Samento/Cat's Claw

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LovesLoons
LovesLoons Member Posts: 68
edited October 2016 in Alternative Medicine

Just wondering if anyone has used this during chemo. I know it's a bit strange, combining an alternative with conventional medicine, and maybe I won't find anyone who has done this. Anyway-- a believe it increases white cells but it may boost immune system in another way.

This is the one thing I found that really helped my late-stage Lyme disease, although it didn't fix me 100%. Not sure it would boost an immune system that was already working well; maybe just gets the lowered immune system back up to normal.

I am starting chemo soon, and I just wanted to see if anyone out there used this and what their experience was.


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  • Dianarose
    Dianarose Member Posts: 2,407
    edited October 2016

    hi- maybe I am not seeing your whole post, but tried what? My daughter and granddaughter have Lyme and I am being tested today.

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  • goldie0827
    goldie0827 Member Posts: 6,595
    edited October 2016

    It's in the title of her post. Samento/Cat's Claw

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  • Dianarose
    Dianarose Member Posts: 2,407
    edited October 2016

    thanks

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  • LovesLoons
    LovesLoons Member Posts: 68
    edited October 2016

    Thanks for pointing that out goldie.

    Maybe I should have put this on the complementary board ... Whoops.

    I hope the Lyme goes away quickly! Sometimes that's a bit tricky to treat. (And note--the tests are not very accurate). It's always best to see a Lyme specialist for that, just like one would see oncology for cancer. :)

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  • Dianarose
    Dianarose Member Posts: 2,407
    edited October 2016

    Didsome research on this and found that it's in a quinolone family which I am deathly allergic too.

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  • LovesLoons
    LovesLoons Member Posts: 68
    edited October 2016

    I certainly wouldn't recommend using anything you are uncomfortable with or without researching it. :) I believe it CANNOT be taken while you are ON any sort of immune-lowering medications. It may be possible to take it after those are out of your system.

    That being said, as far as I understand it, they may be similar, but their chemical structures are different. It cannot be in the quinolone family per se, but I believe the quinolones were "based on" quinovic acid (Cat's Claw and other bark). It definitely doesn't mean you would get the side-effects just because of that. :)

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