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We're posting some of the medicinal questions we get along with answers
from our Herbalist David Brill of The Rosemary House. Hopefully this may
help you with some of your own questions.
If you want to ask a new question there is a charge of $25 per question. Click
here for new question The answer will be sent to you directly by David.
Questions and answers may be posted on this site (names removed) to help
other people with the same concerns.
CERVICAL CANCER WHILE PREGNANT
QUESTION: My sister is three months pregnant and just found out she has cervical
cancer. Her doctor told her that she's in the second stage of the cancer,
but can't do anything until the baby is born. I did a research project on
burdock root a couple of years ago, so I was planning on making her a
tincture, maybe with red clover blossoms and reishi.
My boss recently told me about mgn-3, but didn't know about taking it while
pregnant. Do you know anything about this?
Any suggestions of herbs and supplements that she can take would be greatly
appreciated.
ANSWER: If she were not pregnant I would try a poultice of Yarrow, Echinacea, Wild Indigo, Goldenseal, Chickweed,
Plantain and Calendula. The herbs would be made into a paste then applied to a old diaphragm and inserted against
the cervix each night for 5-7 days (remove in the morning) clean and then apply fresh herb paste the next night for the
week or so; then off for several nights, then again for a week then off then on and so on for a month of time total. This
has proven very effective in the past for this condition, I would be concerned at this junction in her pregnancy to try this
method. Consult with her Doctor after her first trimester and see if he/she would consider this method. Burdock and
Red Clover blossoms help increase the body's ability to eliminate things, my concern would be the body trying to flush
the good (the baby) and the bad (the cancer). The medicinal mushroom reishi is a immune balancer bringing the
body's natural defenses back to normal. It might be a good choice for her it is considered a food based medicine. But,
the body sees the developing baby as a foreign object to the mother's body, the mother's immune system is kept in
check so the baby is not attacked during pregnancy turning her immune system up could also effect the baby. Blood
test would need to be done to check her immune system levels and response to the therapy. There is not an easy
answer, I am sorry. I will think of her in my prayers. I would be glad to help anyway I can.
BLACK COHOSH
QUESTION: I have recently completed 3 months of chemotherapy after a malignancy and subsequent modified
radical mastectomy. The pathology showed the tumor to be estrogene receptive and I am beginning a five year
therapy with tomoxifen. The chemo has triggered hot flashes and night sweats. I need to know if Black Cohosh is a
form of natural estrogen or phytoestrogen (I can not take either), or if it is a safe way for me to deal with there very
uncomfortable side effects.
ANSWER:
This is a download from the Natural Pharmacist Website www.tnp.com
Safety Issues
Black cohosh seldom produces any side effects other than occasional mild gastrointestinal distress. Studies in rats
have found no significant toxicity when black cohosh was given at 90 times the therapeutic dosage for a period of 6
months.10 Since 6 months in a rat corresponds to decades in a human, this study appears to make a strong statement
about the long-term safety of black cohosh. Unlike estrogen, black cohosh does not stimulate breast-cancer cells
growing in a test tube.11,12,13 However, black cohosh has not yet been subjected to large-scale studies similar to
those conducted for estrogen. For this reason, safety for those with previous breast cancer is not known. Also,
because of potential hormonal activity, black cohosh is not recommended for adolescents or pregnant or nursing
women. Black cohosh has been found to slightly lower blood pressure and blood sugar in certain animals.14,15 For
this reason, it's possible that the herb could interact with drugs for high blood pressure or diabetes, but
there are no reports of any such problems. Safety in young children or those with severe liver or kidney disease is not
known.
I have found there site to err on the side of caution, sometimes with general cautions... what I like about there site is
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