Guest guest Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Hi everyone A pt brought a bag of " Kadu " with him to his last appt. He's been reading Dr Ali's book which advised drinking a tea made from Kadu to " treat candida " . The pt bought it from the nutricentre who were unable to advise me of the latin name. The pt thought it was black hellebore. The instructions were to use two or three twigs of Kadu and infuse. Pt has been using 5or6 twigs. The bag contained black twig-like pieces. Does anyone know what this is?? I've advised him to stop using it just until I can find out what it is. If it's black hellebore, it's rather worrying as I thought this was quite toxic. Regards Sue Salmon Huddersfield. ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 01/02/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 I took my husband to see Dr. Ali years ago and he got the same rec. among other things. you can buy it at Indian grocery stores. It is a home remedy in that culture. At the time, I wrote off to the retailer ( TOPOS I think) to get the proper name and they obliged, sending a photocopy of the page from Nadkharni's Indian Materia Medica. Now I have my own copy. It is Gentiana Kurroo, Royle, or G. chyrayita, Roxb. Its the gentian they use in India, this species gathered in the Himalyayas. ( other vaireties gathered in different parts of India) Contains same principles as G. lutea e.g. bitter principle ( gentriopricrin) , gentianic acid, pectin and uncrystallizable sugar ( This text is from last revised edition in 1954, so things may have moved on in terms of constituents). The twigs in the bag are/ should be the root stalks. it is given english name of black hellebore there (maybe because it is v. bitter and the action is thought to be similar ( this may be a lineage through the intermingling of ayurvedic and unani tibb medicine on the subcontinent) But each laguage group has its own name for it, Kadu is listed as Gujarati name. As with G. lutea, used for wide variety of conditions where bitter principle to improve digestion or aid detox via liver is indicated, eg.g malarial fevers, fevers, skin conditions, loss of appetite, indigestion, enlarged spleen. In Ayurveda it is usually given in combination with other herbs in formulas, but it is also a common home remedy, hence why it is sold in grocery stores over here. Should be safe enough and the fact that Topos obliged with information suggests they are supplying the right thing, but one would have to check with them to make sure., v. bitter as decoction of course! Vicki Pitman Bradford-on-Avon kadu Hi everyone A pt brought a bag of " Kadu " with him to his last appt. He's been reading Dr Ali's book which advised drinking a tea made from Kadu to " treat candida " . The pt bought it from the nutricentre who were unable to advise me of the latin name. The pt thought it was black hellebore. The instructions were to use two or three twigs of Kadu and infuse. Pt has been using 5or6 twigs. The bag contained black twig-like pieces. Does anyone know what this is?? I've advised him to stop using it just until I can find out what it is. If it's black hellebore, it's rather worrying as I thought this was quite toxic. Regards Sue Salmon Huddersfield. ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 01/02/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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