Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
i recently joined another hep c forum and picked up some info from one of the boards there. the info comes from a fellow hepper, not medical, but she had obviously done her research and apparently the following herbs are damaging to the liver and should be avoided at all times:
Artemesia
Atractylis gummifera
Bush tea
Callilepsis laureola
Chapparal leaf (creosote bush, greasewood)
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Crotalaria
Germander
Gordolobo herbal tea
Heliotropium
Jin-Bu-Huang
Kava (Piper methysticum)
Kombucha mushroom (tea)
Ma-Huang (Ephedra sinica)
Margosa oil
Mate (Paraguay) tea
Mistletoe
Nutmeg
Pennyroyal (squawmint oil)
Tansy Ragwort (variation of Ragwort)
Sassafras
Senecio aureus
Senna
Skullcap
Symphytum
Valerian root
i know the effects of alt meds are not convincing but this is useful info i think for those that do take supplements. hope it helps:)
Artemesia
Atractylis gummifera
Bush tea
Callilepsis laureola
Chapparal leaf (creosote bush, greasewood)
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Crotalaria
Germander
Gordolobo herbal tea
Heliotropium
Jin-Bu-Huang
Kava (Piper methysticum)
Kombucha mushroom (tea)
Ma-Huang (Ephedra sinica)
Margosa oil
Mate (Paraguay) tea
Mistletoe
Nutmeg
Pennyroyal (squawmint oil)
Tansy Ragwort (variation of Ragwort)
Sassafras
Senecio aureus
Senna
Skullcap
Symphytum
Valerian root
i know the effects of alt meds are not convincing but this is useful info i think for those that do take supplements. hope it helps:)
That's it, I'm done with this hep c stuff, it is really cramping my style now. LOL!!!
That is one of my very favorite spices in the fall!
oh well ...sigh...thanks for the info....
Love,
Suzy...who ate raw cookie dough loaded with spices like NUTMEG this afternoon...hmmmmm, ignorance was truly bliss!
linda, sorry i cant advise if you can take b12 along with "co-pegasys by Roche " cos i havent done tx yet and i'm not medical, but i'm sure there are ppl on here that have. try posting in a new discussion. also though, you need to remember that a lot of us arent medical, so it might be best to ask your doc. good luck in your plight against the disease guys and keep smiling:)