Herbal Remedies?
Question:
Steve, On the advice of a naturopath (who is also a GP) I started taking magnesium and zinc. I think they have helped, of course I have not stopped taking my normal preventers, but I avoided prednisone and hospital. Rachel
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In the evaluation of my Vertigo we found that a diuretic called Lasix > made the symptoms much better, "almost normal" according to the doctor, > albeit at the expense of my peeing out 4 lbs of water within the space > of 2 hours. In researching dizziness/Vertigo, I have come across a > whole community of people who use herbal/natural formulations for just > about everything. In particular, I’m interested in herbal diuretics as > an alternative to the Lasix I was prescribed, but I’m also curious to > know if anyone here has had any success treating their asthma with > herbal remedies. > So far, at the recommendation of my Tae Kwan Do master, I’ve been > drinking a bit of tea made from oriental ginseng root and dried red > dates 2x/day and it has caused a definite improvement, although not > total relief from, my symptoms. > I imagine a message like this could start some sort of armed conflict > here but I hope it does not. If anyone would like to share herbal > remedies with which they’ve had experience, I’d like to hear their > stories. > Thanks in advance. > -S-
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> In the evaluation of my Vertigo we found that a diuretic called Lasix
made the symptoms much better, "almost normal" according to the doctor, albeit at the expense of my peeing out 4 lbs of water within the space of 2 hours. In researching dizziness/Vertigo, I have come across a whole community of people who use herbal/natural formulations for just about everything. In particular, I’m interested in herbal diuretics as an alternative to the Lasix I was prescribed, but I’m also curious to know if anyone here has had any success treating their asthma with herbal remedies. > So far, at the recommendation of my Tae Kwan Do master, I’ve been
drinking a bit of tea made from oriental ginseng root and dried red dates 2x/day and it has caused a definite improvement, although not total relief from, my symptoms. > I imagine a message like this could start some sort of armed conflict
here but I hope it does not. If anyone would like to share herbal remedies with which they’ve had experience, I’d like to hear their stories. 4 lbs of water in 2 hours sounds like a lot, I don’t think I ever get such an excess of water. Dandelion and tea, among other herbs, are said to have diuretic effect. Herbal remedies definitely help me, I couldn’t do without them, but I don’t get total relief. Worst time is when I get hungry about 8 hours after the last supper, then I run into chest tightness and breathing difficulties, and the only way I can get relief is to eat breakfast under uncomfortable conditions. After that, my breathing improves gradually over the next few hours. Herbal medicine is a lot more than just stimulants and sedatives. That Buteyko thread sure started "some sort of armed conflict here"! There is a herbal medicine newsgroup, alt.folklore.herbs, which is better suited than alt.support.asthma for discussion of herbal treatment of asthma, and is of course not limited to asthma. I read the download from alt.support.asthma before alt.folklore.herbs, so when I wrote the above, I didn’t see that you (Steve Freides) also posted to alt.folklore.herbs.
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>In the evaluation of my Vertigo we found that a diuretic called Lasix >made the symptoms much better, "almost normal" according to the doctor, >albeit at the expense of my peeing out 4 lbs of water within the space >of 2 hours. In researching dizziness/Vertigo, I have come across a >whole community of people who use herbal/natural formulations for just >about everything. In particular, I’m interested in herbal diuretics as >an alternative to the Lasix I was prescribed, but I’m also curious to >know if anyone here has had any success treating their asthma with >herbal remedies. >So far, at the recommendation of my Tae Kwan Do master, I’ve been >drinking a bit of tea made from oriental ginseng root and dried red >dates 2x/day and it has caused a definite improvement, although not >total relief from, my symptoms.
Herbal remedies do nothing more than load you up with stimulants. Think of them as a less effective form of albuterol with more side effects. "It’s not American foreign policy, or the plight of the Palestinians, or America’s longstanding support for Israel. A group of people with money and weaponry have simply decided that we, as a civilization, are unfit to live, and want, eventally, to exterminate us." ‘Christian Century’ magazine
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Steve, You may well spark a range war. However …. Were we living in the Middle Ages I’d have nothing against herbal remedies. In fact they would be cutting edge, state of the art even. But that was then and this is now. Many (if not most) of current pharmaceuticals are directly or indirectly derived from herbal sources: aspirin, digoxin tamoxifen … If you want to chew on willow bark for a headache, drink fox-glove tea for a "dickey-ticker" or the bark of the southern yew for breast cancer – feel free, its your choice. The dosage will be variable, and it may be adulterated with other material, but it will be natural – just like cholera, plague and anthrax. People will probably suggest Ma Huang (Ephedra) for asthma. Well, "I did ephedrine in the sixties". Most of us "old timers" in this group probably did. I doubt you would find many of us who would go back to it. Pete
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In the evaluation of my Vertigo we found that a diuretic called Lasix > made the symptoms much better, "almost normal" according to the doctor, > albeit at the expense of my peeing out 4 lbs of water within the space > of 2 hours. In researching dizziness/Vertigo, I have come across a > whole community of people who use herbal/natural formulations for just > about everything. In particular, I’m interested in herbal diuretics as > an alternative to the Lasix I was prescribed, but I’m also curious to > know if anyone here has had any success treating their asthma with > herbal remedies. > So far, at the recommendation of my Tae Kwan Do master, I’ve been > drinking a bit of tea made from oriental ginseng root and dried red > dates 2x/day and it has caused a definite improvement, although not > total relief from, my symptoms. > I imagine a message like this could start some sort of armed conflict > here but I hope it does not. If anyone would like to share herbal > remedies with which they’ve had experience, I’d like to hear their > stories. > Thanks in advance. > -S-
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In the evaluation of my Vertigo we found that a diuretic called Lasix made the symptoms much better, "almost normal" according to the doctor, albeit at the expense of my peeing out 4 lbs of water within the space of 2 hours. In researching dizziness/Vertigo, I have come across a whole community of people who use herbal/natural formulations for just about everything. In particular, I’m interested in herbal diuretics as an alternative to the Lasix I was prescribed, but I’m also curious to know if anyone here has had any success treating their asthma with herbal remedies. So far, at the recommendation of my Tae Kwan Do master, I’ve been drinking a bit of tea made from oriental ginseng root and dried red dates 2x/day and it has caused a definite improvement, although not total relief from, my symptoms. I imagine a message like this could start some sort of armed conflict here but I hope it does not. If anyone would like to share herbal remedies with which they’ve had experience, I’d like to hear their stories. Thanks in advance. -S-
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