Guest guest Posted September 17, 2000 Report Share Posted September 17, 2000 Hi, folks, I'm new to this list, and jumping in prematurely no doubt. But browsing thru your message archives I came across Sandy Roberts' post about the doctor fish in Turkey, used to eat up psoriasis. I saw this item some years ago on TV and thought what a wonderful discovery it was. It seems quite a natural thing to do. After all, there are many kinds of cleaner fish in the sea who keep other fish free of parasites by nibbling away at them (wrasses?). And I read quite recently that the best possible cure for a gaping infected wound are maggots (especially if you haven't got antibiotics!) as they feed on the nasty bacteria and necrotic tissues around the wound. Just place in the wound, and wrap up gently! (I think this was realised during World War I, if not before.) Cheers, Jo, in Sydney P.S. You can all shoot me down now! <g> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2000 Report Share Posted September 17, 2000 Jo: Actually, I have worked in a facility that utilized maggots as well as leeches for medical therapies. The maggots are the larvae of a specific kind of fly, and live only a few days. In addition, they only eat necrotic tissue, so they are safe to the new tissue emerging. Leeches are used for polycythemia, a disorder of blood cell overgrowth that can lead to hypertension, severe nosebleeds, blood clots, kidney problems and strokes. The leeches are placed on the person (it is painless) and between their natural feeding and the blood thinners they excrete, they help the person. I think the feeder fish idea is probably useful, as well. There are some wonderful things in nature we have no idea of; I am reminded of the studies being done with dogs " smelling " tumors, and the old country habit of allowing dogs to lick wounds (an amazing thing is, that even though they routinely bathe themselves with their tongues, we have far more germs in our mouths than they do in their hind ends... a sure promotion for the eskimo habit of rubbing noses with your loved ones <LOL>). Glad you jumped right in... the water's fine! Crow " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness " Jo Rudd wrote: > Hi, folks, > > I'm new to this list, and jumping in prematurely no doubt. But browsing thru > your message archives I came across Sandy Roberts' post about the doctor fish > in Turkey, used to eat up psoriasis. > > I saw this item some years ago on TV and thought what a wonderful discovery it > was. It seems quite a natural thing to do. After all, there are many kinds of > cleaner fish in the sea who keep other fish free of parasites by nibbling away > at them (wrasses?). > > And I read quite recently that the best possible cure for a gaping infected > wound are maggots (especially if you haven't got antibiotics!) as they feed on > the nasty bacteria and necrotic tissues around the wound. Just place in the > wound, and wrap up gently! (I think this was realised during World War I, if > not before.) > > Cheers, > Jo, in Sydney > > P.S. You can all shoot me down now! <g> > --- Rev. Caroline Gutierrez Abreu, BS, RN, CHTP/I, CRMT, CH AIM: CaroCrow http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance " We see things not as they are but as we are. " The Talmud " We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. " Albert Einstein A wise person learns by the experience of others. An ordinary person learns by his or her own experience. A fool learns by nobody's experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2000 Report Share Posted September 17, 2000 well hope we are never in that predicament Mary Anne - Jo Rudd BodyMind Sunday, September 17, 2000 1:05 AM Doctor fish My Groups | Main Page | Start a new group! Hi, folks, I'm new to this list, and jumping in prematurely no doubt. But browsing thru your message archives I came across Sandy Roberts' post about the doctor fish in Turkey, used to eat up psoriasis. I saw this item some years ago on TV and thought what a wonderful discovery it was. It seems quite a natural thing to do. After all, there are many kinds of cleaner fish in the sea who keep other fish free of parasites by nibbling away at them (wrasses?). And I read quite recently that the best possible cure for a gaping infected wound are maggots (especially if you haven't got antibiotics!) as they feed on the nasty bacteria and necrotic tissues around the wound. Just place in the wound, and wrap up gently! (I think this was realised during World War I, if not before.) Cheers, Jo, in Sydney P.S. You can all shoot me down now! <g> **************************************** Visit the community page: For administrative problems contact: -owner - All messages, files and archives of this forum are copyright of the group and the individual authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2000 Report Share Posted September 18, 2000 Yes, when I rescued dogs once I had a wound on my arm and let one of my dogs do that. She'd like the scab off and make it clean and she did a great job. I also noticed a lot about dogs then about how some of the small ones would go after insects while the large ones were unphased and how each dog bonded with me in another place in my body. Its like one for every chakra which is how they can always sense when something is aggitating a person. Mary Anne - Caroline Abreu Sunday, September 17, 2000 7:21 AM Re: Doctor fish My Groups | Main Page Jo: Actually, I have worked in a facility that utilized maggots as well as leeches for medical therapies. The maggots are the larvae of a specific kind of fly, and live only a few days. In addition, they only eat necrotic tissue, so they are safe to the new tissue emerging. Leeches are used for polycythemia, a disorder of blood cell overgrowth that can lead to hypertension, severe nosebleeds, blood clots, kidney problems and strokes. The leeches are placed on the person (it is painless) and between their natural feeding and the blood thinners they excrete, they help the person. I think the feeder fish idea is probably useful, as well. There are some wonderful things in nature we have no idea of; I am reminded of the studies being done with dogs " smelling " tumors, and the old country habit of allowing dogs to lick wounds (an amazing thing is, that even though they routinely bathe themselves with their tongues, we have far more germs in our mouths than they do in their hind ends... a sure promotion for the eskimo habit of rubbing noses with your loved ones <LOL>). Glad you jumped right in... the water's fine! Crow " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness " Jo Rudd wrote: > Hi, folks, > > I'm new to this list, and jumping in prematurely no doubt. But browsing thru > your message archives I came across Sandy Roberts' post about the doctor fish > in Turkey, used to eat up psoriasis. > > I saw this item some years ago on TV and thought what a wonderful discovery it > was. It seems quite a natural thing to do. After all, there are many kinds of > cleaner fish in the sea who keep other fish free of parasites by nibbling away > at them (wrasses?). > > And I read quite recently that the best possible cure for a gaping infected > wound are maggots (especially if you haven't got antibiotics!) as they feed on > the nasty bacteria and necrotic tissues around the wound. Just place in the > wound, and wrap up gently! (I think this was realised during World War I, if > not before.) > > Cheers, > Jo, in Sydney > > P.S. You can all shoot me down now! <g> > --- Rev. Caroline Gutierrez Abreu, BS, RN, CHTP/I, CRMT, CH AIM: CaroCrow http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance " We see things not as they are but as we are. " The Talmud " We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. " Albert Einstein A wise person learns by the experience of others. An ordinary person learns by his or her own experience. A fool learns by nobody's experience. **************************************** Visit the community page: For administrative problems contact: -owner - All messages, files and archives of this forum are copyright of the group and the individual authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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