salicylate sensitivity + herbs

April 13, 2007

Hi Lynn,

Three suggestions: first, consider that the problem may be that the medicines

are in ready made pill form, rather than the herbs themselves. To the best of

my recollection, the process involves binding them with corn starch, and I know

that corn is among the most hyper-sensitive of foods. So it could be

salicylates or it could be the pills themselves. Second, try to find someone in

your neck of the woods who is familiar with Bioset allergy desensitization.

Just a quick anecdote: A year ago, I had a patient who was so allergic to wine

(grapes, as you know are a major salicyate), that when she would even sip on

wine, her face would break out like a strawberry. After a Bioset treatment (I

do it a little differently as I use acupuncture instead of acupressure), she has

been able to drink wine without any reaction. Third, consider including the

formula Yu Ping Feng San, prophylactically, along with any formula you would

write for yourself addressing your differential

diagnosis.

Hope you feel better!

Yehuda

" J. Lynn Detamore " <lynndetamore wrote:

i have distressing problem with herbal medicine, personally. it's

making me itch. once it starts it's bad and doesn't go away soon. a couple times

i've popped my benadryl. i am sensitive to salicylates. as is common, how active

this is depends on overall histamine load. this yr, pollen in rural western

oregon is heavy. lately, i've been popping capsules like candy, emphasising

oregon grape, to knock this sinusitus that had me hardly able to get outta bed.

oh, i did use a 2 oz lomatium, higher risk, but i didn't use the 2 oz together,

and finished it several days ago. have u run into this b4? i put myself on herbs

to replace a htn rx, if i have to take allegra to keep taking them i would not

:-( thanks so much for any contribution! lynn

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April 13, 2007

i have distressing problem with herbal medicine, personally. it's making me

itch. once it starts it's bad and doesn't go away soon. a couple times i've

popped my benadryl. i am sensitive to salicylates. as is common, how active this

is depends on overall histamine load. this yr, pollen in rural western oregon is

heavy. lately, i've been popping capsules like candy, emphasising oregon grape,

to knock this sinusitus that had me hardly able to get outta bed. oh, i did use

a 2 oz lomatium, higher risk, but i didn't use the 2 oz together, and finished

it several days ago. have u run into this b4? i put myself on herbs to replace a

htn rx, if i have to take allegra to keep taking them i would not :-( thanks so

much for any contribution! lynn

April 13, 2007

thanks for the formula suggestion, yehuda. i will

try adding that to my current regime. i do have

proven hx of salicylate rxn, too, tho. the worst

was mixed italian herbs. red skin, welts, tight

chest and shortness of breath, for real. thyme

alone was almost that bad. thank you 4 the bioset

idea. also. lynn

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< wrote:

> Hi Lynn,

>

> Three suggestions: first, consider that the

problem may be that the medicines are in ready

made pill form, rather than the herbs themselves.

To the best of my recollection, the process

involves binding them with corn starch, and I

know that corn is among the most hyper-sensitive

of foods. So it could be salicylates or it could

be the pills themselves. Second, try to find

someone in your neck of the woods who is familiar

with Bioset allergy desensitization. Just a

quick anecdote: A year ago, I had a patient who

was so allergic to wine (grapes, as you know are

a major salicyate), that when she would even sip

on wine, her face would break out like a

strawberry. After a Bioset treatment (I do it a

little differently as I use acupuncture instead

of acupressure), she has been able to drink wine

without any reaction. Third, consider including

the formula Yu Ping Feng San, prophylactically,

along with any formula you would write for

yourself addressing your differential

> diagnosis.

>

> Hope you feel better!

>

> Yehuda

>

> " J. Lynn Detamore " <lynndetamore

wrote:

> i have distressing problem with

herbal medicine, personally. it's making me itch.

once it starts it's bad and doesn't go away soon.

a couple times i've popped my benadryl. i am

sensitive to salicylates. as is common, how

active this is depends on overall histamine load.

this yr, pollen in rural western oregon is heavy.

lately, i've been popping capsules like candy,

emphasising oregon grape, to knock this sinusitus

that had me hardly able to get outta bed. oh, i

did use a 2 oz lomatium, higher risk, but i

didn't use the 2 oz together, and finished it

several days ago. have u run into this b4? i put

myself on herbs to replace a htn rx, if i have to

take allegra to keep taking them i would not :-(

thanks so much for any contribution! lynn

>

> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car "

smell?

> Check outnew cars at Autos.

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

removed]

>

April 14, 2007

Lynn, it looks like you are a client looking for advice and this group cannot do

that. If you let us know where you are located, we can probably find a

practitioner in the area where you live. Chinese medicine works well for

allergies.

..

Sincerely,

Angela Pfaffenberger, PhD

PS. We have moved and my email address has changed.

My new address is:

angela.pf

Phone: 503 589 9825

Cell: 503 453 0526 (Portland exchange)

Mailing address:

8678 Skyline Road

Salem, OR 97306

-

J. Lynn Detamore

Chinese Medicine ;

Friday, April 13, 2007 7:59 AM