Chaparral / Larrea Tridentata

January 13, 2004

Gosh, the always skeptical me went to Google, and this was the first site

to come up. I've not done enough research on this particular herb, but it

is now on my to do list.

http://www.injuryboard.com/view.cfm/Topic=931

This appears to be a good herb site, and even they caution against using

this herb

http://www.herbmed.org/Herbs/Herb167.htm

Maybe I missed something Stephen, do you do something chemically to alter

this herb or is it in it's natural state?

Chris Kelly

Website updated weekly! Come see what is new.

http://www.scentsappeal.net

January 14, 2004

Dear Chris,

I appreciate both your skepticism and your initiative. Please examine www.larreamed.org It is the web site for the international Larrea Medical Association. I would ask you to read the section on safety, which I will include in this post. In 1995, an elderly gentleman purchased chaparral from a large herbal company and developed liver hepatoxicity. When the popular report was written, what was undoubtedly purposefully omitted was that he had a history of liver weakness and more importantly was taking five meds, all of which had liver side effects with one in particular having known liver hepatoxicity implications.

The American Herbal Association of which my company is a member asked that its membership withdraw the chaparral from the market. Testing was done and irrefutable evidence indicated that there was no relationship between the chaparral and liver cells. However, as a consumer educational guide, the American Herbal Association asked that its members place a warning label on its bottles. LarreaRx or what is now known as Shegoi had an independent study done, the graph indicated on www.larreamed.org , and it was conclusively demonstrated that Larrea tridentata is less harmful to the liver than extracts of clove and cinnamon. In fact, combined with ascorbic acid, the pharmacological environ for our patented process for removing the toxicity from the resin on the leaves, our Larrea tridentata extract actually extends the life of liver cells.

In 1995, John Hopkins University published three papers in which they demonstrated in vitro that 40 ppm of Larrea tridentata stopped the replication of the HIV virus. They then took out a patent on the application of Larrea to HIV. Subsequently, Dr. Robert Sinnott demonstrated through an independent study that in vitro 20-30 ppm of Larrea tridentata stopped the replication of the Herpes virus. He then conducted four independent clinical studies with 40 medical doctors experienced in diagnosis. In one clinic, the Holistic Aids Clinic in Philadelphia, he tested the efficacy of his standardized and stabilized Larrea tridentata extract on herpes outbreaks with full blown aids and HIV patients. The 97.2% effectiveness inspired him to request and be immediately granted accelerated patent status by the US Patent Office.

In specific answer to your well phrased question, we remove the toxicity from the resin and insure that the herbal extract is standardized and stabilized. It is the natural plant resin simply combined with an ascorbate derivative of ascorbic acid and calcium carbonate to both activate and remove toxicity. I would recommend that you join me on this Wednesday evening for an ask the doctor call about Larrea tridentata, on which an ND, DC and homeopathic herbalist will serve on a panel which I will moderate. The time is 9:00 P.M. EST. Please call 512-225-3202 and use pin number 443202#. It will last for approximately an hour. You might enjoy hearing a 24/7 testimonial call on 512-703-6115. Then please email me at DrSABrown or call me at 860-295-1072 or visit my web site at www.shegoi.net/drsabrown

I also have a recently written e book by a ND known as the Urban Bush Doctor, a delightfully intuitive woman from Jamaica. I would be most happy to send it in PDF and MS Word format to any one who emails me their request. I would again like to reiterate that any licensed health practitioner who is interested in trying the penetrating spray, an incomparable anti inflammatory, the healing lotion or the veggie capsules in their practice, can simply email me with their phone number and I will call them and arrange for shipment to them of about $300 worth of these products The range of efficacy through cold sores, genital herpes, eczema, psoriasis, shingles, lupus, MS, lymes disease, fibromyalgia, CFS, Epstein Barr, asthma and allergenic and inflammatory conditions makes this a practitioners dream.

Thank you so much for your interest. It is well to remember that we who are inclined towards the more natural healing methods grouped as alternative are often subjected to rumor, innuendo and misrepresentation of information. How many of you have seen studies quoted in popular papers in which the statistics were spun to infer one result when in truth the opposite result was closer to the truth. We live in an age of rapid misinformation where even the purveyors of such have interpenetrated the cyber space. There are many who recognize that freedom of choice is not facilitative to maintenance of power and as such choose to preserve their illusory governance of our lives by disreputating that which is contrary to their goals. We have just seen how a major financial giant, Morgan Stanley, was fined millions for distorting information so as to restrict and demean the business growth of a company in competition with their secret client. Those of us who belong to this forum have left the highways of victim hood and began the uncertain albeit rewarding journey of self discovery, self healing and of greater importance, self responsibility.

Much Love in Spirit and enjoy that which I have for you to read below.

Stephen

A Factual Analysis on the Safety of Larrea

Is Larrea safe to use?

The answer in one word is, yes. However, just like every other substance that can have an effect on the human body, it is important to apply the most current knowledge and a healthy dose of common sense to obtain the maximum benefits while eliminating the risk of any undesired effects. As you will see in the information below, there have been some questions raised about the safety of Larrea at least in a few individual cases investigated by the FDA in the early to mid-1990s. These few cases appear to be linked to preexisting liver disease and/or excessive consumption of raw, unprocessed Larrea foliage. To give the reader a balanced picture, we include a review and discussion of this data. At least one company has taken an active stance to address the potential safety issues surrounding the medical use of Larrea. This company has developed patented technologies to eliminate the suspected toxin from Larrea (see patents section). In independent testing at a major medical school, this patented extract of Larrea was shown to be as safe as cinnamon oil and clove oil, two natural plant oils widely used in food products. Additionally, when the extract was formulated with extra vitamin C, the same way that the company manufacturers all their dietary supplements, it was found to be much safer than either cinnamon oil or clove oil. In fact, the formulations with patented Larrea extract and vitamin C significantly extended the life of the liver cells used in this laboratory study. Over the past six years, tens of thousands of consumers and medical practitioners worldwide have used dietary supplement capsules and topical skin products containing this patented extract of Larrea with tremendous consumer acceptance and no serious adverse effects reported. In the July 2001 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, an article entitled “The safety of low-dose Larrea tridentata (DC) Coville (creosote bush): a retrospective clinical study”, provides details about patients treated for various conditions using extracts of Larrea tridentata. In all cases, test subjects showed no toxicity effects, as measured by blood chemistry analysis, complete blood count, and physical examination, from the use of Larrea tridentata as a natural medicine (Heron and Yarnell 2001). After a thorough search of the literature, no controlled studies in humans contradicting these published findings of safety have been found to exist.

Historical Information (1992-1996):

Dietary supplements containing Larrea tridentata, as a raw herbal ingredient, were the subject of scrutiny for a brief period in the mid-1990s. Unfortunately, while the cause of this concern was thoroughly investigated and no official regulatory action was initiated, a shadow still appears in the historical record that requires explanation. This scrutiny was initiated by a published anecdotal case of severe hepatotoxicity supposedly related to the consumption of raw larrea by an elderly patient (Gordon 1995). Although this case was published, it has been widely scrutinized as an attack against the herbal industry since major facts of the case, especially the fact that the patient had been taking many prescription drugs, including a prescription drug that was well known to cause severe liver damage, were buried without note within the report and the findings as a whole did not support the cause and effect conclusion that was being implied. During this period of investigation by the FDA, the major herbal products associations, the National Nutritional Foods Association and the American Herbal Products Association asked their members to institute a voluntary moratorium on sale of larrea-containing products. The American Herbal Products Association also cooperated with the FDA in their investigation and commissioned an independent medical investigation into four cases of alleged hepatotoxicity that had been reported to the FDA, including the case subsequently published by Gordon in 1995. The independent investigation, headed by Dr. Clark Watts M.D., J.D., and other expert physicians in the field of liver disease, concluded that the cases most likely were associated with preexisting liver disease in the patients possibly combined with extremely rare idiosyncratic reactions to larrea. The report went on to suggest adding informational language to product labels but no further action was recommended (Watts 1994). Based on this independent report, in 1995, the American Herbal Products Association rescinded its voluntary moratorium on the sale of larrea-containing products. The AHPA did however recommend that, in the interest of consumer education and well being, products for oral ingestion containing this ingredient should carry the following informational language, Seek advice from a health care practitioner before use if you have had, or may have had, liver disease. Discontinue use if nausea, fever, fatigue or jaundice (i.e. dark urine, yellow discoloration of the eyes) should occur. Consumers should not be alarmed by this informational wording but rather, should see it as a sign by the herbal products industry that at least some manufacturers are willing to take a balanced approach to consumer education and safety issues. Note: Do not use Larrea containing products that do not bear this informational wording. It is the sign of an unaware or irresponsible manufacturer not to heed the very reasonable AHPA recommendations. Final Report on the Herb Chaparral Abstract: September 6, 1994 report of an independent review panel of medical records provided by the FDA. Evaluation was conducted by Dr. Clark Watts, M.D., J.D. and gastroenterology/hepatitis experts, Dr. Stephen Schenker, M.D.; Dr. Atilla Ertan, M.D. and Dr. Boris Yoffe, M.D. "In summary, this review did not reveal evidence that Chaparral is inherently hepatotoxic." The document is in Adobe PDF format. Downloading and reprinting is permissible.

Chris Kelly [Purrrdy]Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:54 PM Subject: Chaparral / Larrea TridentataGosh, the always skeptical me went to Google, and this was the first site to come up. I've not done enough research on this particular herb, but it is now on my to do list.http://www.injuryboard.com/view.cfm/Topic=931This appears to be a good herb site, and even they caution against using this herbhttp://www.herbmed.org/Herbs/Herb167.htmMaybe I missed something Stephen, do you do something chemically to alter this herb or is it in it's natural state?Chris KellyWebsite updated weekly! Come see what is new.http://www.scentsappeal.net********************************************* WWW.PEACEFULMIND.COM Sponsors Alternative Answers-HEALING NATURALLY- this is the premise of HOLISTIC HEALTH. Preventative and Curative measure to take for many ailments at:http://www.peacefulmind.com/ailments_frame.htm__________-To INVITE A FRIEND to our healing community, copy and paste this address in an email to them:http://www./members_add _________To ADD A LINK, RESOURCE, OR WEBSITE to Alternative Answers please Go to: http://www./links___________Community email addresses: Post message: Subscribe: - Un: - List owner: -owner _______Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.