Guest guest Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 I had the following query from a local homeopath and I wasn't sure how to answer -any comments? " Also is it OK for my sister - she had a kidney transplant last year and has lupus and consequently she is on cholesterol and blood pressure tablets, anti rejection drugs and steroids. That's all!! I know that some herbs are not safe so wanted to check with you first. " The sister is 39. Cheers Graham White B.Sc. (Herb. Med.), MNIMH. Medical Herbalist Bishop's Stortford ----------------------------------------------------------------- www.gcwhite.co.uk gcwhite@... Tel. 01279 305793 Mob. 07740 766335 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 >I had the following query from a local homeopath and I wasn't sure how to >answer -any comments? Graham, Some schools of thought believe Echinacea contraindicated in auto-immune disorders and in transplant treatment scenarios; so, if you say OK and there are any complications re: health, guess who will get the blame!... Festive greetings, Benn -- Benn Abdy- MCPP Medical Herbalist Windsor & London 0 or 07957 65 88 90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 !!!!!!!! see a herbalist!!! Echinacea query I had the following query from a local homeopath and I wasn't sure how to answer -any comments? " Also is it OK for my sister - she had a kidney transplant last year and has lupus and consequently she is on cholesterol and blood pressure tablets, anti rejection drugs and steroids. That's all!! I know that some herbs are not safe so wanted to check with you first. " The sister is 39. Cheers Graham White B.Sc. (Herb. Med.), MNIMH. Medical Herbalist Bishop's Stortford ----------------------------------------------------------------- www.gcwhite.co.uk gcwhite@... Tel. 01279 305793 Mob. 07740 766335 List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 .... or maybe not see a herbalist. Transplant patients are the one group of people we perhaps can't treat. Herbal medicine v. immunosupressives. Helen Echinacea query > > > I had the following query from a local homeopath and I wasn't sure how to > answer -any comments? > > " Also is it OK for my sister - she had a kidney transplant last year and > has > lupus and consequently she is on cholesterol and blood pressure tablets, > anti rejection drugs and steroids. That's all!! I know that some herbs > are > not safe so wanted to check with you first. " > > The sister is 39. > > Cheers > > Graham White B.Sc. (Herb. Med.), MNIMH. > Medical Herbalist > Bishop's Stortford > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > www.gcwhite.co.uk > gcwhite@... > Tel. 01279 305793 > Mob. 07740 766335 > > > > > List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 There is a case for using Echinacea in autoimmune disease, according to Kerry Bone, but it is contraindicated in patients taking immunosuppressant drugs except for short-term therapy. Happy festivities, Isobel Echinacea query >I had the following query from a local homeopath and I wasn't sure how to > answer -any comments? > > " Also is it OK for my sister - she had a kidney transplant last year and > has > lupus and consequently she is on cholesterol and blood pressure tablets, > anti rejection drugs and steroids. That's all!! I know that some herbs > are > not safe so wanted to check with you first. " > > The sister is 39. > > Cheers > > Graham White B.Sc. (Herb. Med.), MNIMH. > Medical Herbalist > Bishop's Stortford > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > www.gcwhite.co.uk > gcwhite@... > Tel. 01279 305793 > Mob. 07740 766335 > > > > > List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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