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Hi All, especially Cattle Vets,

 

Sunny (from another list) wrote:

> Hi Phil I came across this site while looking for info on Vit B Complex

> injectibles. I felt there were some recipes for mastitis in cows etc

> and other conditions. Do you agree? Can it be converted to humans IF it

> is a good formula. http://www.mosesorganic.org/ob/brunetti.htm Thanks

> Sunny

 

There are other suggestions on lameness, pneumonia, etc.

 

I will confine comment to the excerpt on mastitis, below. A summary of

the ingredients is:

 

(1) ORAL SUPPLEMENTS: allspice, apple cider vinegar, blackstrap

molasses, cayenne pepper, celery seed, cinnamon, clove, dandelion

leaves & root, echinacea root, garlic bulb, ginger, goldenseal or Oregon

grape root or barberry root, hydrogen peroxide (pro-oxidant) [but not at

same time as Vit C or E (antioxidant) or selenium], juniper berries,

Lugols iodine solution, tea

 

(2) TOPICAL APPLICATION: Vick's vapor rub + frequent stripping

 

(3) INJECTION: colostrum whey, hydrogen peroxide (pro-oxidant) [but

not at same time as Vit C or E or selenium (antioxidant)]; selenium, Vit

C (ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbate), Vit D, Vit E

 

COMMENTS: As I have no experience of using these formulas, I defer

to colleagues on the list for expert comment. However, my general

comments are:

 

There are inconsistencies in the advice. Several of the herbs have

antioxidant properties, yet he mentions no conflict between those herbs

and H2O2

 

(1) ORAL SUPPLEMENTS: These all look as if they could be useful in

mastitis - as blood movers, immunostimulants, digestives (ST runs

through mamma) or LV tonics (LV controls ST, and LV is under heavy

pressure in high-yield cows).

 

(2) TOPICAL APPLICATION: IMO, this is weak; there are several other

herbals that could be used topically in a complwx massage-balm,

possibly with DMSO added. These could include:

 

Herbal oils or extracts from Citrus Seed, Comfrey Fm/Rx, Eucalyptus,

Frankincense, Lemon, Lobelia, Melaleuca, Mirabilite, Mustard S, Myrrh,

Peppermint (or Menthol), Rosemary, Thyme, Turpentine, etc.

 

(3) INJECTION: Ingredients are rather bland; they (except H2O2) have

some activity as antioxidants / immunostimulators

 

My main doubt is whether or not such " natural " approaches give results

as good as conventional mastitis treatment.

 

Any comments?

 

Best regards,

Phil

 

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Excerpt from: http://www.mosesorganic.org/ob/brunetti.htm

" Organic Cows: Healthy Approaches and Treatments--Jerry Brunetti at

the Minnesota Grazing and Organic Conference " by Paul Bransky Vol

12 #6 ©2004 Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service

 

Mastitis treatment:

(1) Brew tea: 1 ounce per quart of water of the following: goldenseal or

Oregon grape root or barberry root, echinacea root, one grated garlic

bulb, juniper berries, celery seed, dandelion root, dandelion leaves,

ginger; one-fourth ounce cayenne pepper (Cayenne and ginger increase

circulation to get medicinal compounds in the other plants into the

bloodstream more efficiently), and one-fourth ounce of cinnamon, clove

and allspice, which are powerful anti-microbials. Bring to boil; steep for a

minimum of 3-4 hours, preferably overnight.

 

(2) Mix one pint of apple cider vinegar (alkalizes the rumen--the pH of

apple cider vinegar is one-tenth that of D-lactic acid produced during

grain fermentation) with one pint of tea. Add five ml. of Lugols iodine

solution. Add four ounces organic blackstrap molasses (molasses

" feeds the rumen bugs " , provides minerals, and can be anti-

inflammatory).

 

(3) Drench 1 pint of each mix 2-3 times/day. " You'll be surprised how

that works on mastitis. "

 

(4) Nutraceuticals--inject subcutaneously: 10 cc. vitamins A and D; 10

cc vitamin E and selenium (Mu-Se); 40-50 cc. colostrum whey.

 

Jerry also rubs the cow with a stimulating ointment, such as Vick's vapor

rub. " It acts as a counter-irritant, " he said, " to stimulate the capillaries to

open up, bringing more lymph and blood to where the infectious

obstructions are. " He likes to milk the cow out as often as possible,

particularly if she is hot. This eliminates toxic metabolites, and brings in

fresh leucocytes (white blood cells). " The leucocytes tend to be their

strongest for about a half hour to an hour, " he said.

 

Acute Mastitis Treatment:

This treatment saved cows with gangrenous mastitis " one quarter black

and ice cold--the truck has got to be here sooner rather than later. " He

said the cow will lose the quarter, but can come back with the other

three and finish her lactation without another problem.

 

(1) 100-200 g. sodium ascorbate (vitamin C), I.V. every four to six

hours; 250 ml. colostrum whey serum I.V. every twelve hours.

 

(2) Inject subcutaneously: 10 cc. vitamins A and D, and 10 cc. vitamin E

and selenium

 

(3) Drench with mastitis drench--1/2 pint twice a day.

 

(4) Keep an eye on dehydration!

 

(5) Strip affected quarter out every two hours! " The reason this works is

because when you have acute mastitis, what's killing the cow, causing

the gangrene is not bacteria, it's endotoxemia, " Jerry said. Drugs can be

so effective at killing gram-negative bacteria that the bacteria rupture,

quickly releasing endotoxins which kill the cow. " The cure killed the

cow. "

 

The I.V. ascorbic acid neutralizes those endotoxins. Vitamin C also acts

as a chelating agent (an organic acid which binds well with metals) in

milk fever I.V.'s.

 

For acute illnesses only--a 2 quart drench of 0.75-1.0% hydrogen

peroxide simulates what white cells do. Or it may be used as a drip.

 

You can't use vitamin C at the same time; hydrogen peroxide is a pro-

oxidant,vitamin C is an antioxidant. " They'll cancel each other out. "

 

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Best regards,

 

 

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