Chaparral

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Maybe this is already common knowledge, but I finally looked up chapparal in

my herb book and thought the info there might interest y'all. Any typos are

my errors, naturally. :-)

From _Today's Herbal Health_, 3rd edition, by Louise Tenney, M. H., p. 47:

" Chaparral has the ability to cleanse deep into the muscles and tissue

walls. It is a potent healer to the urethral tract and to lymphatics, tones

up the system and rebuilds the tissues. Medical science believes that the

process by which chaparral supports the system works by inhibiting unwanted

rapid growth, via the vital respiratory process throughout the whole system.

It is a strong antioxidant, anti-tumor agent, pain-killer, and antiseptic.

It is one of the best herbal antibiotics. Chaparral has been said to be able

to take the residue of LSD out of the system, thereby helping eliminate

recurrences.

" Chaparral is high in protein, potassium and sodium. It also contains

silicon, tin, aluminum, sulphur, chlorine, and barium. " On p. 164 it says

it " dissolves uric acid accumulations. "

Under the conditions it is used to help, arthritis, bursitis, rheumatism and

psoriasis are listed. What surprised and fascinated me about this was that

chaparral inhibits " unwanted growth. " Isn't psoriasis just that? Unwanted

growth of cells? And the fact that it is a natural antibiotic, one of the

strongest among the herbs. Isn't that one of the newest treatment attempts

now for PA, using antibiotics?

I will say this: I've been taking 1000-1500 mg of it a day for a week, and I

am less stiff in the mornings, have more energy, and the pain doesn't build

to the same levels as last week, even though it's even more humid all day

long here than the week before when I had had such a bad reaction to the

humidity. I am in less pain. I'd say half as much.

The other things I'm taking are 600-800 mg ibuprofin, which didn't touch

the pain when I was taking it alone; st. john's wort and kava-kava in a

combined supplement (for post-partum depression); ortho-tryciclen (sp) for

birth control, and Usana brand vitamin/antioxidant and mineral supplements.

I was taking everything else except the chaparral the week before when I was

in so much pain. The chaparral is the only new addition, and my diet is

unchanged.

I have hope that the chaparral will continue to cause improvement, but even

if it doesn't, the improvement I've had so far is worth continuing to take it.

Just thought I'd mention it. :-)

Kathy Fowkes

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