cardiomyopathy

August 22, 2001

, " Kelly Welch " <kdwelch25@h...> wrote:

Can anyone in the group explain why a patient would be refused

treatment for obesity who also has cardiomyopathy and is starting to

experience GERD. I ask because a patient came into my office from an

interoffice referral and said that she was interested in getting

treatment for obesity\overeating but had been refused treatment a few

years ago by an acupuncturist who said that because she had

cardiomyopathy she was not a candidate for treatment....Any

thoughts??? She also realizes that the eating is psychologically

based etc......Thanks for your time.

Kelly:

Others in the group can give you far more insight into herbs than I,

so I will comment on the cardiomyopathy. These patients are at

significantly higher risk for sudden cardiac death. The extent of the

risk really depends on the eitology of her disease and the amount of

viable heart muscle. The GERD sx potentially complicate things

because they are extremely difficult to differentiate from angina in

some people. Despite the higher risk, these patients can respond very

well to lifestyle intervention (i.e. diet & exercise).

If I were in this situation, I would refer them to a good cardiac

rehab program where they could participate in supervised exercise and

get dietary, lifestyle and self care instruction. Furthermore, I

would conservatively treat whatever pattern I saw and refrain from

using anything that might stimulate the heart or screw up her

electrolytes (either would increase her vulerability).

Having made these suggestions, I should add that I spent 10 years

working in cardiac rehab so I have a level of comfort with this type

of patient that others might not have. You need to be comfortable

with your choice and aware of the potential risks to the patient.

Good Luck!

Michael Buyze

November 16, 2004

hi everyone does anyone know of any good formulars for

cardiomyopathy? my friend has an enlarged heart and he may have to

get a heart transplant. he got it from a virus and its been 4 years

now and he really needs help bad!does anybody know of anything that

can purge the toxin,strengthen and tonify this organ? or any herbal

remedy web pages that know of a solution?

November 16, 2004

Hi,

I would definitely go nutritional to heal the heart. I

would start with a diet to combat funguses, including

oregano oil and olive leaf extract( can get at any

healthfood store), Garlic ( fresh) peeled and eaten

raw, chase with water, 1 clove morning and night....

That is also antifungal, but also has sulphur and

lowers blood pressure, easing the workload on the

heart. ALSO.... DOC says Cayenne Pepper... great heart

remedy and better then aspirin for heart ailments.

Start small like 1/4 tsp in some water twice a day,

and work up to 1 tsp. a day... No sugars, no diet

anything, and only water( filtered, without chlorine

or flouride) to drink. There is a website called

knowthecause.com and they have research on fungal

links to chronic conditions... AND PLEASE CALL DOC....

the website is on the herbal remedies group home page.

He will know something to jumpstart the heart healing.

GOOD LUCK and GOD BLESS

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Love and Laughter,

Theresa M. Hook

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November 16, 2004

Hi there... Definitely get Doc's free lecture at

www.academyofnaturalhealing.com

After listening to it you can have a consultation with Doc . Improper diet

is a major culprit with heart problems so the data on this tape is vital to

healing. Two herbs for the heart are Cayenne and Hawthorne Berry. A good

heart formula is needed here . You can talk to Doc about these. Hope this

helps....Mary O

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" m_cortland " <m_cortland

Monday, November 15, 2004 10:01 PM

Herbal Remedies - cardiomyopathy

August 20, 2005

Hi Jeff, & All,

Colleagues, have you treated cardiomyopathy in humans or dogs?

Protocol (Herbs or AP)?

Results?

Jeff Van Petten wrote:

> Does anyone have any new ideas into cardiomopathy in Dobermans

I have not treated this, but see Medline Abstracts on conventional

treatments: http://tinyurl.com/8v8bg

Medline has very little on AP in cardiomyopathy in any species. See:

http://tinyurl.com/c5p7p

Re herbal Tx, http://www.herbchina2000.com/therapies/ACM.shtml

says:

CARDIOMYOPATHY is a weakening of HT muscle (myocardium),

which usually causes inadequate HT pumping; it can be dt viral

infections; HT attacks; alcoholism; long-term, severe hypertension; / for

other reasons not yet known; Cardiomyopathy can be divided into two

types: Systolic failure: low cardiac output, decreased left ventricular

ejection, tendency to accumulate salt & water causing increased

intravascular volume, peripheral dedma, & left & right HT failure

symptoms; Idiopathic, viral, postpartum, alcoholic, & many ischemic

cardiomyopathies may produce systolic failure; An imbalance of

neurohormonal system in norepinephrin causes fluid retention,

peripheral vasoconstriction, & overstimulation of cardiac beta-receptors;

These changes initially allow HT to maintain normal blood flow, but later

cause progressive HT enlargement, lung congestion, & failure of right

side of HT from fluid overload; This inbalance of neuroendocrine system

has led to changes in medical therapy; angiotensin converting enzyme

(ACE) inhibitors are an important part of therapy.

Diastolic failure: normal / super normal systolic function, non-compliant

(stiff) left ventricle w increased filling pressures; Scarring (e.g., post MI),

amyloidosis, & hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may result in diastolic

failure; Generally, HT is not as enlarged as in systolic failure group.

SYMPTOMS: Shortness of breath; Decreasing ability to tolerate physical

exertion; Chest pain - also known as " angina, " consists of a feeling of

sharp, unrelenting pressure middle of chest (more common in ischemic

cardiomyopathy); Fainting - especially after activity; temporary & brief;

Loss of consciousness; Light-headedness - especially after activity;

dizziness; Palpitations - sensation of feeling HT beat; Hypertension;

Additional symptoms that may occur:; Swelling of legs, ankles, / other

portion of body; Abdomen swelling / enlargement (liquid in abdomen is

called " ascites " ); Low amount of urine during daytime; Need to urinate at

night; Fatigue; Change in mental status; Decreased alertness; Difficulty

concentrating; Cough - may be caused by extra liquid accumulating in

lungs, secondary to HT failure; Loss of appetite; Deconditioning may

occur as a consequence of other symptoms, leading to a reduction in

HT muscle mass. HERBAL TREATMENT Herbal treatment designed to

Boost HT function, improve symptoms, slow disease progression,

prevent & treat HT failure, & most importantly, to boost energy &

strengthen body for better health & quality of life; purpose of herbal

treatment is not to take place of necessary orthodox medical treatment;

Combination of both is a better choice. Excellent Efficacy: During

observations on 12 patients receiving treatment w this herbal

combination, 7 cases were judged as healing (full recovery & symptom

free), 3 cases other significant improvement; Physicians judged clinical

efficacy to be good / excellent in 83.3%.

FORMULA has 9 Hbs: Chishao-Rx Paeoniae lactiflorae Rubra;

Chuanxiong-Rz Ligustici; Danggui-Rx Angelicae Sinensis; Danshen-Rx

Salviae Miltiorrhizae; Fuling-Sclerotium Poriae cocos; Honghua-Fl

Carthami tinctorii; Taizishen-Rx Pseudostellariae heterophyllae; Taoren-

S Pruni Persicae; Yanhusuo-Rz Corydalis.

CHISHAO-Rx Paeoniae lactiflorae Rubra: (a) Clear Heat & cool Xue:

For seasonal febrile diseases involving Xuefen Heat w fever, eruptions

& crimson tingue, & Xue Heat w hematemesis / epistaxis; (b) Quicken

Xue to Resolve Xue Stas: For Xue Stas w amenorrhea, menalgia, chest

pain, abdomen apin, abdomen masses, trauma, / skin infection; ©

Clear LV Fire to promote visual acuity: For LV Heat w conjunctivitis /

hypochondriac pain; | Pharmacological Actions: (a) Paeoniflorin, one of

its active components, has a strong antispastic effect & also analgesic,

sedative, anticonvulsive, antibacterial & anti-imflammatory effects; (b)

Vasodilator, boost HT flow & improve myocardial oxygen supply; ©

Inhibiting platelets aggregation

CHUANXIONG-Rz Ligustici: (a) Promote circulation of Xue & Qi: For

Xue Stag & Qi Stag w angina pectoris, headache, chest pain, abdomen

pain, dysmenorrhea, amenia, dead fetus & retention of placenta,

apoplexy, trauma, bony spur, / thromboangiitis obliterans; (b) Expel

Wind & Ease Pain: For recurrent headache, dizziness, headache of

Wind-cold type & rheumatism; Also used for leukocytopenia; |

Pharmacological Actions: (a) Its active component, tetramethylpyrazine,

can dilate coronary artery & increase coronary flow; (b) Its aqueous

solution & alcoholic infusion is Hypotensor; © Its alkaloids, ferulic acid

& cnidilide are antispasmodics; (d) inhibiting growth of intestinal gram-

negative bacteria & skin fungi

DANGGUI-Rx Angelicae Sinensis: (a) Enrich Xue: For Xue Xu; (b)

Quicken Xue, Rectify Menses & Ease Pain: For Xue Xu, Xue Stas /

Xue-Dryness w menoxenia, amenorrhea, menorrhalgia; / headache,

chest pain, abdomen pain & rheumatism, / early stage of skin infection /

unhealed skin lesions, urticaria, eczema, prurigo, leukoderma, apoplexy,

prolapse of rectum, bronchial asthma, arrhythmia, cor pulmonale, etc;

Xue Xu; | Pharmacological Actions: (a) Dilating coronary artery,

increasing coronary flow & decreasing oxygen consumption; (b)

Relieving myocardial ischemia induced by pituitrin in animals; © Ferulic

acid, one of its active components, can lower level of blood lipids &

counter development of atheroma; (d) Promote phagocytosis of

mononuclear macrophage; (e) LV Protective from damage, GB

Cholagogue & increase bile

DANSHEN-Rx Salviae Miltiorrhizae: (a) Quicken Xue to Resolve Xue

Stas: For HT pain, hypochodriac pain, abdomen pain, ST pain,

dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, lochiorrhea & trauma w Xue Stas; ischemic

apoplexy, disseminated intravascular coagulation, chronic hepatitis,

cirrhosis, etc; (b) Clear Heat, relieve vexation, Nourish Xue & Calm

Shen: For seasonal febrile diseases involving Yingfen & xuefen

manifested as high fever, irritability, delirium & skin eruptions; for

insanity attributive to Xue Stas & Heat; also for reslessness, frightening

& insomnia dt HT Heat / insufficiency of HT-Xue; © Cool Xue to relieve

carbuncle: For carbuncles & pharyngitis; Pharmacological Actions: (a)

Its component tanshinone acts as a broad-spectrum bactericide, & also

can dilate coronary artery & increase coronary flow; (b) Action on

various blood clotting factors, increasing level of cAMP in thrombocytes,

inhibiting aggregation of platelets, improving rheological state of blood

so as to impede formation of thrombus

FULING-Sclerotium Poriae cocos: (a) Promote diuresis to eliminate SJL

Damp; Invigorate SP & SJM: For Damp Retention w / wo SP Xu such as

edema, dysuria, leucorrhagia, cough of Phlegm Retention type, &

dizziness; for diarrhea of Damp type dt SP Xu; for icterus dt Damp Shi;

(b) Calm Shen: For HT & SP Xu w Phlegm Retention manifested as

palpitation & insomnia; may be used alone in chronic schizophrenia; |

Pharmacological Actions: (a) pachyman promotes macrophage

phagocytosis in mice, & enhances lymphocyte-blastogensis rate in vitro;

(b) Preventing formation of ST ulcer under stress in rate; © Diuretic &

LV-protective.

HONGHUA-Fl Carthami tinctorii: For Xue Stas w amenia,

dysmenorrhea, / postpartum abdomen pain, & traumatic injury;

Recently, for ischemic apoplexy, angina pectoris, thromboangiitis

obliterans, sudden deafness, sclerederma neonatorum, flat wart,

neurodermatitis, etc; (b) Quicken Xue to relieve carbuncle: Prevent &

treat bed sore (Topical use); for conjunctivitis & early stage of carbuncle;

erupted; | Pharmacological Actions: (a) Decoction stimulate uterus & SI-

LI of experimental animals in vitro; (b) Decoction increases HT Xue flow

& Hypotensor in dogs; © Small dose of decoction mildly stimulates &

large dose inhibits HT of toads

TAIZISHEN-Rx Pseudostellariae heterophyllae:Supplement Qi &

Generate Fluid: For Xu of SP Yin, SP Qi, LU Yin & LU Qi w poor

appetites, fatigue, thirst & general debility during convalescence; for LU

Dryness w non-productive cough, febrile diseases w consumption of

body fluid & thirst, especially for Yin Xu & Qi Xu in children &

spontaneous sweat in debilitated person

TAOREN-S Pruni Persicae: (a) Quicken Xue, Resolve Xue Stas &

relieve carbuncle: For Xue Stas w amenia, dysmenorrhea & abdomen

mass; recently, used for hysteromyoma; Also for trauma, especially

injury of chest, abdomen & spine; for acute appendicitis; for pulmonary

abscess; Recently, injections are used for central retinitis, pigmentary

retina degeneration, postocular optic neuritis, optic atrophy, etc; (b)

Ease Cough & asthma; © Quicken Xue & Moisten Dryness: For Xue

Stas & Xue Dryness w itch & eruptions; (d) Moisten LI & Laxative: For

constipation dt LI Dryness; | Pharmacological Actions: Like S

Armeniacae Amarum; (a) Ease Cough; (b) Decoction is Hypotensor in

experimental animals

YANHUSUO-Rz Corydalis: Quicken Xue & Move Qi, & Ease Pain: For

Qi Stag / Xue Stas w headache, chest pain, hypochondriac pain,

epigastric pain, abdomen pain, backache, arthralgia, dysmenorrhea /

trauma; angina pectoris, peptic ulcer & neuralgia; | Pharmacological

Actions: (a) Its components d-corydaline & dl-tetrahydropalmatine are

analgesics; (b) Decreasing secretion of ST juice & amount of pepsin

Best regards,

Tel: (H): +353-(0) or (M): +353-(0)

Ireland.

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" Man who says it can't be done should not interrupt man doing it " -

Chinese Proverb

August 21, 2005