Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 I just recently read a study on emu in wound care done in Australia. The research was done to determine if emu had any impact on the rate of healing. Based on the lab studies it did not speed or impede the healing process. The issue of determining anti-inflamatory properties was also raised but that was recommended for a follow up study. Joanne On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 04:17 AM, Cosmeticinfo wrote: > I am trying to check out possible homeopathic treatments for stage 1 > and 2 wounds. Emu Oil was recommended, and I was wondering if any of > you know of contraindications to using it 'straight', or any other > ideas you might have for wound care? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 I just recently read a study on emu in wound care done in Australia. The research was done to determine if emu had any impact on the rate of healing. Based on the lab studies it did not speed or impede the healing process. The issue of determining anti-inflamatory properties was also raised but that was recommended for a follow up study. Joanne On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 04:17 AM, Cosmeticinfo wrote: > I am trying to check out possible homeopathic treatments for stage 1 > and 2 wounds. Emu Oil was recommended, and I was wondering if any of > you know of contraindications to using it 'straight', or any other > ideas you might have for wound care? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 I just recently read a study on emu in wound care done in Australia. The research was done to determine if emu had any impact on the rate of healing. Based on the lab studies it did not speed or impede the healing process. The issue of determining anti-inflamatory properties was also raised but that was recommended for a follow up study. Joanne On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 04:17 AM, Cosmeticinfo wrote: > I am trying to check out possible homeopathic treatments for stage 1 > and 2 wounds. Emu Oil was recommended, and I was wondering if any of > you know of contraindications to using it 'straight', or any other > ideas you might have for wound care? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 You wrote, " I just recently read a study on emu in wound care done in Australia...Based on the lab studies it did not speed or impede the healing process. The issue of determining anti-inflamatory properties was also raised but that was recommended for a follow up study. " Joanne, what is the reference for that study? I found this 2003 study which shows that emu oil is excellent for treating wounds because of its anti-inflammatory properties, Dr. S. Yoganathan's study, " Antagonism of croton oil inflammation by topical emu oil in CD-1 mice. " [Lipids. 2003 Jun;38(6):603-7.] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi? cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & list_uids=12934669 & dopt=Abstract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 >I found this 2003 >study which shows that emu oil is excellent for treating wounds >because of its anti-inflammatory properties, Dr. S. Yoganathan's >study, " Antagonism of croton oil inflammation by topical emu oil in >CD-1 mice. " [Lipids. 2003 Jun;38(6):603-7.] I have NOT read this paper but wound healing is not mentioned in the abtract. Antagonism of croton oil inflammation by topical emu oil in CD-1 mice. Yoganathan S, Nicolosi R, T, Handelman G, Scollin P, Tao R, Binford P, Orthoefer F. Lipids. 2003 Jun;38(6):603-7. Forsyth Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. Emu oil is derived from the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), which originated in Australia, and has been reported to have anti-inflammatory properties. Inflammation was induced in anesthetized CD-1 mice by applying 50 microL of 2% croton oil to the inner surface of the left ear. After 2 h, the area was treated with 5 microL of emu, fish, flaxseed, olive, or liquified chicken fat, or left untreated. Animals were euthanized at 6 h postapplication of different oils, and earplugs (EP) and plasma samples were collected. Inflammation was evaluated by change in earlobe thickness, increase in weight of EP tissue (compared to the untreated ear), and induction in cytokines interleukin (IL)-1alpha and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in EP homogenates. Although reductions relative to control (croton oil) were noted for all treatments, auricular thickness and EP weights were significantly reduced (-72 and -71%, respectively) only in the emu oil-treated group. IL-1alpha levels in homogenates of auricular tissue were significantly reduced in the fish oil (-57%) and emu oil (-70%) groups relative to the control group. The cytokine TNF-alpha from auricular homogenates was significantly reduced in the olive oil (-52%) and emu oil (-60%) treatment groups relative to the control group. Plasma cytokine levels were not changed by croton oil treatment. Although auricular thickness and weight were significantly correlated with each other (r = 0.780, P < 0.003), auricular thickness but not weight was significantly correlated with cytokine IL-alpha (r = 0.750, P < 0.006) and TNF-alpha (r = 0.690, P < 0.02). These studies indicate that topical emu oil has anti-inflammatory properties in the CD-1 mouse that are associated with decreased auricular thickness and weight, and with the cytokines IL-1alpha and TNF-alpha. In a report titled " Determining the efficacy of emu oil in wound healing and cellular regeneration " , the authors of this report, M. Snowden, and Sheree Cross, state: " In this study the topical application of emu oil did not significantly alter the rates of contraction of full thickness excisional wounds in rats. Also, the application of emu oil was found not to cause any adverse effects. The four preparations of emu oil used had varying degrees of anti-inflammatory activity in both the adjuvant induced polyarthritis and carrageenan induced oedema rat models. " This report was prepared for Australia's Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation and is avalable online at: http://www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/NAP/DAW-83A.doc Maurice -------------------------------------------------------- Maurice O. Hevey Convergent Cosmetics, Inc. http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com ------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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