Guest guest Posted August 23, 2000 Report Share Posted August 23, 2000 --- Carl wrote: > Dear all, > > I have a patient with chronic vaginal thrush, she > has tried all the > medicine from the doctors and wanted something > herbal. I gave her some > ti tree oil pessaries from the herbal apothecary. > She phoned to say that > they were causing her irritation. Has anybody any > experience of this? > Should she persevere, will it get better, is the > irritation the ti tree > working. She has used many products from her GP > without irritation, but > without success. > > thanks > > Carl MNIMH > -- > Carl > > List Owner > > > > Graham White, MNIMH Dear Carl Some years ago I treated a man with severe athlete's foot. He had tried treating himself with Tea tree oil and had had a dreadful reaction to it. A number of people are senstive to tea tree and so it is useful to beware that such a reaction can occur in anyone and wre the vagina is already irritated it is easy to cause further irritation inadvertently. I make my own pessaries - they are easy to make, but the moulds are not so easy to get hold of, and I make a variety. They are all based on Calendula but have different oils and depending on the severity of the case they get stronger pessaries. Some have lavender, some lavender and thyme, some lavender and tea tree, some lavender, thyme and tea tree. tell her to add a tablespoon of cider vinegar to her bath water and pay attention to all the things which alter the pH of the vagina. I have also got a few women to use garlic " pessaries " . Wrap a clove of garlic in some muslin, peeled but do not nick the skin at all or she will go through the roof when she inserts it! Tie a bit of thread to it so it can be fished out afterwards and change it at least once a day. Sounds odd but works very well. Also, if she has a partner then he should be treated as well as he may be harbouring it without symptoms and re-infecting her. I had a patient once who kept having thrush. Eventually i discovered that it came back every time she had sex. Her husband was horrified that he might be responsible not because he felt bad about it, but because it just wasn't possible. He refused flatly to be treated by anyone. Probably unethical, but I had to do what was best for my patient, so I got her to put some tea tree oil in his bubble bath and she never had thrush again. It is best to get consent before doing soemthing like that, but she was in a desperate state - at times she could hardly walk the irritation was so bad. Hope that helps > Stannard ____________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2001 Report Share Posted February 19, 2001 asked re pessaries...I have a good mould and am happy to make small qtys (arrgggh), Mc D may have details of mould suppliers...a memory tells me of a company called Copeland..I will try and find their details..email me directly if you want some..ideally supplying powders you want included... tlnorris@... 01724 867385/330323 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2001 Report Share Posted February 20, 2001 , I don't know of an alternative supplier to HA, but 4 of us have just shared an order for plastic pessary moulds (each of us have 25 moulds of 6 pessaries for £18.50 approx) and the making of pessaries with Calendula infused cocoa butter with some teatree eo added was extremely simple and quick. Hedley uses Cal pessaries successfully longterm for cervical dysplasia too. So, if all fails, try making them yourself. Suppliers: Quaestus, tel 01873 859299. Best wishes, (Laird alsl@...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2001 Report Share Posted March 18, 2001 Details please Ros, Herbal Apothecary have stopped making and would be helpful to have a reliable source. Allshorn patricia@... Pessaries > Dear all, many of you know me as an MNIMH (Mad Naturopath Into Medical > Humour) with a special interest in essential oils. Recent enquiries about > pessaries or suppositories has made me decide that the other business > interest I have (list rules prevent advertising) could provide these to > specification for herbalists. In my practice I often use essential > oils/herbs in pessaries/suppositories. I haven't offered this before > except as a favour to herbalist colleagues who occasionally ask . If > colleagues are interested please email me privately. I could supply some > " standard " formulae or to your own specifications. > Ros Blackwell ND MNIMH > > > List Owner > > > > Graham White, MNIMH > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2001 Report Share Posted March 21, 2001 Hi All > Dear all, many of you know me as an MNIMH (Mad Naturopath Into Medical > Humour) with a special interest in essential oils. Recent enquiries about > pessaries or suppositories has made me decide that the other business > interest I have (list rules prevent advertising) could provide these to Just to clarify, the list rules allow advertising as long as it is relevant to the topic under discussion - this topic is a perfect example of when advertising is permitted. > specification for herbalists. In my practice I often use essential > oils/herbs in pessaries/suppositories. I haven't offered this before > except as a favour to herbalist colleagues who occasionally ask . If > colleagues are interested please email me privately. I could supply some > " standard " formulae or to your own specifications. > Ros Blackwell ND MNIMH Ros if you do decide to prepare pessaries commercially then feel free to post what is available to the list. Cheers Graham White B.Sc. (Herb. Med.), MNIMH. Medical Herbalist Bishop's Stortford & Buntingford -------------------------------------------------------------------- gcwhite@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2001 Report Share Posted April 9, 2001 Hello everyone. With regard to pessaries/suppositories I can make these to your specification if you wish. Contact me at Medica Ltd. Same number as the practice at 01934 712848. Fax same number. If you want specific herbal extracts or essential oils we can discuss. I am proposing to make certain " standard " formulae which I will add to the Medica catalogue. This will include organic tea tree oil pessaries, tea tree with thyme essential oil both of these for thrush. Suppositories with witch hazel extract and EO of Cypress (astringent) and oil of calophyllum (soothing) for haemorrhoids. Also a formula for cervical dysplasia with essential oil of Eucalyptus polybractea CT cryptone and calophyllum oil. The cost for 12 suppositories/pessaries 2g size will be £5 plus postage. Custom made may be slightly more. I hope this is helpful, lind Blackwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2001 Report Share Posted June 10, 2001 Graham, Last I heard (2 months or so ago) HA were no longer producing pessaries. Medica now offers standard and customised ones, which I've bought and have had favourable comments on from the users. (Re: the matter we discussed on the telephone - you should receive a cockroach parts-free token of appreciation on Tuesday!) Best wishes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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