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[Guest guest]

I can't offer advice without seeing this patient, but I wonder if anyone has had

actual success in this area. Latex is a serious, often life threatening

allergy. It seems unlikely to me that once the sequence of events has been set

in motion that it can be reversed. Any thoughts?

 

CZECHC wrote:

 

> Dear Sir,

> My 13 year old daughter has a latex allergy. She frequently

> breaks out in large hives requiring her to be medicated with Benedryl. The

> Benedryl helps the hives, but leaves her very depressed and sleepy. She has

> been unable to enjoy the fun of being with her friends and just being a kid

> since being diagnosed. Is there an herb we might try as a replacement to

> benedryl that will alleviate the itch from the hives? We are at our wits

> ends with this problem. I'm am tired of giving my child pills that make her

> feel worse in many ways, and am looking for a more natural solution [or at

> least aid] to this problem.

>

> Thank You,

> M. Czech

[Guest guest]

Hi

 

I have a text on chinese dermatology around here somewhere, I 'll see if I

can find it and dig it out. As I recall it the basic premise was this type of

allergic condition was a combination of wind-heat + damp-heat (bup, scute,

chrysanthemum, phello, dictamnus, forsythia, TK, arctii, glycyrhizzae,

perhaps +/- gardeniae, anem, schizandra, morus leaf, gentianae, etc.

depending on the actual presentation).

 

Also I seem to remember a protocol from an alternative western medical doctor

about using high does of vit. C, especially buffered C, bio flavonoids,

antioxident complexes, B-complex, and micro nutrients (another book I have

around here somewhere, I'll dig it up as well, and get back to you).

 

Then there is always conventional allergy desensitization shots, which are a

hassle, a bit of a pain (especially for a little one), and not cheap, but

they do work, and are probably much less painful, and a hassle over the long

run than having to chronically deal with the allergy, and living " chronically

doped up " on diphenhydramine all the time.

 

Also doesn't sound like she has had a consult with a proper allergist, or

wholistic MD/DO, (I know, alternatives that are not TCM Herbs), but probably

well worth a " shot " (pun intended). Especially if there is the possibility

of anaphylaxis.......

 

I also have a colleague who practices mainly NAET (I can hear the screams of

pain now from others on the list-sorry folks), who says that sometimes it

really works miracles in allergic problems (plus the western research showing

allergic reactions are a function of consciousness more than pure biology),

again not " chinese herbs " but compared to a life on Benedryl, or possible

anaphylaxis, certainly worth a trial, (and non-invasive).

 

I know many on the list really look down their collective noses at anything

new, different, or any of the more modern " chinese Internal med " / bian bing

/ scientific research based / new techniques / integrated approaches /

western medical approaches / nutrition etc, but as far as I am concerned, if

it works, helps a pt. achieve a better quality of life, alleviates misery &

suffering, and promotes a longer and better life, then my personal criteria

for appropriateness are satisfied.

 

Any way thats my $.02 worth, I will get back to you when I find the

mentioned books.

 

Bruce

 

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I can't offer advice without seeing this patient, but I wonder if anyone has

had

actual success in this area. Latex is a serious, often life threatening

allergy. It seems unlikely to me that once the sequence of events has been

set

in motion that it can be reversed. Any thoughts?

 

Todd

 

CZECHC wrote:

 

> Dear Sir,

> My 13 year old daughter has a latex allergy. She frequently

> breaks out in large hives requiring her to be medicated with Benedryl. The

> Benedryl helps the hives, but leaves her very depressed and sleepy. She

has

> been unable to enjoy the fun of being with her friends and just being a kid

> since being diagnosed. Is there an herb we might try as a replacement to

> benedryl that will alleviate the itch from the hives? We are at our wits

> ends with this problem. I'm am tired of giving my child pills that make

her

> feel worse in many ways, and am looking for a more natural solution [or at

> least aid] to this problem.

>

> Thank You,

> M. Czech

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi

I would treat this by the pattern it represents. When I've seen this,

it's manifested mainly as windheat with heat in the blood and sometimes

some damp. A modification of Xiao Feng San often helps. Because she is

young, she may likely respond quickly to the right modification. You

would have to see her and assess her constitution first though.

 

Mark