Thalidomide or tea bags

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Alan Keith Tillotson, PhD, AHG - Medical Herbalist

Naixin Hu Tillotson, OMD, LAc -

Chrysalis Natural Medicine Clinic

1008 Milltown Rd., Wilm., DE 19808 USA

(302) 994-0565 (302) 995-0653 fax

email: AlanT3

 

For Immediate Release

Thalidomide or Teabags?

by Alan Tillotson, Ph.D., AHG

August 31, 2000

 

This case has to take the cake. In all my years as a practicing

herbalist, I have never seen a case which so graphically demonstrates

the problems which exist when licensed physicians lack basic knowledge of

simple, safe home remedies. A young, beautiful 25 year old woman came to my

clinic with chronic severe mouth sores. These had plagued her for more than

a year. After she failed several pharmaceutical medicines, her physician

suggested she take thalidomide. That's right - thalidomide! There is no

need for me to recite the horrors of thalidomide and its effect on the

developing

fetus - we all recall the pictures of children with stunted arms and legs

from

years past. This woman had a boyfriend and was sexually active.

What makes this case even more interesting is that the doctor here is a

very good caring family physician. In fact, after he said that

thalidomide was all he had to offer, he suggested she come to see me first,

showing that he recognized the dangers. The point is that this was the only

way he

knew from his training to stop this debilitating problem.

I treated her with topical application of black teabags. Within a week

the teabags (which contain anti-viral tannins) had reduced her mouth

sores by about 80%. I also detected some digestive and immune weakness, and

treated her for that to prevent recurrence. A month later, she reported

she felt 1,000% better.

I have written previously about the recent reports in the media

decrying the dangers of herbal medicine, calling for unecessary stricter

government

controls (see " MD Hysteria Against Herbs Reaches Epidemic Proportions " ).

A danger I did not point out is that creating the false impression that

herbs have significant dangers also tends to prevent licensed physicians

from exploring and using safe, simple alternatives like this. Thalidomide or

teabags?

The choice is still ours.

 

Alan Tillotson, Ph.D., AHG is a professional herbalist practicing in

Wilmington, Delaware. His new book The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook is

due out in July, 2001 from Kensington publishers, New York. He can be

reached at

AlanT3. This article may be reproduced freely without

restriction as long as no changes are made and nothing is deleted.

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Mary Wulff-Tilford, DiHom; Professional Herbalist, AHG

Animals' Apawthecary

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Co-Author of " All You Ever Wanted to Know About Herbs

For Pets " Bowtie Press, 1999

 

 

 

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