Ros in Australia: The biochemist, who has been assisting us, has been using Golden Seal to great effect with our kids. He says it is the natural equivalent of secretin. Naturopaths here in Australia also advocate the use of Golden Seal with ADD kids, there have been reports of great success with this coupled with fish oil.
Polly: Goldenseal in appropriate doses is supposed to be excellent for intestinal upsets. I tried some, and it seemed to have an adverse effect on my sugar regulation. (Goldenseal increases the effectiveness of insulin.) My experience was that Goldenseal’s effects seemed to take a long time to dissipate. The actual goldenseal concentration in the blood will peak after 4 hours and clear in another 4 hours. [10] However, its effects seem much longer than that. So if you give a dose the first day, and it seems fine, but on the second day, the same dose seems too much, it may be because the effects of the first dose hasn’t worn completely off yet. Chronic use of goldenseal may inhibit vitamin B absorption. (http://my.webmd.ca/content/article/3187.13449)
There are many excellent reports about a particular detoxification and immune-enhancing tea called Ojibwa Tea of Life. Fax (303) 316- 3971 and website www.ojibwatea.com Email tealady@ojibwatea.com This provider sells the tea at an affordable price. She also has a nice Ojibwa soap and salve. Brands do make a difference with herbs. The wildcrafted herbs that are picked in the right season have different effects than other herbs. So before purchasing another brand of this tea, look for current testimonials.
Also since a lot of the people with autism have a Clostridia overgrowth problem, one may want to investigate some of the medicinal herbs that keep Clostridia at bay. Here are some medicinal herbs that show strong invitro inhibitory effects on Clostridia: Astragalus membranaceus, Cassia obtusifolia, Cinnamomum cassia, Coptis japonica, Corydalis turschaninvii, Curcuma longa, Eucommia ulmoide, Rhus chinensis, and Sinomenium acutum. [11] However, I don’t know the effect these herbs have on the PST enzyme or their particular appropriateness for autism. Similarly, if there is a Klebsiella overgrowth, these essential oils have shown invitro effectiveness against this bacteria: Cinnamon bark; Coriander; Eucalyptus (globulus); Cajaput; Peppermint; Nutmeg; Pine (sylvestris); Rosemary; Savory (hortensis, montana); Oregano (Spanish); Thyme (vulgaris) (Price et al. 1999, p70-71).
Homeopathic remedies sometimes help with behavioral problems, like baryta carbonica and calcarea carbonica. Barbara Brewitt, PhD, in an article in the January 2002 Townsend Letter, suggests that using homeopathic growth factors may repair some of the damage to the brain. These homeopathic growth factors are Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF-2), Insulin-like Growth Factor1 (IGF-1), Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Autism Interventions 25 BB (PDGF-BB), and Transforming Growth Factor B1 (TGF-B1).
Ros in Australia: The biochemist, who has been assisting us, has been using Golden Seal to great effect with our kids. He says it is the natural equivalent of secretin. Naturopaths here in Australia also advocate the use of Golden Seal with ADD kids, there have been reports of great success with this coupled with fish oil.
Polly: Goldenseal in appropriate doses is supposed to be excellent for intestinal upsets. I tried some, and it seemed to have an adverse effect on my sugar regulation. (Goldenseal increases the effectiveness of insulin.) My experience was that Goldenseal’s effects seemed to take a long time to dissipate. The actual goldenseal concentration in the blood will peak after 4 hours and clear in another 4 hours. [10] However, its effects seem much longer than that. So if you give a dose the first day, and it seems fine, but on the second day, the same dose seems too much, it may be because the effects of the first dose hasn’t worn completely off yet. Chronic use of goldenseal may inhibit vitamin B absorption. (http://my.webmd.ca/content/article/3187.13449)
There are many excellent reports about a particular detoxification and immune-enhancing tea called Ojibwa Tea of Life. Fax (303) 316- 3971 and website www.ojibwatea.com Email tealady@ojibwatea.com This provider sells the tea at an affordable price. She also has a nice Ojibwa soap and salve. Brands do make a difference with herbs. The wildcrafted herbs that are picked in the right season have different effects than other herbs. So before purchasing another brand of this tea, look for current testimonials.
Also since a lot of the people with autism have a Clostridia overgrowth problem, one may want to investigate some of the medicinal herbs that keep Clostridia at bay. Here are some medicinal herbs that show strong invitro inhibitory effects on Clostridia: Astragalus membranaceus, Cassia obtusifolia, Cinnamomum cassia, Coptis japonica, Corydalis turschaninvii, Curcuma longa, Eucommia ulmoide, Rhus chinensis, and Sinomenium acutum. [11] However, I don’t know the effect these herbs have on the PST enzyme or their particular appropriateness for autism. Similarly, if there is a Klebsiella overgrowth, these essential oils have shown invitro effectiveness against this bacteria: Cinnamon bark; Coriander; Eucalyptus (globulus); Cajaput; Peppermint; Nutmeg; Pine (sylvestris); Rosemary; Savory (hortensis, montana); Oregano (Spanish); Thyme (vulgaris) (Price et al. 1999, p70-71).
Homeopathic remedies sometimes help with behavioral problems, like baryta carbonica and calcarea carbonica. Barbara Brewitt, PhD, in an article in the January 2002 Townsend Letter, suggests that using homeopathic growth factors may repair some of the damage to the brain. These homeopathic growth factors are Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF-2), Insulin-like Growth Factor1 (IGF-1), Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Autism Interventions 25 BB (PDGF-BB), and Transforming Growth Factor B1 (TGF-B1).