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Healthy Hepper.com Newsletter

10/12/2008

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 In this issue:

1. Potential Benefits of Licorice Root

2. Hepatitis Event: Teleconference for the hep C community

3. Hepatitis Information Page

 

1. Licorice Root

Licorice root is the peeled or unpeeled dried root of the licorice plant

(Glycyrrhiza glabra).

The primary active component of licorice root is a substance called

glycyrrhizin. Licorice

root has been in use in China since the second and third century B.C. and in the

West

since Egyptian, Greek, and Roman times.21

 

Summary of the research findings

 

* Laboratory studies of glycyrrhizin in cell cultures suggest that it may

have antiviral

properties.21

 

* In a review of several randomized controlled trials, researchers reported

that

glycyrrhizin has potential for reducing long-term complications in chronic

hepatitis C in

those patients who may not respond to interferon.22 Several of the trials

reviewed

indicated improvements in liver tissue damaged by hepatitis. Some also showed

improvements in how well the liver did its job after treatment.

 

* A 1997 study and a 2002 review suggest that long-term administration of

glycyrrhizin

might prevent liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis C.23,24

 

* The use of glycyrrhizin as a complementary therapy (i.e., used in addition

to

conventional interferon therapy) has been studied, but no significant benefit

has been

found.25,26

 

* Recent clinical trials have shown that taking glycyrrhizin lowers the

levels of liver

enzymes (increased levels of certain liver enzymes indicate liver damage or

inflammation).

However, taking the herbA plant or part of a plant used for its flavor, scent,

or potential

therapeutic properties. Includes flowers, leaves, bark, fruit, seeds, stems, and

roots. did

not reduce the amount of HCV in patients' blood, a critical indicator of the

long-term

progress of the infection.27-29

 

Side effects and possible risks

Taking licorice over a prolonged period of time can lead to potentially serious

side effects,

including high blood pressure, salt and water retention, swelling, depletion of

potassium,

headache, and/or sluggishness.30 Glycyrrhizin can worsen ascites, the

accumulation of

fluid in the abdominal cavity, a condition that can be caused by cirrhosis.31

The herb also

can interact with certain drugs, such as diuretics, digitalis, antiarrhythmic

agents, and

corticosteroids.

Information taken from:

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/hepatitisc/#takecare

 

 

2. Here is one great interactive event everyone can make it to. If you would

like to check

out more hep events or if you & #146;d like one posted, vistit

http://www.healthyhepper.com/events.htm

 

Have questions? Join the Hepatitis C Teleconferences on Wednesday

Posted by: " PeachStatePam "

Join us every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm CST, to listen to speakers discuss

various

hepatitis C related topics, followed by a question and answer session, and time

to " chat. "

 

Teleconference is free and confidential. You are not required to give your

" real " name, but

the moderator will ask the state you're calling from.

 

If you are a healthcare provider, or product sales person (pharmaceutical or the

like), you

are required to disclose this information should you come into the discussion.

This is a

teleconference for the hep C community, their family and friends. Please respect

their

privacy.

By the way, if you want to have an @hepcmo.org email address, send an email to

signup, and we'll set you up with one!!

 

MODERATORS

JOHANNA KOSKINEN, HEPATITIS C MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH

PAM LANGFORD, H.E.A.L.S. of the South

 

If you'd like to join weekly chats,

send an email to:

Hep C Chat Live!!!

(teleconferences)

You will receive a telephone number and a code

to join the conference

 

The website to sign up and get the code is: http://www.hepcmo.org/chatlive.htm

 

3. Hepatitis Information

Read in depth on these topics at:

http://www.healthyhepper.com/information.htm

I. NUTRITIONAL HEALING

A. Nutritional Healing for Hep C

B. Amino Acids

C. Vitamins

D. Antioxidants

E. Liver Herbs

F. Foods Good for the Liver

G. Thymic Protein

H. Alpha Lipoic Acid

I. Vitamin C & HCV

J. Milk Thistle - Silymarin

K. Glutathione

L. Nutritional Liver Supplements

 

II. HEP C FACTS & FAQ'S

Facts & FAQ's

 

III. WARNINGS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEP C

A. List of Potentially Harmful Substances

 

IV. NAOMI JUDD'S VICTORY

A. Judd's Victory Over Hepatitis

B. Letter From Naomi

C. Naomi's Holistic (Body-Mind-Spirit) Reading List

D. Naomi's Self-Directed Healing Program

E. Sound Healing & Audio Tape Suggestions from Naomi

 

V. INTERVIEWS

A. LLOYD WRIGHT

B. Ralph Napolitano, " A Survivor's Story " CLICK HERE

 

VI. IMMUNE SYSTEM

Your Immune System & Hep C

 

VII. NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HEP C

A. Checklist

Read in depth on these topics at:

http://www.healthyhepper.com/information.htm