Guest guest Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Hi All, Anyone have any suggestions for herbs which tone the gastric-oesophageal sphincter. I have a patient who, after a scope, was diagnosed with an incompetent sphincter. Pt is concerned that because this is an anatomical " defect " that she will never recover from the acid reflux symptoms associated with this. So far Rx has allowed the pt to stop taking Nexium, but I want to be sure that the cause of the problem is being remedies as well. Rx Fillipendula, Matricaria, Glycerrhiza, Agrimonia, and Scuttelaria. Plus Slippery Elm pwd. Cheers, Marcia _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/features & pgmarket=en-ca & RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.\ com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Dear Marcia, Small doses (5mls weekly) of Acorus calamus are supposed to tone the sphincter. I tend to use 5mls archangelica per week, plus the excellent herbs you've already suggested. Valarian can be helpful if stress is a big component, plus Althea rad and slippery Elm at night before bedtime. I imagine she's already doing sensible things to reduce reflux, like raising the head of her bed, not bending over to pick things up, keeping off caffeine including chocolate, avoiding acidic food eg citrus, tomatoes etc, wearing loosish clothing around the waist. Best wishes Choudhury MNIMH .choudhury.01@... G.O.R.D Hi All, Anyone have any suggestions for herbs which tone the gastric-oesophageal sphincter. I have a patient who, after a scope, was diagnosed with an incompetent sphincter. Pt is concerned that because this is an anatomical " defect " that she will never recover from the acid reflux symptoms associated with this. So far Rx has allowed the pt to stop taking Nexium, but I want to be sure that the cause of the problem is being remedies as well. Rx Fillipendula, Matricaria, Glycerrhiza, Agrimonia, and Scuttelaria. Plus Slippery Elm pwd. Cheers, Marcia _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/features & pgmarket=en-ca & RU=http%3a%2f%2fj oin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca List Owner Graham White, MNIMH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Acorus in small doses (5ml. in 100) usually does the trick ==================================================== nne Last BA MNIMH, Consultant Medical Herbalist Tel/Fax: 01600 719497 www.mariannelast.co.uk G.O.R.D Hi All, Anyone have any suggestions for herbs which tone the gastric-oesophageal sphincter. I have a patient who, after a scope, was diagnosed with an incompetent sphincter. Pt is concerned that because this is an anatomical " defect " that she will never recover from the acid reflux symptoms associated with this. So far Rx has allowed the pt to stop taking Nexium, but I want to be sure that the cause of the problem is being remedies as well. Rx Fillipendula, Matricaria, Glycerrhiza, Agrimonia, and Scuttelaria. Plus Slippery Elm pwd. Cheers, Marcia _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/features & pgmarket=en-ca & RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin. msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca List Owner Graham White, MNIMH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Bitter herbs such as Artemisia abs or Gentiana help improve the tone of the sphincter and improve control and coordination of the digestion in general - I've found them to be ok even in patients with stomach pain or acid reflux. Helen. G.O.R.D > Hi All, > Anyone have any suggestions for herbs which tone the gastric-oesophageal > sphincter. I have a patient who, after a scope, was diagnosed with an > incompetent sphincter. Pt is concerned that because this is an anatomical > " defect " that she will never recover from the acid reflux symptoms > associated with this. So far Rx has allowed the pt to stop taking Nexium, > but I want to be sure that the cause of the problem is being remedies as > well. > Rx Fillipendula, Matricaria, Glycerrhiza, Agrimonia, and Scuttelaria. Plus > Slippery Elm pwd. > > Cheers, > Marcia > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/features & pgmarket=en-ca & RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin. msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca > > > > > List Owner > > > > Graham White, MNIMH > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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