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by Glen Swartwout

Though we have different gifts and different degrees of development of those gifts, we all share some capacity for non-local communication, both receptive and expressive…

Should we consciously impose boundaries upon this innate capacity? Yes, and we express these according to our capacities and values. I have twice been asked to test people after they passed over. That was beyond my boundary to comply. I require some ascent from the person I am to communicate with non-locally and non-verbally (energetically) for permission to enter their field, the boundary of their life force.

Do we have innate boundaries that cannot be overcome by intent? Yes, I think we cannot help but have boundaries, by our very nature. Our life exists within the divine, which of its nature also has particular form and boundaries. This is how even that which is deficient or devoid of the essence of life can exist, such as the region external to the divine life we call Hell, or the region of Purgatory between the defining double layer that defines the integrity of the Divine we call Heaven. I think all boundaries are ultimately made in the image of that double layer. The structure of all is cellular in its fractal unity.

An issue I see sometimes in biocommunication is when there is a deficient state of the psychic immunity.  It most often accompanies a similar state in the immunity of the bio-body suit.  In this unprotected state, that is in the absence of full presence by the biology and spirit of the organism, parasitic entities, both biological and non-corporeal may find available energies on which to feed.  Nature abhors a vacuum, so when we provide a niche, whether it is unutilized sugars that feed fungi

Plasmaphone during a musical performance in 5 states of matter (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

For an introductory slide show, see my new story board outlining 9 important states of matter for understanding how mind matters, both in the sense of how the mind of the creator manifests in the 8 other states of matter described in this model, as well as how this creation supports the function of celllular states of consciousness within the overall conscious fractal hologram.  We are truly cells in God’s body.

9 States of Matter

This is the first layer of foundational understanding for my model of the infinite conscious living fractal holographic universe of which we are vital cells.

I start out by looking at states of normal localized matter, from high thermal energy to low, beginning with plasma.  Along the way, we will look at some mixtures of different (or similar) states called colloids, as well as a unique type of liquid crystal that turns out to be the most common state of molecules in biological systems.  In the end we will also look at some exotic states of matter which relate intimately with consciousness and the source of all existence…  States that are particularly important in my model of biological potential and consciousness are in bold.

Plasma lamp. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Plasma:

Plasma, or ionized gas, was named for its similarity in function to biological plasmas (ionized liquid solutions) such as the cytoplasm and blood plasma.  Plasmas are familiar to us through sparks and lightning (high energy discharge mode), as well as fluorescent lights, aurora borealis and haloes (glow mode).  In biological systems, they are often in dark mode, a lower energy state where they carry out electromagnetic functions, but do not emit grossly visible light.  Biologically structured water is a coherent domain with anisotropic properties.  In the dimensions parallel to its adjacent hydrophyllic molecules such as proteins and lipid bilayer membrane phospholipids from which the water receives the morphology of its sheets, it is a semiconductor due to the distributed negative charge on its honeycomb-like hexagonal sheet structure which is similar to the lattice of quartz.  Both absorb in the UV while both water and glass (a supercooled liquid quartz) do not.  The same is true to a lower level of efficiency in the near Infrared.  In both cases, this structure remains clear to the visible octave.  If the structured water, really an anionic Trihydrogen Dioxide polymer, is piezo-electric like quartz (but not glass), it would be able to metabolize any movement that alters the spatial conformation of the coherence domain.  Spatially separate coherence domains of biologically structured water, typically insulated by layers of fascia can become entrained both by achieving functionally equivalent states of coherence (measurable by fractal impedance), together with a state of meaningful intentionality associated with utilization of that physiological function.  Optimum design function permits for the development of perfect synchronization of states not only throughout the biological body, but extending as a plasma orb with a stable resonance structure at 2 meters in diameter.  The dominant resonant frequency of the encompassing plasma bilayer is 172 Hz, with historical use in both Tibet and China as The Measurement Standard, the most precious possession of the Yellow Emperor.  The time period this was  used to annually send a copy to each Province is known as the Thousand Years of Peace.  The title of the frequency is and was The Dominant Harmonic Frequency of Nature.  What would be the impact on the global ecology if we converted our current electrical distribution system to 172 Hz from 50 and 60 Hz, which are both stress inducing frequencies which decrease the local concentration of spirit minerals.  When activated, our individual 2 meter plasma spheres not only resonate with each other, they have very interesting octave resonances in the microcosm and macrocosm.  In the microcosm, the octave resonance is with the mineral Calcium, and so with our bones, as well as other sites of calcium activity such as connective tissue and nervous system.  The macroscopic octave resonance is with the Earth’s oscillation around the Galactic Center, the 26,000 year Platonic cycle of precession of the equinoxes through the 12 constellations of the zodiac.  In meta-analysis of the largest database of clairvoyance studies, the only time of day that there is zero evidence of inter-subject telepathic communication is at sidereal noon, when the galactic center is closest to being directly overhead.  I have proposed looking even deeper in this huge data set to see if it is affected by posture, since a percentage of the subjects were lying down, pointing the pineal in a non-vertical orientation.  I hypothesize that the pineal eye, which has a retina and lens, and which uniquely in human anatomy is located in the center of the cranium, excluding environmental light which is the stimulus it receives in all other cases, may be tuned to receive superlight, the fundamental particle and carrier of consciousness, in this model, of which there would be a strong signal from the galactic center.  In any case, this appears to be one perfect time of day to tune in to our cosmic source, and charge our bones with unconditional love and gratitude toward our Source.

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Plasma forms (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Plasma Discharge:

Plasma itself can be seen in multiple states.  The highest energy state is the plasma discharge, which we are familiar with in arcs of static electricity, welding, or lightning.  Current tends to move along twisted pairs of filaments called Birkeland currents, which take up a metastable morphology in a spatial configuration that minimizes current and energy leakage.  The are wrapped in counterrotating spiral magnetic fields and insulated by charge separation forming ionic bilayers.

Galactic currents result in periodic interstellar and thus interplanetary plasma discharges with associated Birkeland currents that move planetary matter through the galaxy.  The panspermia theory of the origin of life explains why all life on earth uses the same set of amino acids and nucleotides.  Spores are found at all levels in the Earth’s atmosphere, and a study on bacillus subtilis spores found that they could survive up to hundreds of millions of years in interstellar plasma, and even pass near stars as long as they are coated in some structured water or otherwise UV protected.  Bacillus subtilis produces PQQ (Pyrroloquinoline quinone), a bacterial redox cofactor, the only substance known to stimulate regeneration of the mitochondria, associated with increased longevity, making Bacillus subtilis an important symbiont of our mitochondria.  Other endobiotic symbionts, like mitochondria, also provide essential form and function to the human bio-body suit, such as mucor racemosus, which provides the form of the blood vessels, and Apergillus niger, which provides the form of our neurons, according to the research of Professor Gunther Enderlein.  In fact, the animal kingdom itself is descended from the fungi, and as biological entities, we are each a community.

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Auroral-like Birkeland currents created by scientist Kristian Birkeland in his terrella, featuring a magnetised anode globe in an evacuated chamber. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Plasma Glow Mode:

We see the glow of plasma in the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) as well as in other fluorescence phenomena, including flame.  This corresponds to the fully charged state of the biofield in which auras and haloes can be seen, or the tongues of flame seen above the heads of Christ’s apostles at Pentecost, when everyone understood them through direct thought energy transfer, independent of any dependence upon common linguistic knowledge.

Dark Mode Plasma:

The lowest range of plasma energetics, there is no grossly visible light emission, but there is photonic energy absorption and potential emission.  Most of the cosmos is filled with dark state plasma, ionized to varying degrees based on photonic absorption resulting in charge separation.  At an average concentration of one ion per cubic meter of interstellar space, there is enough ionic matter with enough interaction with passing electromagnetic waves to both heat and thus ionize the plasma and at the same time produce progressive red shift in the radiant quanta, as is observed but misinterpreted as a simple Doppler effect.  Similarly, light emanating from far distant cosmic structures loses enough frequency through coupling with electrons via Thomson scattering to be seen only as the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR), from which we can only resolve the gross structural frequencies of that far distant structure.  The dipole axis in the cosmic microwave background radiation points toward an unexpectedly large low-temperature structure in the background radiation (Vielva et al. 2004), and then that this void is very significantly deficient in radio galaxies (McEwen et al. 2006, 2007; Rudnick et al. 2007). Also, polarizations of quasars (Hutsemekers et al 2005) and analysis of the spins of spiral galaxies catalogued in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), shows that they display a statistically significant alignment, prefering a significant sense (handedness) along the same axis (Longo 2007).  I see the cellular structure in the CMBR, as confirmed by these other findings on more local cosmic chirality, as a perfect fractal mirror of our individual conception and the first three cell divisions that follow.  The first is the most profound, and in the case of the human bio-body suit leaves its trace as the only meridian to cut across the cephalo-caudal axis of the body: the belt meridian.  (See elsewhere in my writings for full treatment of the embryological development of the meridian system.)

Individualized evidence-based medicine achieved by modulating bioplasma meridian vessel impedance via quantum resonance state or its non-local correlates to achieve sustained systemic coherence offers a unique opportunity for accelerated self healing, global integration and spiritual growth.  In contrast, current standards of population based medicine really offers very little evidence that a given medicine will be effective or well tolerated by the individual.  Indeed, our modern conception of disease is little more than categorization of an expressed symptom, which is typically a downstream effect of the multifactorial and individual operative causal chains.  In addition, most patent drugs are suppressive toxins, blocking physiological pathways related to a symptom’s expression, rather than supportive or stimulatory energies or nutrients existing in the context of the development of our genome. Hence the approach is termed allopathic, as it introduces an entirely new disease which at best may mask the old symptoms without resolution.  In the big picture, the result is a lowered level of health.  (see my writings on the 5 Phases of Health, or my new board on 9 Levels of Health).

9 Levels of Health

http://learni.st/users/DoctorGlen/boards/29316-9-levels-of-health

Illustration of particle dynamics in a gas and in a plasma. Neutral atoms are green, positive ions blue, electrons red. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Gas:

Gas is the state of most of the atmosphere we breathe, including Oxygen which is essential for catabolic energy production.  The alternate pathway for energy production is absorption of ambient quantum energy, especially near infrared (heat) by structured water, which stores it as a battery built like an orgone accumulator.  In addition, we breathe in more water each day than we take in by food and drink or by absorption through the skin.  The air we breathe also contains a lunar tide of ORMUS spirit minerals (see below).  We breathe out carbon dioxide (CO2) gas, reducing acidity (raising pH, meaning eliminating excess protons) which allows for increased quantum energy storage in biologically structured water, and more liquid crystal lattice sites to incorporate spirit minerals to grow the soul.  This provides more spaciousness for our consciousness, freeing the soul to choose its navigational path with greater facility.

The liquid helium is in the superfluid phase. A thin invisible film creeps up the inside wall of the cup and down on the outside. A drop forms. It will fall off into the liquid helium below. This will repeat until the cup is empty – provided the liquid remains superfluid. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Liquid:

Liquid or Sol is the state of acidic biological fluids such as stomach acid, the weak organic acids, especially lactic acid, in the healthy colon, and both urine and sweat.  The inflammatory tissue state is also acidic (low pH) meaning a high concentration of protons, and therefore not structured water (see next), which is low in protons and high in electrons.  In this liquified state, the water and its ionized electrolytes (a biological plasma) and other solutes and particles in suspension such as viruses is flushed out of the tissue, preparing for gradual restoration of the stable alkaline state which restructures the water on the protein template of the connective tissue.  This is the genetic potential for complete tissue regeneration and restoration of the design function.  Alkalizing can be sped up artificially with NSAIDs, steroids or antibiotics, but this results in a chronic focal disturbance or even a scar disturbance field in which the original disease vector such as irritants or toxins or infectious agents are deposited in the toxic gel state (see next) along with the hyper-alkalizing medicament, typically leaving a chronic low level medicamentosis.  This is why research shows that taking an aspirin for a headache not only relieves the immediate symptom, but also increases the likelihood of recurrence of that symptom.  As the body’s energy level is restored, and the affected tissue is called upon to function, the toxic blockage triggers inflammatory immune responses designed to clear away the interference.

Colloids:

Colloids are mixtures of two different substances, which can be in the same or different states.

Foam:

A Foam is bubbles of Gas mixed in a Liquid matrix, such as whipped cream.  If you see foam in the toilet when you urinate, it indicates that your kidneys are leaking oils.  If you are diving and come up too fast, Nitrogen bubbles form a foam in your blood causing the bends.

Solid Foam:

A Solid Foam is composed of Gas bubbles embedded in a Solid matrix, such as styrofoam, cinder or pumice.  Birds have foam-like air chambers in their bones to decrease their density to achieve flight.

Aerosol:

A dispersed liquid phase has different names depending on the phase it is dispersed in.  In air, droplets of liquid are an Aerosol.

Emulsion:

When a liquid is dispersed in another liquid in which it is miscible, but not soluble, it can form an Emulsion, like milk or mayonnaise.  In the process of digesting fats, they are emulsified into micelles, or microscopic fat droplets, which can be absorbed into the lymph vessels of the small intestine.

Gel:

When solids are dispersed in a liquid, they are called a Gel, like gelatin and jelly.  In the body, gels can be formed by DNA, RNA and proteins, and that is one way they are analyzed in a laboratory, being separated by size and charge in gel electrophoresis.  The water in biological gels are structured liquid crystalline water (see below).  Most of the water in the body is in this liquid crystal state in association with phospholipid membranes (another liquid crystal) or nucleic acids and proteins forming gels.

A dispersed solid phase likewise has three possible forms.

Solid Aerosol:

When a solid is dispersed in a gas it is a Solid Aerosol, like smoke.

Sol:

In a liquid, a dispersed solid is a Sol, like ink or blood.  Body fluids such as blood plasma, lymph fluid, urine, bile, and other glandular secretions are in a sol state.  The connective tissue, usually in a gel state, can temporarily transform into an acidic, inflamed sol state for the purpose of dissolving, oxidizing and/or flushing foreign or damaged materials from the tissue before it is restored to its normal alkaline gel state.  Inflammation can be reduced more rapidly with NSAIDs (like aspirin, a synthetic willow bark analog), prescription steroids (adrenal hormone analogs) or antibiotics (fungal toxin analogs), but the genetic potential for optimal tissue cleansing and repair is bypassed, leaving the drugs and the original irritants in the ‘healed’ tissue, which can become a chronic focal disturbance and/or scar disturbance field.

Solid Sol:

When embedded in another solid, a dispersed solid is called a Solid Sol, like a pearl.

Liquid crystal (Photo credit: wellcome images)

Liquid Crystal:

Water was thought, until very recently, to make up 99% of the body’s molecules.  Now that the structure of biological water has been elucidated, we know that most of it is actually in a different chemical form, empirically (H3O2-)N, or an anionic trihydrogen dioxide polymer.  The actual molecular formula is (H9O6-3)N, which is a honeycomb sheet of hexagonal ring structures.  Because of the excess negative charge, this material also has properties of a plasma, such as the double layer of charge separation defining its boundary with liquid state water.

Lipid bilayer and micelle. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Depending on the total potential energy from charge separation, the ionic coherence domain of biologically structured water can emit coherent biophotons or transfer them directly to biomolecules in contact with the liquid crystal water.  As the potential energy increases, progressively higher activation states can be initiated by these intracellular and extracellular water batteries.  This functional pathway for the operation of metabolic pathways, including endothermic and anabolic reactions, may be able to bypass the utilization and regeneration of high energy bond storage forms of energy such as ATP and NADH.  It may even in some cases be able to catalyze physiological reactions without dependence upon enzymes.  In the sol state enzymes typically supply both conformational support as well as reduction of activation energy, and often a resonator of the required quantum Gibb’s Free Energy of activation as well, typically from a co-catalytic coenzyme Vitamin or Mineral.  When adjacent to structured water, this water has the capacity to convey both the shape factor of the enzyme’s tertiary conformation, as well as the resonance of the catalytic activation energy.

osseous (bone) tissue showing growth rings (Photo credit: GreenFlames09)

Solid:

The dominant solid state in the body is the bones, which are made of microcrystalline hydroxyapatite (MCHA).  The empirical formula is Ca5(PO4)3(OH), but the molecular formula is actually Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2.

Velocity in a gas of rubidium as it is cooled: the starting material is on the left, and Bose–Einstein condensate is on the right. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bose-Einstein Condensate:

When ordinary matter is supercooled until all the atoms are in the same quantum state, it can become a superconducting superfluid that expresses the quantum properties of a single atom over a macroscopic region of space.  Physicists Bose and Einstein originally hypothesized the idea that condensates are possible.  Research in 1995 documenting the existence of BECs was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001.

Knights of the Round Table Departing on the Quest for the Holy Grail (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

ORMUS:

Next, I add the holy grail of alchemy, the philosopher’s stone.  This ancient technology is now restored with knowledge of the high spin nucleus state of the transition elements, patented as ORMEs by David Hudson, used in black operations, and often described in modern alchemical science as ORMUS (classically the Philosopher’s Stone), which function similar to condensates, but are typically 4/9 non-local by mass.  This exotic ‘dark’ matter, present in biological systems, as confirmed by US Navy research, is superfluid, superconducting and a fundamental resonator and carrier of the quantum phonons of consciousness.  It is not thermally coupled with normal matter.  It forms 2 dimensional liquid crystal sheets, like biologically structured water, and prefers to be at the center of conductive ring structures that provide a Faraday cage to reduce ambient EMF pressure on its protective Meissner field.  Replicating the work of a Russian patent, an American laboratory has measured that approximately 5% of the dry weight of brain tissue is M-state (high spin) Rhodium and Iridium.

Non-Local:

Some high spin transition elements have been observed to go completely non-local under particular conditions of thermal stress, returning to their original state and location when environmental conditions are restored, even when other solid objects have moved through their once and future location in the meantime.  That is, they are not just invisible, they are non-local, existing entirely as a wave function.

Superlight:

Also thought of as grace, ether, the zero point energy, vacuum (really plenum) energy, this magneto-electric radiation travels in reverse time at the speed of light squared.

While the non-local state can remain linked to specific space-time coordinates, the origin of all states is the potential link to all coordinates via the presence of the plenum (so-called ‘vacuum’) energy.  It is most worthy to strive for this state via generation of supreme and unconditional coherence (love and gratitude) for our source of being.

Source:

This universe is a single divine eternal fractal holographic living being we call God.  We are all cells in God’s mystical body.  We can still see evidence of the original cellular structure of God’s conception of this material form in the gross structure of the cosmic microwave background radiation (see details above).

Next, explore how we develop our conscious soul as a celestial navigational being from conception to eternal life in my new board on Cultivating Your Future Self.

http://learni.st/users/DoctorGlen/boards/29451-cultivating-your-future-self

Repigmentation in Vitiligo

One in every 200 Americans suffers vitiligo, a localized loss of pigment produced by the melanocytes in the skin. During embryogenesis, melanocytes come from the neural crest tissue which forms the endocrine glands and the peripheral nervous system, so they are part of the Communication System and melanin is actually made of neurotransmitters!

Vitiligo of the hand in a person with dark skin. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Related conditions include:

Thyroid Disease

Adrenal Exhaustion and Addison’s Disease

Hearing Loss

Sweating Abnormalities

Depigmentation and Inflammation in the Eyes

Mental Depression

Parkinson’s Disease

Vitiligo is also clinically linked with:

Pernicious Anemia

Diabetes 1 & 2

Hair Loss (Alopecia Areata)

Hypochlorhydria

Nutritional Deficiencies

Chronic Candidiasis

PolyGlandular Syndromes 1 & 2

Psoralen: Psoralea corylifolia (breadroot) contains the phenolic compound psoralen that sensitizes to UV light. Soak seeds 4 days, dry and grind to a paste. Topical application in oil is followed by 10 – 15 minutes sunlight. Oral psoralen supplementation is also effective. For dietary support, celery contains psoralen.

Nigella (Black Cumin) regenerates pigmentation.

Piperine from black pepper stimulates repigmentation (King’s College London)

Polypodium leucotomos (Anapsos) regenerates pigmentation. (Int J Dermatol. 1989; Mohammad A.)

Khella (Ammi visnaga) contains Khellin, which works similar to psoralen, as it stimulates repigmentation of the skin by increasing the sensitivity of the melanocytes to sunlight. Studies use 120–160 mg of khellin per day. (Abdel-Fattah, Aboul-Enein MN, Wassel GM, El-Menshawi BS. An approach to the treatment of vitiligo by khellin. Dermatologica 1982;165:136–40.)

Hypochlorhydria: Lack of stomach acid reduces digestion and absorption of a wide range of essential nutrients, and is associated with vitiligo. Supplementation after meals caused gradual repigmentation after one year or more. (Francis HW. Achlorhydria as an etiological factor in vitiligo, with report of four cases. Nebraska State Med J 1931;16(1):25–6.) In order to prevent dependence on supplementation, hydrochloric acid, taken as betaine HCl, should only be used for over two weeks if taken together with bitter botanicals that stimulate endogenous production of digestive juices.

Picrorhiza improved response to methoxsalen and sun exposure. 400 to 1,500 mg per day of encapsulated picrorhiza powder is used in studies. (Bedi KL, Zutshi U, Chopra CL, Amla V. Picrorhiza kurroa, an Ayurvedic herb, may potentiate photochemotherapy in vitiligo. J Ethnopharmacol 1989;27:347–52.)

Ginkgo: Cessation of active progression of depigmentation was noted in patients treated with Ginkgo biloba 40 mg (24% ginkgoflavonglycosides) three times a day (P = 0.006) in a double blind trial. Marked to complete repigmentation was seen in 10 out of 25 patients (40%) in the treatment group, versus only two patients out of 22 (9%) in the control group. (Effectiveness of oral Ginkgo biloba in treating limited, slowly spreading vitiligo. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2003)

Xiaobai Mixture (XBM) better than 8-MOP: The therapeutic effect of XBM was better than that of 8-MOP. XBM improved nail-fold microcirculation, elevated the plasma endothelin-1 level and lowered the serum IgG in vitiligo. (Clinical observation on treatment of vitiligo with xiaobai mixture. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2003)

Mitochondrial dysfunction: Intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species and antioxidants, the activity of Krebs cycle enzymes, and the effects of inhibitors of the electron transport chain were measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with active or stable disease vs. normal subjects. Plasma glyoxal levels were also measured as an index of systemic oxidative stress. In patients with active vitiligo, increased intracellular production of reactive oxygen species with a consequent imbalance of the prooxidant/antioxidant equilibrium was found, whereas plasma glyoxal levels were normal, ruling out systemic oxidative stress. In patients with stable disease, there was balance between pro-oxidants and anti-oxidants. Marked increase in expression of mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase activity and a specific sensitivity to electron transport chain complex I inhibitor were seen. (Alterations of mitochondria in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of vitiligo patients. Pigment Cell Res. 2003) Remedies to consider: PQQ and Bacillus subtilis to stimulate mitochondrial regeneration; CoQH (coenzyme form: reduced CoQ10) and shilajit for mitochondrial protection.

Oxidative mechanism:

Whole blood glutathione levels, erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity were decreased significantly in a controlled study of people with vitiligo. (Pigment Cell Res. 2004. Agrawal D, Shajil EM, Marfatia YS, Begum R. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India)

In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre trial, the treatment group received, for 2 months before and for 6 months during the NB-UVB treatment, a balanced oral antioxidant supplement containing alpha-lipoic acid, vitamins C and E, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which significantly improved clinical effectiveness. (Antioxidants and narrow band-UVB in the treatment of vitiligo: a double-blind placebo controlled trial. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2007 Nov;32(6):631-6. Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.)

Botanical antioxidants: Green Tea, Oregano, Ginkgo, Turmeric, Berberis vulgaris have been suggested for antioxidant benefits.

Home Remedies: Basil in lime juice topical three times a day. Carrier oils often used include coconut and olive.

Fumaria officinalis (contains fumaric acid): Esterified fumarates are used topically and orally in low dose (60 – 100 mg/day) for psoriasis and other skin conditions. Fumaric acid, a Kreb’s Cycle intermediary is produced in the skin on exposure to UV light.

Apoptosis as the mechanism of melanocytosis:

Histological and laboratory data support apoptosis, rather than necrosis, as the mechanism for loss of melanocytes. Apoptosis can be induced by immune cytokines, environmental chemicals (e.g. substituted hydroquinones such as monobenzone) and other molecular mechanisms. Current therapies, such as corticosteroids and ultraviolet light, affect apoptosis in a variety of ways. (Vitiligo: a manifestation of apoptosis? Am J Clin Dermatol. 2002. Huang CL, Nordlund JJ, Boissy R. Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati, Pavilion A, Ohio)

Botanical Combinations:

Vitilax capsule ingredients: Psoralea Fruit; Astragalus Root; Chinese Peony Root Without Bark, Cnidium Fruit; Chinese Salvia Root and Rhizome; Tribulus Fruit, Chinese Dodder Seed; Fo-Ti Root; Turmeric Root, Bai-zhu Atractylodes Rhizome; Dong Quai Root, Saffower Flower, Fragrant Angelica Root, Cassia Twig.

Munzij Balgham, another botanical formula, contains Glycyrrhiza glabra, Ficus carica, Foeniculum vulgare, Foeniculum vulgare (root), Adiantum capillus-veneris, Althaea officinalis (seeds), Malva sylvastris (seeds), Rosa damascena, Vitis vinfera, Apium graneolens (root), Zingerber officinale, Cassia angustifolia (leaves), Operculina turpethum

Sterols:

Corticosteroids: consider 7-Keto, DHEA

Autoimmune Modulation: Phytosterols (as well as Ginkgo)

Vitamins:

Vitamin D3 for Calcium Modulation: Calcium transport is defective in melanocytes and keratinocytes harvested from patients with vitiligo. Vitamin D3, also a hormone and a sterol made from tissue cholesterol by absorption of UV light, activates melanin synthesis. (Birlea SA, Costin GE, Norris DA. New insights on therapy with vitamin D analogs targeting the intracellular pathways that control repigmentation in human vitiligo. Med Res Rev 2009;29:514-46)

A topical form of vitamin D (calcipotriol) together with sunlight stimulates repigmentation in children with vitiligo. After 11 months, repigmentation was marked to complete in 55%, moderate in 22%, and little or none was seen in 22% of the children. No new areas of vitiligo developed. The first repigmentation was within 6 to 12 weeks in most children. (Parsad D, Saini R, Nagpal R. Calcipotriol in vitiligo: A preliminary study. Pediatr Dermatol 1999;16:317–20.)

Stress Vitamins: Electron & Methyl Donors

A clinical report describes vitamin therapies in vitiligo. Folic acid and/or vitamin B12 and vitamin C levels were abnormally low in most of the 15 people studied. Supplementation with high dose folic acid (1–10 mg a day), vitamin C (1 gram a day) and intramuscular vitamin B12 injections (1,000 mcg every two weeks), produced marked repigmentation in eight people apparent at three months, and with full repigmentation after one to two years of supplementation. (Montes LF, Diaz ML, Lajous J, Garcia NJ. Folic acid and vitamin B12 in vitiligo: a nutritional approach. Cutis 1992;50:39–42.)

B12 & Folate: Repigmentation occurred in 3 to 6 months in 52 out of 100 patients taking oral B12 (2,000 mcg per day) & folic acid (10 mg a day), including 37 who exposed their skin to summer sun and 6 who used UVB lamps in winter. Repigmentation was most evident on sun-exposed areas. Total repigmentation was seen in 6 patients, and the spread of vitiligo stopped in 64%. Repigmentation was better than with vitamins or sun exposure alone. Treatment should continue as long as the white areas continue to repigment. (Juhlin L, Olsson MJ. Improvement of vitiligo after oral treatment with vitamin B12 and folic acid and the importance of sun exposure. Acta Derm Venereol 1997;77:460–2.)

PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid): 100 mg three to four times per day, along with injectable PABA and hormones tailored to individual needs, resulted, in many cases, in repigmentation of vitiligo. (Sieve BF. Further investigations in the treatment of vitiligo. Virginia Med Monthly 1945;Jan:6–17.)

Minerals: Copper is antifungal, and antioxidant in small quantities, while Sulfur is a major remedy for the skin.

Amino Acids:

NAC: Dopamine, a monoamine neurotransmitter, is a neurotoxin via generation of reactive oxygen species and quinones. iDopamine levels increase with onset and progression of vitiligo as well as Parkinson’s, both involving tissues that produce pigments from neurotransmitters. To investigate the cytoprotective activity of antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin E, Trolox, quercetin, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and l-glutathione (GSH) were tested. Among the various antioxidants in the study, only thiol-containing antioxidants such as NAC or GSH inhibited both JNK and p38 MAPK activation and apoptosis. (Glutathione prevented dopamine-induced apoptosis of melanocytes and its signaling. J Dermatol Sci. 2007. Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea)

L-Phenylalanine: several studies have found that L-phenylalanine produces repigmentation, and was even more effective when taken in conjunction with UVA or UVB therapy. (Siddiqui AH, Stolk LM, Bhaggoe R, et al. L-phenylalanine and UVA irradiation in the treatment of vitiligo. Dermatology 1994;188:215–8.; Schulpis CH, Antoniou C, Michas T, Strarigos J. Phenylalanine plus ultraviolet light: preliminary report of a promising treatment for childhood vitiligo. Pediatr Dermatol 1989;6:332–5.)

The therapeutic dosage is 50 to 100 mg/kg of body weight, and a topical LPA gel can also be used to achieve improvement in 83% of participants. 57% reported improvement of at least 75%. (Camacho F, Mazuecos J. Treatment of vitiligo with oral and topical phenylalanine: 6 years of experience. Arch Dermatol 1999;135:216–7.)

Homeopathy: remedies to consider include Alum, Natrum carbonicum, Phosphorus, Sepia, Silicea, and Sulfur

Food:

Eat: millet, pulse, ghee, broad bean, French bean, spinach, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, onions, beet-root, carrot, chillies, red pepper, pistachio, walnut, date, mango, apricot, grape, potato, papaya, amaranth, fenugreek, turnip, almond.

Avoid: Milk, curd, buttermilk, lemon, lime, tamarind, orange, all citrus, sorrel, parsley, custard apple, guava, prune, cashew, melon, watermelon, Chinese date, tomato, amla.

Possible Etiology: Tinea versicolor is a fungal infection that causes depigmentation. Natural topical remedies includes Selenium, Sulfur, Tea Tree Oil, aloe gel, eucalyptus oil, senna alata (candle bush) and dilute apple cider vinegar.

Among the herbs that slow down or halt the growth of fungus are goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), myrrh (Commiphora molmol), garlic (Allium sativa), pau d’arco (Tabeebuia impestiginosa), turmeric (Curcuma longa), oregano (Origanum vulgare), cinnamon (Cinnamonum zeylanicum), jewelweed, sage (Salvia officinalis), Impatiens aurea, yellow dock (Rumex crispus), the lichen known as old man’s beard (Usnea barbata), black walnut husks and bark (Juglans nigra), licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), and Calendula officinalis. These herbs can be applied to external fungus as infusions, salves, powders, or vinegars. Many of them can also be taken internally as capsules or tinctures. Antifungal herbs can be very strong, and care should be taken that a given remedy is suitable for internal use. Dosage should be gradually increased according to tolerance, taking plenty of water to flush out endotoxins released as fungi die off to avoid strong Herxheimer reactions.

When an infusion is used, the affected area should be washed or soaked in the herbal water for at least 15 minutes twice daily. Store-bought or homemade tea bags can be soaked in water or vinegar for 10 minutes and then used as a poultice. Herbal vinegars make excellent remedies for fungus, as acetic acid is antifungal. Gourmet vinegars with antifungal ingredients like oregano and garlic are often available at grocery stores. Vinegars can be applied a few times a day with cotton or compresses. Also, bentonite clay powder can be used to dry moist skin that breeds fungus. It works best mixed with powdered antifungal herbs like myrrh or Oregon grape root. Powder is especially helpful for athlete’s foot.

Many herbs high in essential oils also have antifungal activity, especially tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia), oregano, lavender (Lavandula officinalis), Eucalyptus spp., rose geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), peppermint (Mentha piperita), chamomile (Matricaria recutita), and myrrh. Peppermint oil is helpful for relieving the itching of fungal infection. Add several drops of an essential oil to bathwater. Essential oil can also be added to mixtures for soaking or compresses. Tea tree is the most frequent recommendation for fungal skin infection. With all essential oils, the full-strength oil should be diluted in a carrier, such as coconut oil, olive oil, or grape seed oil. Coconut oil contains caprylic acid which is antifungal.

A healthy diet should be maintained. Foods that are high in yeast, such as beer and wine, breads, and baked goods should be avoided. Fermented foods and sugary foods, including honey and fruit juices, should also be avoided until symptoms clear. Antifungal culinary herbs such as garlic, tumeric, oregano, sage, and cinnamon should be used liberally. Yogurt containing live cultures can be incorporated into the diet to supply needed gut bacteria, and help reduce digestive infections such as candidiasis and thrush. Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus can also be taken directly as supplements. Bacillus subtilis produces PQQ which stimulates regeneration of the mitochondria. Supplements that can be taken for fungal infections include vitamins A, B complex, C, and E. Caprylic acid from coconut is also recommended as an antifungal, as well as grapefruit seed extract. Essential fatty acids in evening primrose oil, fish oil and flaxseed oil, can help reduce inflammation in fungal infections. A daily dose is recommended.

Acne Rosacea

Rosacea. Erythema and telangiectasia are seen over the cheeks, nasolabial area and nose. Inflammatory papules and pustules can be observed over the nose. The absence of comedos is a helpful tool to distinguish rosacea from acne. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

5% of the population are affected, including many Celts, and Women over 30. There are 4 often-overlapping Types:

1. Erythematotelangiectatic: facial redness
2. Papulopustular: bumps & pimples
3. Phymatous: enlarged nose
4. Ocular: eye irritation

 
Triggers:
Sun (energizes toxins), wind and heat
Strenuous exercise
Stress (hypnotherapy for stress management, Dermatologic Therapy, 2003): initiate 10 second deep breathing cycles
Smoking

Alcohol (a common trigger)
Hot spicy food (a common trigger)
Mercury (avoid hot food & drink)
Dysbiosis: Pityrosporum ovale yeast, Candida, fungi, bacteria, Demodex folliculorum mites
Pesticides (GMOs) and other toxins
Steroids (can worsen telangiectasis)
Caffeine, vasodilating drugs, and niacin (flush)
Synthetic fabrics & dyes
Pillow cases: use hypoallergenic laundry soap with no added colors or fragrances on white cotton pillowcases, used only one night on each side before washing.
 
 
Anti-inflammatory Alkalizing Diet:
 
Eat whole grains, almonds, dark green leafy vegetables, Eat fruits and vegetables, such as prunes, pomegranates, grapes, blueberries, blackberries, zucchini, cherries, apples, beets, kale, spinach, broccoli, and onions for antioxidant bioflavonoids that improve blood vessel elasticity.

 
Eat smaller fish such as wild-caught salmon, halibut, and sardines for omega-3 fatty acids, while avoiding large fish like tuna that are high in Mercury.
 
Food Sensitivities (elimination/challenge diary): sugar, wheat, corn, egg, peanut, chocolate, red wine, dairy (except cottage cheese), soy sauce, yeast extract, eggplant, avocado, spinach, legumes (lima, navy, peas), citrus, tomato, banana, red plum, raisin, fig, vanilla, spices.
 
 
Systemic/oral remedies:
 
Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg a day
 
Coenzyme Q10 60 mg a day
 
Beta-Carotene 50,000 IU/day
 
B-Complex 100 mg, especially for Vitamins B2 and B3
 
Vitamin C 500 mg tid
 
Zinc 50 mg + Copper 1 mg (Zinc Sulphate 100 mg tid, International Journal of Dermatology)
 
Oil change:  Flax, Chitosan (uncouples recycling of bile) and TMG (stimulates bile flow); avoid trans fats & hydrogenated oils
 
Betaine HCl and bitters, or Digestzymes homeopathic formula to stimulate stomach acid production
 
Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) 100 mg tid
 
Cat’s Claw (Uncaria tomentosa) 500 mg tid
 
Grape seed extract (Vitis spp.) 50 mg tid
 
Jigucao Wan contains Chinese Prayer-beads Herb (Abri Precatorius), Bovine Gallstone (Calculus Bovis), Red Sage Root (Salvia Miltiorrhiza), Lycium Berries (Lycii Chinensis), and Sweet Wormwood Herb (Artemisia Scoparia) to nourish and clear damp heat from the liver, taken 500 mg tid.
 
 
 
Topical remedies:
 
Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) cream
 
Rose Wax cream bid
 

Chrysanthellum indicum cream (Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2005)
 

Niacinamide cream for restoring barrier function (Cutis, 2005)
 
Azelaic Acid cream for Papulopustular Rosacea (Archives of Dermatology, 2006
 
Ionic minerals: Silicon, Sulfur, Zinc
 
Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate)
 
Cleanse with dilute vinegar (6:1 water:vinegar): test small area first for reactivity
 
Dr. Bronner’s liquid castile baby soap (mild/unscented)
 
Rosewater toner
 
Kuswera Zuro anti-inflammatory face cream made from the African potato tuber
 

CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser infused with ceramides (natural hydrating oils) with Luke warm acid microwater in AM
 
La Roche-Posay Rosaliac Skin Perfecting Anti-Redness Moisturizer with soothing xanthine & vitamin B3
 
Avène Diroséal Anti-Redness Skincare Lotion to cleanse and moisturize before sleep

 

Eucerin Redness Relief Soothing Cleanser with licorice root extract (anti-inflammatory)
 

Sanitas’ Rosacea Serum
 
Thayers Alcohol-Free Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner
 
Jurlique’s Ritual Kit for sensitive skin
 
Zia’s Brilliance line
 

Revitol Rosacea Cream
 
 
Botanicals:
 
Lavender (Lavendula spp.) oil (topical only) is antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and shrinks facial blood vessels.  Test a small area first as geraniol triggers inflammation (irritation, redness) in some people with Rosacea.
 
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra): anti-inflammatory coumarins, flavonoids, plant sterols and glycyrrhizin (American Academy of Dermatology, 2006)  2% glycyrrhizinic acid gel reduces erythema, edema, and itching in atopic dermatitis. (Saeedi M, Morteza-Semnani K, Ghoreishi MR. The treatment of atopic dermatitis with licorice gel. J Dermatolog Treat. 2003 Sep;14(3):153-7.)
 
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) inhibits 5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase, resulting in decreased platelet aggregation and reduction of teleangiectasia (University of Louisville, 2010). Parthenolide-depleted extracts are preferred because parthenolide is a potent skin sensitizer.  Avoid internal use in pregnancy and nursing, and wean off to avoid withdrawal/rebound reactions.
 
Green tea (Camellia sinensis): epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant, photoprotective against UV, and prevents papules & pustules (Case Western Reserve University, 2010).  Cold compresses can be used.  Avoid internal use with pregnancy, nursing, ulcers, heart, kidney or psychological issues, especially anxiety.
 
Oatmeal (Avena sativa) is anti-inflammatory, cleanses, exfoliates, moisturizes, soothes irritation, relieves itching, protects skin and enhances barrier function, since its proteins and polysaccharides bind to skin making a protective barrier, while proteins buffer acids and bases.
 
Chamomile (Matricaria recutita): terpenoids (bisoprolol, matricin, chamazulene) and flavonoids (apigenin, luteolin) are anti-inflammatory (Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2005).  Chamomile compress: steep two chamomile tea bags for a minute in comfortably warm water and place one on each cheek for 10 minutes. (Caution: suspect possible allergy to chamomile if sensitive to ragweed, marigold or daisy).  Alternatively, chamomile tea can be kept refrigerated for topical application with cotton wash cloths.  It is also found in commercial product formulations.
 
Tea tree oil contains monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and their alcohols that are antiseptic and anti-inflammatory, but can also trigger allergic contact dermatitis, systemic contact dermatitis, erythema, systemic hypersensitivity reactions, and linear immunoglobulin A disease.
 
Red clover (Trifolium pratense)
 
Rose hips (Rosa spp.)
 
Aloe vera
 
 
Sun protection:
 
SPF 15 or higher sunscreen like Olay Complete All Day UV Moisturizer SPF 15: oil-free, fragrance-free, paraben-free, does not clog pores
 
Neutrogena Spectrum+ Advanced Sunblock Lotion SPF 70 with feverfew and vitamin E (anti-inflammatory)
 
 
Makeup for biocompatible cosmetic covering:
 
L’Oréal True Match Super-Blendable Compact Makeup with silicone as a light foundation to maintain skin moisture
 
Everyday Minerals Mint Color Corrector, a green mineral face powder (helps mask redness)

 
 
Topical ingredients to avoid:

Alcohol
Camphor has been recommended but is a skin irritant, builds up in treated tissues and can cause liver toxicity.
Clove oil
Eucalyptus oil
Fragrance
Menthol
Peppermint
Salicylic acid
Witch hazel (test: helps some people)

 

Cryoglobulinemia

It is often associated with other Phase 1 (blocked energy metabolism), System 2 (blood and immune function) issues including Hepatitis C (80%) and other viral issues, blood cancers, and other Phase 1, System 2 autoimmune issues including Sjogren’s, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis, in which immune dysregulation could be triggered by Mercury (Hg), other toxins in combination with xenobiotic stressors.

Preventive Considerations

The causes and their prevention are not medically known, but Cryoglobulinemia is a blockage of circulation due to clumping of immune proteins and blood with decreased tissue temperature. Cryoglobulinemia is associated with many Phase 1 autoimmune and viral diseases, therefore intracellular detoxification and restoration of cellular energy function should be considered. Avoid cold temperatures and use FIR to counteract exposures to help prevent the protein clumping. Normalizing both hyperimmune reactivity and hypoimmunity in relation to viruses and other xenobiotics with natural immune modulators (rather than simply blocking immune function with immunosuppressant drugs) would appear to make clinical sense while following the Hippocratic oath to first do no harm (primum non nocere).

Therapeutic Concepts

Temperature regulation: Increase temperature in affected tissue with FIR with acute symptoms, since protein clumping is reversible with increased thermal energy. FIR penetrates into tissues, unlike other forms of sauna. Ultimately, intracellular detoxification for correcting the underlying metabolic blockages that are resulting in low tissue energy production and thermal regulatory capacity will be essential to reversing the hidden causes of thermal sensitivity.

Inflammation: Clean up dental issues, and check C-reactive protein to rule out inflammatory foci. Modulate hyperimmune reactivity. Consider potential botanical medicines, such as phytosterols, bioflavonoids, willow bark rather than synthetic NSAIDs, Rx steroids and immunosuppressive drugs. Toxic load reduction and support for elimination of key toxins may help remove underlying causes of inflammation. MORA Therapy is an energetic form of plasmapheresis that can help clean up the biological terrain.

Infection: Consider natural anti-viral remedies if there is an associated viral condition. Restoring cellular energy metabolism by the mitochondria is crucial in moving out of Phase 1 terrain that allows viral activity. Autoimmune reactions are often associated with a combination of a toxin and a biological vector, so addressing underlying multifactorial potential causes is ideal. For cell memory of past viral association or trigger, consider Post Virotox complex homeopathic remedy.

Blood terrain: Consider remedies that reduce blood viscosity and clotting tendency including nattokinase (breaks up blood clots), ginkgo (opens blood vessels), coenzyme Q10 (lowers blood viscosity), EPA/DHA (reduces viscosity and clotting), Padma 28 (helps peripheral artery disease). slow release Niacin (reduces high triglycerides and fibrinogen), and Vitamin E (reduces clotting). Systemic alkalinity helps reduce blood viscosity and also improve Oxygen availability, so consider alkaline forming foods, Calcium, Microwater and other alkalinizing remedies. Consider the Paleo diet. Consider TMG (the best methyl donor of all the B vitamin family) to reduce vascular damage from homocysteine by recycling it into SAMe. Antioxidant and antiglycation protection are potentially protective as well. Avoid tobacco, alcohol and other negative nutrients and stressors. Consider L-Carnosine if blood sugar dysregulation is a factor.

Drugs: If medical treatment is ongoing, consider consider 7-Keto as safe metabolite to reduce inflammation, side effects and the need for prescription steroids. Also consider Interferons in homeopathic form.

Materia Medica of Potential Remedies

7-Keto: 7-Keto is a DHEA metabolite that does not affect other hormone levels, but has been shown to reduce prescribed dosages of prednisone in multiple studies. 7-Keto is available over the counter, while prednisone has many adverse side effects.

Acetyl L-Carnosine: This bioavailable source of the dipeptide Carnosine protects against glycation damage in cases where sugar dysregulation is an issue. Carnosine is typically deficient in vegetarian diets.

Adrenal extract: Adrenal extracts of cows, pigs, or sheep have been suggested with autoimmune issues. Homeopathic form from biodynamically raised animals should be safer.

Alizarin: a red quinone from the Rubiaceae family may benefit viral issues.

Astaxanthin: Astaxanthin is a xanthophyll, a type of carotenoid pigment with suggested therapeutic potential with autoimmune issues.

Beta-sitosterol: Beta-sitosterol and beta-sitosterol glucoside have been studied for immune modulation (suppression of hyperimmune responses and increased immunity against infectious agents).

Biotin: The B vitamin Biotin may be beneficial, but antioxidant therapy with biotin, vitamins A-E, selenium, zinc, manganese, copper, magnesium, folic acid, and coenzyme Q10 did not improve survival rates for hepatitis.

Bupleurum chinense: This botanical related to the Apiaceae and Umbelliferae (carrot) families has 2,000 years of clinical use with hepatitis, cirrhosis and inflammatory issues, plus a positive clinical trial and clinical reports with chronic hepatitis.

Calcium: MCHA Calcium doubles absorption supplemental and dietary Calcium by stimulating activation of a second Calcium absorption pathway, which actively absorbs Calcium. Calcium is the dominant alkalizing buffer macromineral. Alkalinity keeps the blood from getting too thick and keeps Oxygen available to help restore efficient cellular respiration.

Choline: This B vitamin has been researched for acute viral hepatitis.

Chromium: Trivalent Chromium taken with Copper may reduce immune reactions.

Cnicus benedictus: Blessed thistle, a member of the Asteraceae/Compositae family can be considered if hepatoprotection is needed.

Coenzyme Q10: Co Q10 reduces blood viscosity and stimulates oxidative respiration in the mitochondria.

Coleus forshohlii: Forskolin extracted from the root of Coleus forshohlii is a possible treatment for autoimmune diseases. Avoid with active bleeding.

Copper: taken with trivalent Chromium may reduce immune reactions.

Cordyceps sinensis: Studies show herbal combinations containing cordyceps fungus reduce immune reactions with kidney transplant and lupus nephritis.

Curcuma longa: Early research shows turmeric may help help with viral issues. Turmeric is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).

EPA/DHA: Fish oil assayed to assure purity, since heavy metals including methyl mercury, build up in the food chain, helps to reduce blood viscosity, clotting tendency and inflammatory processes.

FIR: Far Infrared sauna or localized FIR therapy penetrates quantum energy deeply into tissues, activating physiological compounds including minerals, and raising thermal energy, circulation and processes of detoxification via the sweat glands, thus bypassing the often overloaded kidneys.

Glycyrrhiza glabra: DGL and carbenoxolone licorice root extracts have potential with viral hepatitis. Licorice is in the Fabaceae (Leguminosae) botanical family.

Kamalahar: The Ayurvedic herbal compound Kamalahar made of Tecoma undulate, Phyllanthus urinaria, Embelia ribes, Taraxacum officinale, Nyctanthes arbortistis, and Terminalia arjuna may reduce liver damage in acute viral hepatitis.

Microwater: Microwater is alkaline, antioxidant and microclustered, allowing 10 times better penetration of water into extracellular and intracellular fluid compartments. As a better solvent, this water also delivers other remedies more efficiently as well as supporting more efficient elimination of wastes, toxins, irritants, allergens and immune complexes.

MORA therapy: MORA is a dialysis of the body’s own energy, enhancing low physiological energy by amplification, and dampening dysharmonic waveforms through inversion, similar to noise-reduction headphone technology.

Omega-3 fatty acids: EPA/DHA inhibits inflammation via the arachidonic acid pathway. An early clinical study evaluated fish oil in mixed cryoglobulinemia, improving potentially pathogenetic blood parameters. Avoid during active bleeding.

Oxygen: Essential for over 90% of the potential cellular energy production, a key factor in Phase 1 terrain, highly energetic immune function, infections by anaerobic pathogens, and thermal regulation. When tissue perfusion is lacking, increased oxygen partial pressure in affected tissues can be supported with a non-chlorine based catalyst that separates hydrogen and oxygen from water. This is found in Cell Food, Cell Renew (double strength Cell Food) and Cell Silver (Cell Renew plus ionic Silver). Because of the strength of this liquid concentrate, care should be taken not to contact the remedy until it is diluted in water.

Padma 28: Padma 28 is a well documented Tibetan herbal compound of 22 botanicals with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects manufactured in Switzerland. Ingredients are Aegle marmelos (Bengal Quince) fruit; Pimenta dioica (Allspice) fruit; Aquilegia vulgaris (Columbine) aerial part; Calendula officinalis (Marigold) flower; Elettaria cardamomum (Cardamom) fruit; Syzygium aromaticum (Clove) flower bud; Saussurea lappa (Saussuria) root; Hedychium spicatum (Hedychium) rhizome; Lactuca sativa (Lettuce) leaf; Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss) thallus; Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) root; Azadirachta indica (Margosa) fruit; Terminalia chebula (Myrobalan) fruit; Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort) aerial part; Polygonum aviculare (Knot-grass) aerial part; Potentilla aurea (Golden Cinquefoil) aerial part; Pterocarpus santalinus (Red Sandalwood) wood; Sida cordifolia (Heart-leaved Sida) aerial part; Valeriana officinalis (Valerian) root; and Aconitum napellus (Monkshood) tuber. Also present are Dextrocamphora (natural camphor) and Calcii sulphas pulv.(Gypsum). Aconitum napellus is omitted in the PADMA Basic formula so as to be available in the states.

Picrorhiza kurroa: The root powder from the botanical Picrorhiza improves measures of bilirubin, SGOT (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase) and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) in viral hepatitis.

PQQ: This quinone, a relative of Co Q10, is the only remedy known to stimulate mitochondrial regeneration, which is highly beneficial in overcoming Phase 1, low energy terrain, pathognomonic in viral and chronic degenerative processes.

Quercetin: A bioflavonoid synergistic with Vitamin C for strengthening blood vessels and other connective tissues.

Rheum rhabarbarum: Early studies have used rhubarb in hepatitis. Avoid using rhubarb for more than two weeks as tolerance could cause laxative dependence.

Rumex acetosa: Sorrel has proposed antiviral effects, but contains oxalate.

Rutin: A bioflavonoid synergistic with Vitamin C for strengthening blood vessels and other connective tissues.

Salix alba: White willow bark extract contains bioflavonoids that hep maintain blood vessel strength and flexibility, unlike aspirin which was originally derived from this biocompatible complex. Consider this as a substitute when aspirin is prescribed.

Silybum marianum: Milk thistle has 2,000 years of clinical use with liver and gallbladder issues and has been researched in acute viral hepatitis.

Spirulina: Preliminary human research does not show benefit with chronic viral hepatitis despite hepatoprotective properties of spirulina blue-green algae. Related algae include Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, and Microcystis species.

Thymus extract: Preclinical research suggests thymus extract may benefit those with autoimmune issues. Consider homeopathic forms from healthy sources, such as biodynamic.

Trimethylglycine: TMG, extracted from beets, is a member of the B vitamin and amino acid families. With three methyl groups per molecule it is the most effective nutritional methyl donor, helping to reverse blood vessel damage and other degenerative processes.

Vaccinium oxycoccos: Lab studies have investigated antiviral activity in Cranberry. Avoid sweetened cranberry food and drinks.

Viscum album: Preliminary research has documented that some patients have complete elimination of hepatitis virus after treatment with Viscum album (mistletoe), a member of the aster family (Compositea, Asteraceae).

Vitamin C: Synergistic with bioflavonoids (Vitamin P) in strengthening blood vessels and other connective tissues.

Vitamin E: In patients with hepatitis on antiviral therapy, vitamin E has been proposed to prevent inflammation.

Zinc: Zinc is important for immune function. Studies show that zinc reduces GI side effects of interferon or interferon and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C viral infection. Long term Zinc supplementation should be in ratio with Copper.