Bai Jiang Cao

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know if Patrinia has any active ingredients in the sulfur

family?

 

I understand it is very useful for LI bleeding and Ulcerative

Colitis, but my patient is unable to metabolize sulfur.

 

Thank you

 

Kayte Halstead, L.Ac

Acupuncture 4 Health

[Guest guest]

, " acupuncture4health "

<acupuncture4health@r...> wrote:

>

> Does anyone know if Patrinia has any active ingredients in the sulfur

> family?

 

Kayte

 

It contains saponins, glycosides, essential oils, organic acids and plant

sterols. There may

be sulfur in some of these. Sulfur appears in all living organisms, so I am not

sure how

one could be allergic to it in the organic form. One could be allergic and/or

hypersensitive

to sulfa drugs, sulfites (such as appear naturally in wine and are typically

added to

commercial wines) and sulfur dioxide (which is sometimes used to preserve dried

fruits -

this would be the form on sulfured gou qi zi in many cases, for example). As

long as you

use herbs or products made from herbs that are guaranteed unsulfured, then none

of the

latter agents is present. But the absence of any and all sulfur molecules is

not possible

nor necessary. I believe this concern about sulfur results from a

misunderstanding

amongst many patients and even practitioners about the differences between

various

sulfur compounds, sulfa drugs and elemental sulfur. Our bodies are held

together by

sulfur compounds. As far as I can tell, none of the constituents of patriniae

herba are

similar to either sulfites, sulfas or sulphur dioxide.

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks Todd

 

I for one belong to those " practitioners that are unaware about the

differences between various sulfur compounds, sulfa drugs and

elemental sulfur "

 

I just wanted to be sure and double check before becoming another

statistical " iatrogenic " problem!

 

 

One more thing -

 

Did I miss some class where we discussed the relevance of herbs

containing saponins, glycosides, essential oils, organic acids and

plant sterols etc... ?

 

Or is that just enlightenment that demands we pursue self-study? -

Any suggestions as to good sources for this?

 

Hope you guys are not too wet in Mission Valley - we're having a

glorious early spring in the Black Hills

 

Kayte

 

 

, " "

wrote:

>

> , " acupuncture4health "

> <acupuncture4health@r...> wrote:

> >

> > Does anyone know if Patrinia has any active ingredients in the

sulfur

> > family?

>

> Kayte

>

> It contains saponins, glycosides, essential oils, organic acids

and plant sterols. There may

> be sulfur in some of these. Sulfur appears in all living

organisms, so I am not sure how

> one could be allergic to it in the organic form. One could be

allergic and/or hypersensitive

> to sulfa drugs, sulfites (such as appear naturally in wine and are

typically added to

> commercial wines) and sulfur dioxide (which is sometimes used to

preserve dried fruits -

> this would be the form on sulfured gou qi zi in many cases, for

example). As long as you

> use herbs or products made from herbs that are guaranteed

unsulfured, then none of the

> latter agents is present. But the absence of any and all sulfur

molecules is not possible

> nor necessary. I believe this concern about sulfur results from a

misunderstanding

> amongst many patients and even practitioners about the differences

between various

> sulfur compounds, sulfa drugs and elemental sulfur. Our bodies

are held together by

> sulfur compounds. As far as I can tell, none of the constituents

of patriniae herba are

> similar to either sulfites, sulfas or sulphur dioxide.

>