammatorys. Most good health shops should stock them in tablet form.
Hi bushman would you believe I am allergic to cherries!
appreciate your thoughts tho, hope you doing ok
A A Milne
Lily your G.P can offer an alternative to Aspirin that has the same qualities, mum can't take aspirin due to stomach surgery years ago she is prescribed something else.
Garlic is good as a decongestant and as an antibiotic if eaten raw. Also believed to help with bad Cholesterol
Black cherries if you can get them are great for helping Gout, red not so, or that's what a Spanish G.P told my friend who now eats them daily, sadly tinned in syrup but gout tablets no longer needed.
For arthritic complaints even though G.P poo pood my O/H finds taking Green lipped mussel tablets a well as cod liver oil help him.
We can but try
Wine works for me
I have today planted my next year's potential supply of antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant God's gift to humanity: GARLIC.
Unfortunately I can't grow my own supply of fish oil, olive oil, cumin or glucosamine but I can certainly grow garlic.
The major difficulty with it is, of course, that in order to be effective it has to be taken raw, as cooking or processing destroys its therapeutic qualities/properties/characteristics, and the resultant stench is utterly nostril-piercing and stomach turning.
Someone I know, who's entirely convinced that garlic IS God's/Nature's gift to humanity, thinks the government should request each one of us take it daily (just as we're told to eat fruit every day) because if we ALL take it, we won't be able to smell it on another person's breath!
I'm not holding my.. breath!
I'm sure your GP told you, Lily, that there are other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories available, but I think that sooner or later they tend to irritate the stomach and, perhaps, that's why s/he hasn't prescribed them?
I have been told that this book (details below) has been found to be useful by sufferers of osteoarthritis. Hopefully your local library has a copy, so you can take a look for yourself, perhaps.
Diet and Arthritis – 1998
by Dr Gail and GAMLIN, Linda DARLINGTON
I have just noticed that one of the links I gave in my penultimate post - relating to anti-inflammatories/antioxidants - is not clickable, so I'm having another try for better luck!
http://ecowatch.com/2015/05/04/antioxidant-foods-boost-immune/2/
I was searching for uses of this, reportedly, powerful anti- inflammatory, when I came across this:
http://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/treatments/natural/supplements-herbs/guide/turmeric.php
"High doses of turmeric can act as a blood thinner and cause stomach upset. Avoid turmeric/curcumin if you take blood thinners such as warfarin (Coumadin), are about to have surgery, are pregnant or have gallbladder disease."
There are many, many plants and animals from which we can get "curative potions" and from which a myriad of herbalists, large and small, make products to deal with almost every condition known to man. Unfortunately, as was stated, taken wrongly - or unwittingly - alongside medically prescribed medications they can cause untold harm. We have to remember that many of these preparations are untested and not registered and their manufacturers, particularly the smaller ones, are unlicensed. After having a very severe reaction to what turned out to be black cohosh in a preparation designed to alleviate the devastating effects of menopause, I consulted my doctor who asked me why I, as a 5 ft 8 in, 135-pound woman would take the same dosage as a woman twice my size or half my size; I could see his point. My advice is, first alwaysread the label (I am allergic to shellfish, and it is amazing how many mixtures for joint damage and arthritis are made from crustacean exoskeletons) and second, think twice and read up on the product before taking it.
I like to make herbal medicines out of herbs I grow in my garden. I have just planted a load of self heal (prunella vulgaris) for it's anti inflammatory properties and intend to use it to treat srthritis flare ups.
I don't use herbal remedies for the menopause, you need proper drugs for that - as high a dose as my GP will legally give me