folliculitis

[Guest guest]

Hi bel,

I have treated mild folliculitis with Calendula off. 90% in (daily) baths,

plus internal mix with propolis and hydrastis (can't remember the exact

prescription, there must have been an immune stimulants as well).

Hope it helps

toddannabel wrote:

Hello all,

I have an interested possible patient with folliculitis. I won't know

all the details until she has had a consultation, but the problem

started three years ago, and has been treated with almost continual

antibiotics ever since. Unsurprisingly, she now has digestive

problems, and the abx, although they are controlling the problem, have

not cleared it. She has, at the moment, one small patch of scalp that

is very red and there is already scarring and loss of follicles with

the concomittant baldness. Her dermatologist and trichologist have

both said there is no cure and she will never be rid of it, and so she

feels very doomed. I am sure herbs will be able to help her, but am

also a bit nervous as I am newly qualified and have no experience of

this. She is keen to ditch the abx but I am nervous of Staph A

infections, I think because our tutor admitted that he couldn't cure

his own impetigo with herbs and went on to abx as the progression of

staph A can go full thickness and lead to cellulitis, erysipelas and

scepticaemia. All hints and tips gratefully accepted.

Thanks,

bel

[Guest guest]

Hi bel

I have treated impetigo successfully, ...............ech and baptisia

internally, a lotion (tincture) of myrrh ech, bap and calendula

externally. (Not cream, it just spreads it) also eat plenty of

garlic, vitamin C etc.

Sally O

> Hello all,

> I have an interested possible patient with folliculitis. I won't know

> all the details until she has had a consultation, but the problem

> started three years ago, and has been treated with almost continual

> antibiotics ever since. Unsurprisingly, she now has digestive

> problems, and the abx, although they are controlling the problem, have

> not cleared it. She has, at the moment, one small patch of scalp that

> is very red and there is already scarring and loss of follicles with

> the concomittant baldness. Her dermatologist and trichologist have

> both said there is no cure and she will never be rid of it, and so she

> feels very doomed. I am sure herbs will be able to help her, but am

> also a bit nervous as I am newly qualified and have no experience of

> this. She is keen to ditch the abx but I am nervous of Staph A

> infections, I think because our tutor admitted that he couldn't cure

> his own impetigo with herbs and went on to abx as the progression of

> staph A can go full thickness and lead to cellulitis, erysipelas and

> scepticaemia. All hints and tips gratefully accepted.

> Thanks,

> bel

>

>

>

> List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH

>

[Guest guest]

Hi bel

I've had some success using Ech, Hydrastis and Myrrh internally + Sea Buckthorn

capsules + probiotics.

Externally, I've had the best results with Hemp Seed Oil cream which seems to

reduce inflammation and irritation and helps to heal the skin healthily.

Keeping the nails short and clean reduces cross- infection and inflammation

too!!

Good luck

Boys

URHP

folliculitis

Hello all,

I have an interested possible patient with folliculitis. I won't know

all the details until she has had a consultation, but the problem

started three years ago, and has been treated with almost continual

antibiotics ever since. Unsurprisingly, she now has digestive

problems, and the abx, although they are controlling the problem, have

not cleared it. She has, at the moment, one small patch of scalp that

is very red and there is already scarring and loss of follicles with

the concomittant baldness. Her dermatologist and trichologist have

both said there is no cure and she will never be rid of it, and so she

feels very doomed. I am sure herbs will be able to help her, but am

also a bit nervous as I am newly qualified and have no experience of

this. She is keen to ditch the abx but I am nervous of Staph A

infections, I think because our tutor admitted that he couldn't cure

his own impetigo with herbs and went on to abx as the progression of

staph A can go full thickness and lead to cellulitis, erysipelas and

scepticaemia. All hints and tips gratefully accepted.

Thanks,

bel

[Guest guest]

Hi bel

I've looked out a case which might give you some help.

Young man with both psoriasis and folliculitis. Scalp covered in psoriasis, with

individual infected follicles. Pustules and boils on

rest of body wherever he had hair – chest, arms, legs, groin, armpits, face.

Had had several courses of Abx, Canesten cream, Betnovate,

coaltar shampoo. he'd had it 5 months. Getting worse.

His diet was abysmal – he ate cakes, sweets and pies, and drank fizzy drinks.

Nothing else.

The only other notable things were frequent headaches and low energy, falling

asleep in his chair every evening.

His internal Rx was basically Smilax, Glycyrrhiza, Galium, Echinacea,

Scrophularia aa 20mls, Arctium 5mls (I always use low does of

Acrtium).

I changed it slightly later – Verbena (15mls) replaced the

Scrpohularia and Triflium replaced the Galium, and Arctium increased to 20mls.

He had a lotion for the infected follicles.

Calendula, Commiphora, Anemone, Arctium equal parts.

He also changed his diet completely. He did far more than I asked – I didn’t

think he’d change much but he stopped all the cake etc, began eating fruit,

veg, lean meats, drinking water and so on. I advised him to have a multi-vit and

mineral supplement as I thought he was likely to be deficient in many things

with that diet, and just one tablet wouldn’t be difficult for him to manage.

After a month I got him to have baths in Dead Sea salts twice weekly as well. I

didn’t want to do that at the outset as I wanted to make sure his body was

eliminating well, plus I felt it might have been to much for him to do all at

once. Later I realised he would do anything to sort this out, hence the major

changes to his diet.

Basically what happened was that first of all the spots stopped appearing – no

new spots. Then the existing ones started healing, and the psoriasis

disappeared. When I first saw him he had a full head of hair but he told me he

normally liked to have a shaven head (unlike your patient with bald patch). I

first saw him on 20th Jan. He turned up for an appointment on 31st March (his

4th appt) with his head shaved. No psoriasis, no boils, his back and chest were

completely clear and healed, and the lesions on his arms and legs were almost

completely healed – just that mark showing were something had been. He was

enjoying his new diet and felt like a new person – no headaches, lots more

energy. I don’t usually expect patients to get better that quickly.

Hygiene must be scrupulous. I understand nowadays we have the added problem of

hottubs to contend with - you'll find it on internet but if you've been to a

Dedj Leibrandt seminar you'll know she has firsthand experience of that

situation at a festival.

first of all aim to control and clear the infection, and improve general health.

If you can make her hair re-grow you'll be a millionaire very soon. you can't

promise taht but I'm fairly sure you should be able to halt the progression.

However, i have read about an aromatherapist in france who has combined certain

essential oils with a head massage and is having considerable success in

reversing male pattern baldness. I can only guess at what the oils are.

Make sure you treat her gut as well - this si a good time of year for leeks and

they help restore gut flora so get her eating them.

Hope that helps

PS Impetigo does respond to herbal treatment. I always use tincture externally-

Calendula and Commiphora, equal parts, plus internal mix.

the alcohol helps dry up the weeping, the herbs are also astringent, antiseptic,

and healing. if you need to know more about it just ask.

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Message Received: Jan 19 2008, 03:51 PM

From: " toddannabel "

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Cc:

Subject: folliculitis

Hello all,

I have an interested possible patient with folliculitis. I won't know

all the details until she has had a consultation, but the problem

started three years ago, and has been treated with almost continual

antibiotics ever since. Unsurprisingly, she now has digestive

problems, and the abx, although they are controlling the problem, have

not cleared it. She has, at the moment, one small patch of scalp that

is very red and there is already scarring and loss of follicles with

the concomittant baldness. Her dermatologist and trichologist have

both said there is no cure and she will never be rid of it, and so she

feels very doomed. I am sure herbs will be able to help her, but am

also a bit nervous as I am newly qualified and have no experience of

this. She is keen to ditch the abx but I am nervous of Staph A

infections, I think because our tutor admitted that he couldn't cure

his own impetigo with herbs and went on to abx as the progression of

staph A can go full thickness and lead to cellulitis, erysipelas and

scepticaemia. All hints and tips gratefully accepted.

Thanks,

bel

[Guest guest]

Hi bel,

have had one Pt with folliculitis (of 10yrs standing), who responded very

well, though it took the bones of a yr to clear completely. I used Tarax

rad., Arctium, Galium, Echinacea, Iris vers., Fumaria etc plus she needed

nervines. Externally Calendula 90%, Commiphora mm, Echinacea.

Hope this helps

Good luck

Sabine

folliculitis

[Guest guest]

Thank you all of you for your advice. You've given me more

confidence. Just one thing more, though. Did you advise your

patients to give up their antibiotics while they were taking the

herbal treatment?

bel