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Multiple Myeloma - for kevinmd, missy or pinkfreud
Category: Health > Medicine Asked by: arsenic-ga List Price: $15.00 |
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18 Dec 2003 14:12 PST
Expires: 17 Jan 2004 14:12 PST Question ID: 288451 |
A family-member has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma; and I would like some information regarding complementary (herbal) treatments. I would prefer references from reliable sites like Medline and PubMed... 1. Have Viscum album (European Mistletoe) been used with success in the treatment of multiple myeloma? Will it interact with the antineoplastic drugs used? What dosage is used? (Preferably as tincture 1:5.) NB! I am interested in the herb, not the homeopathic remedy. 2. Are there any other herbs or supplements that are beneficial for a person with multiple myeloma? Please focus on "real stuff"; not things like colloidal silver, homeopathic remedies or other "snake-oils" and "quack-cures". Please ask for clarification if anything is unclear; also let me know if you think this question is prized to low. Comments from anyone with will be greatly appreciated! | |
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Re: Multiple Myeloma - for kevinmd, missy or pinkfreud
From: pinkfreud-ga on 18 Dec 2003 17:45 PST |
Hello, arsenic! It is always very flattering to be mentioned by name! Alternative medicine is not a field in which I have much expertise. I hope Missy or Kevin will take a look for you. Heartfelt best wishes to your friend who struggles with this illness. I, too, have had a friend with multiple myeloma. Fortunately, there is a great deal of ongoing research on this disease, and although it is not yet considered "curable," treatments can be very effective. ~pinkfreud |
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Re: Multiple Myeloma - for kevinmd, missy or pinkfreud
From: pinkfreud-ga on 18 Dec 2003 17:47 PST |
Oops. I am s to have referred to your family member who has multiple myeloma as a "friend." I was thinking of my own situation, which did involve a friend. |
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Re: Multiple Myeloma - for kevinmd, missy or pinkfreud
From: pinkfreud-ga on 18 Dec 2003 17:48 PST |
Arrgh. In my second comment above, for "I am s," please read "I am sorry." Perhaps it is time for me to go to bed now. ;-) |
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Re: Multiple Myeloma -
From: siggy-ga on 18 Dec 2003 22:54 PST |
The USDA has a website which has, probably, some of the kinds of things you are looking for. For "anticancer" plant and herb remedies, they list (at the top of the list): Plants with chemicals having 'Anticarcinogenic' activities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (The number in () indicates how many separate chemicals each species has for the above activities. For example, if the activities are "Bacteristat" and "Antibacterial" and the count for a species is (3) then that plant contains three separate chemicals with those activities which may indicate more potency than a plant with a single chemical with those activities.) Camellia sinensis [ 5 chemical(s) ] - this is tea Glycine max [ 5 chemical(s) ] - this is soy Theobroma cacao [ 5 chemical(s) ] - this is cocoa Vitis vinifera [ 5 chemical(s) ] - wine grapes after that, the list drops down to "4 chemicals" per plant; and that list is long. Aside from plants and herbs, very very tiny quantities of arsenic trioxide have been found to cure some cancers. If your friend's doctor is not aware of this, then a new doctor should be found, in my opinion. Also, the "latest new thing" for skin cancer is tiny amounts of birch oil (oil pressed from birch bark) added to lotion or emollient of some kind. However, it should be good for more than just the skin -- it's waiting on those double-blind placebo trials we hear so much about. And by the way, there's nothing wrong with tiny amounts of silver -- occasionally as an 'antibiotic' -- but it won't cure cancer. And shouldn't be taken constantly, just occasionally. And there's silver in some things you eat; probably most people get all the silver they need that way. |
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Re: Multiple Myeloma - for kevinmd, missy or pinkfreud
From: arsenic-ga on 19 Dec 2003 05:37 PST |
Pinkfreud: Thanks for your comment! I hope the treatment will be effective; they caught the cancer in an early stage. All the best (and I hope you had a good nights sleep;-) Siggy: Thanks for you comment too; I have been reading about herbal treatments and I will take a good look at the USDA page. I know there is nothing wrong with a little silver; but the main problem is that it is sold as a "cure-all". |
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