I am thrilled to hear about Diesel, and only wish we could have one of you, AND one of that nice lady, at every animal medical facility in the county...heck, the world.
I'm glad I'm not alone, Sammy is getting 2 meds 1 contains Organic Piptoporus Betulinus MTJohn, would that be AHCC that you’re giving Sammy? Many, many excellent studies on it, I have used it for years. I believe in herbals and alternative meds. Stage 4 metastatic cancer survivor here. Given 18 months to live 20 years ago, still here, taking my wonderful supplements.
I only can try, it is in his hands. We should probably quit stealing this thread. I'm so happy for my Sam.No new growth, plus he gained some weight! That is wonderful news! I totally believe in what you are doing. I am so sorry about your brother. I couldn’t agree more about the pharmaceutical companies. It is all about income stream, they couldn’t care less if you are cured. My body was so toxic during my year of chemo that I watched a mosquito bite my arm and fall over dead. I went through six months of radiation, sometimes burned so badly I had to take a two week break. I knew the instant I got my diagnosis that the cancer wouldn’t kill me. But I often thought the “treatment” might. Until my chemo brain had a lucid moment and I knew there was a better way, one that wouldn’t involve deadly poisons. I’m not saying I healed myself, that credit is God’s, but since then the alternatives I use have healed many, many things in myself and others. 1000% in your corner, John. You and Sammy are fighters. Love this news!
You are amazing! I raised Tennessee Walkers years ago, so fellow horse lover here, and devoted cat mom. Prayers fir you, for Cheetah and for Diesel.Well, Cheetah must have somehow tagged the horse, so it is now his turn to worry me. Cheetah is feeling better and back to sleeping with me again since I increased her Prednisolone to 5 mg twice a day, a few days ago. The horse fell down while I was riding him yesterday. Like, all the way down on to his side. That’s a very bad thing for a horse to do and I can’t find a vet that will come out. At least Cheetah is feeling better.
Just a little information for you. Where do you think your wonder drugs come from?Always, always check with a vet before giving any OTC supplements to pets; many "herbal remedies" contain compounds that may interfere with prescription medications (or each other). I would urge everyone here to be wary of anything promoted by the multi-billion-dollar "natural" alt med industry, which is not subject to the strict testing requirements for specific efficacy, safety, mechanism, ingredient transparency, and quality control that science-based medicines are held to.
HomeoAnimal peddles homeopathy, which is not only worthless pseudoscience (this is not debatable) but is also known to be actively harmful to pets through encouraging delay of/abstention from proven standard treatments (which has also led to numerous deaths in humans) and via directly poisoning animals. This company should be blacklisted.
I find it funny that most people do not even know that common aspirin was derived from a natural source and patented by BAYER.Awesome post, John. keeping you and your Sam in my prayers.
Yes, white willow bark! Another great herb is boswellia, also known as frankincense, for tendonitis, arthritis, bursitis, any inflammatory joint condition. Another thing most people don’t know is that many of the chemotherapies still in use today are versions of mustard gas. No thanks, been there, done that.I find it funny that most people do not even know that common aspirin was derived from a natural source and patented by BAYER.
Most new cancer treatments are coming from a variety of natural sources.
I honestly think that the lord left a cure in some form for anything that may cause us a problem. It is just a matter of finding it.Yes, white willow bark! Another great herb is boswellia, also known as frankincense, for tendonitis, arthritis, bursitis, any inflammatory joint condition. Another thing most people don’t know is that many of the chemotherapies still in use today are versions of mustard gas. No thanks, been there, done that.
I think so too. Quite often in nature where there is a poisonous plant, the antidote will grow near it, like poison ivy and jewelweed. So fascinating.I honestly think that the lord left a cure in some form for anything that may cause us a problem. It is just a matter of finding it.
I agree, and in an odd addendum to that, for every poisonous plant, the antidote plant grows near it. Something I learned from an old Dakota grandmother many years ago. Not my grandmother, sadly I have no NA blood at all.I honestly think that the lord left a cure in some form for anything that may cause us a problem. It is just a matter of finding it.
Yes, I am very familiar with the process of generating lead drugs from natural materials. However, I feel you are deeply underestimating how much work is involved in turning a plant into something that has actual, empirical clinical specific efficacy. Just because a medicinal compound was originally derived from a plant does not mean the plant itself has any medical benefit; it doesn't even mean that the plant was ever used in a traditional medicine formulation (many phytopharmaceuticals are predicted based on molecular homology with known compounds rather than identified from ethnopharmacopoeias). The extraction, isolation, screening, interaction profiling, and modifications for pharmacokinetic and selectivity optimization result in a compound that is very far removed from anything found in nature. Just those first two steps alone remove any likeness to the natural precursor—for example, with plant alkaloids you have to go through soxhlet extraction using n-hexane treatment to solvate out other plant matter from bioactive alkaloids, alkaloid base liberation with NH4OH, and chloroform extraction of the base followed by Rotovap to get rid of the solvent; and then UPLC for fractionating out purified alkaloids coupled with HRMS for detection/identification. And all of this is happening before the compound is even tested for in vitro efficacy, let alone investigated clinically. Very often this lead compound is suboptimal in some way and must be heavily modified before it is even possible to use. Compared to the originating natural product, the resulting pharmaceutical is far more potent; is not confounded by extraneous, potentially dangerous or contraindicated compounds; has been evaluated for specific efficacy against a molecular target; has demonstrated clinical efficacy at defined dosages; has been extensively tested for safety, including in interactions with other drugs; is closely scrutinized for quality control at all levels; and is subject to strong regulation in terms of use.Just a little information for you. Where do you think your wonder drugs come from?
According to Newman and Cragg 2012, the utility of natural products as sources of novel structures is still alive and well. Up to 50% the approved drugs during the last 30 years are from either directly or indirectly from natural products and in the area of cancer, over the time frame from around the 1940s to date, of the 175 small molecules 85 actually being either natural products or directly derived there from.
Natural products derived from plants as a source of drugs
ABOVE IS THE SOURCE
Yea your right, I should let my cats just die. Have a great day.Yes, I am very familiar with the process of generating lead drugs from natural materials. However, I feel you are deeply underestimating how much work is involved in turning a plant into something that has actual, empirical clinical specific efficacy. Just because a medicinal compound was originally derived from a plant does not mean the plant itself has any medical benefit; it doesn't even mean that the plant was ever used in a traditional medicine formulation (many phytopharmaceuticals are predicted based on molecular homology with known compounds rather than identified from ethnopharmacopoeias). The extraction, isolation, screening, interaction profiling, and modifications for pharmacokinetic and selectivity optimization result in a compound that is very far removed from anything found in nature. Just those first two steps alone remove any likeness to the natural precursor—for example, with plant alkaloids you have to go through soxhlet extraction using n-hexane treatment to solvate out other plant matter from bioactive alkaloids, alkaloid base liberation with NH4OH, and chloroform extraction of the base followed by Rotovap to get rid of the solvent; and then UPLC for fractionating out purified alkaloids coupled with HRMS for detection/identification. And all of this is happening before the compound is even tested for in vitro efficacy, let alone investigated clinically. Very often this lead compound is suboptimal in some way and must be heavily modified before it is even possible to use. Compared to the originating natural product, the resulting pharmaceutical is far more potent; is not confounded by extraneous, potentially dangerous or contraindicated compounds; has been evaluated for specific efficacy against a molecular target; has demonstrated clinical efficacy at defined dosages; has been extensively tested for safety, including in interactions with other drugs; is closely scrutinized for quality control at all levels; and is subject to strong regulation in terms of use.
This is not to say that no herbal remedies have beneficial pharmacological activity. Many plants do provide anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, immune-modulating, analgesic, or other effects; the problem is that the effects are generally nonspecific, are not quantified, have not been evaluated for safety under relevant physiological circumstances, and cannot be administered consistently in the form they are in. This last point is important because it means effective dosages cannot be calculated with any accuracy or reliability. And this is for the natural therapeutics that do have biological activity as demonstrated through scientific research; there are many orders of magnitude more remedies that have been thoroughly investigated and have not shown any therapeutic benefit beyond placebo.