Digest Number 1306

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Message: 1

Sat, 29 May 2004 02:49:03 -0700

" John Polifronio " <counterpnt

Re: White Willow Bark

 

It's claimed here, that White Willow Bark (and Filipendula ulmaria) have

" ...the same effect on the body as aspirin... " Do you mean that the same

results claimed for aspirin, are achieved with these herbs, such as

prevention of blood clots? Drug companies selling aspirin, are also

claiming various anti-cancer benefits, etc. You're not suggesting that the

herbs mentioned here, also have these additional effects, are you?

JP

 

 

Hi JP,

 

Salicin is present in many plants and is the precursor to salicylic acid

which Bayer Pharmaceutical added an acetal group to and proceeded to destroy

many stomach linings. Aspirin is a pharmaceutical toxin. The positive

benefits of aspirin do not outweigh the negative side effects from my

perspective. I'll take natural salicin before I will ever take another

aspirin. As for aspirin have anti-cancer benefits, I am sorry but I just

don't believe this one. This is more pharmaceutical propaganda, of which

they are very good at. Scientific studies for proof? NOT!!! All scientific

studies done by pharmaceutical companies are done for the benefit of, you

guessed it, pharmaceutical companies. Anyone can make a scientific study

turn out anyway they desire.

 

There are much more natural and safer ways of doing what aspirin does

without the negative side effects. Eat more garlic and ginger and use

cayenne in your diet to keep your blood from clotting, stabilize your

circualtion and help your heart all at the same time. Use Hawthorne berries

as well as, lecithin and make sure you get plenty of GLA (gamma linoleic

acid). All of these will keep your blood from coagulating at the wrong time.

Will help prevent strokes and chronic heart and circulation problems. Eat

more blueberries or berries in general for vascular elasticity. Change the

diet and lifestyle to be more in line with mother nature and you will

experience much greater health and vitality.

 

Granted herbs and natural healing may be slower but they are more in line

with natures healing. Mainstream medicine only works by handling symptoms

and not cause. Natural methods handle cause and subsequently symptoms.

 

I'll take salicin any day for any problem needing aspirin. But then, I would

much rather prefer to change my diet and lifestyle so that I don't have the

problems to deal with in the first place.

 

Anyhow, this is my two cents or twenty five cents or whatever worth on this

subject.

 

Peace, love and light,

 

Don

 

 

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