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Natural "Cures" for Thalassemia
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Dreams are good while they last! :(
In my search for the name of that herb in English for the properties of that herb; I overlooked one of the most valuable source of knowledge: My Mom! :grin
It is called "GAL-GAL" in URDU and I couldn't find the English translation anywhere on the web. When I told mom about that guy I met last last; she said, "Sure, Galgal is mainly used for pickles" She even told me that we had the plant in our back yard! Then she told me everything about it and after that I was doing like this :doh
Galgal is a Citrus fruit; something between a lemon and a grape-fruit. It is lemony yellow in colour but big as a grape-fruit. It has rough bumpy skin unlike the smoother skin of a grape-fruit which is almost as smooth as an orange's skin. Galgal is quite pulpy but it does not yeild much juice with respect to a lemon if it was the same size, that's why it is mostly used to make pickles.
In short it is just an over-grown lemon with harder dryer pulp. I don't see it containing anything special that can be helpful. I guess, that guy just thought I needed some Vitamin C to brighten my complexion or something :raspberries
The verdict(Thanks to my mom): MYTH BUSTED (I always loved that Myth Busters show on Discovery)
Take care, Peace!
Canadian_Family:
It is my understanding that these herbal cure claims make no sense untill backed by substantial scientific evidence. There are scammers everywhere and lets be aware of them.
I remember some so called doctor claiming to have a cure when we were on MSN, you remember him Andy? that was so hilarious when he was posting and we finally blocked him.
Regards
Andy Battaglia:
Ah yes. You're referring to our old friend "Dr" Ghulam. :crazy He is actually a member here but he's not allowed to post. :nana
This is why I mentioned to Sajid in a recent post why it was so refreshing to see a natural supplement that had some research behind it, when we were talking about inositol hexaphosphate. Wheatgrass is one of the few other therapies that has some research to back up its claims.
Well, we've put up this challenge and we're still waiting for even one person to stand up and say "I was cured" by such and such. Why do I get the feeling we're going to be waiting awhile? :hmm
afterburn:
I am new here and have Thal Minor. I have symptoms of mild anemia and it is bothersome. As much as it is bothersome it is disturbing that I am functioning at a lower level then my potential. After some serious research I came across only one website that showed a study that caught my attention. Please comment on this. I am particularly interested in people who may have tried it.
For those of you that don't feel like reading it...it says that several studies were done to show that herbal remdies actually "cured" thal minor. The most specific study was a very small group but showed 16 out of 17 patients were cured. It worked by changing the functioning of the kidneys which in turn altered the bone marrow and creation of red blood cells.
http://www.itmonline.org/arts/thalassemia.htm
Andy Battaglia:
I have run into the Chinese cure site many times. I have always been happy to see that they only claim to cure thal minor and not major, as it makes their claims more believable. I do not doubt that certain herbs can improve the health of minors and maybe even have some impact on quality of life issues of all thals. This treatment does require a specific regimen. I would be very interested in learning more about it.
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