The "rumor" about the Patent Office is true, but it's about 120 years old. It occurred before the turn of the century.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 10:40 AM Subject: Re: CS>Shingles; was Listowner/need imfo 7 must unsub. > What you stated is a current official understanding of this condition, > and this may or may not be the case. Rumor has it that a Patent Office > official resigned and recommended that the Patent Office be closed > because he thought that everything that could possibly be invented had > already been invented! It is just a rumor, but I wouldn't like for > anyone to be in that kind of state of mind. > > The nerve damage is caused by an active virus, right? Why are you think > that CS is applied when the virus is dormant? All these remedies are > used when an outbreak happens, that is when the virus is active. If the > remedy is effective at making the virus dormant again, the body has a > better opportunity to heal damaged tissues which happens all the time. > That is how CS may help eliminate the pain. Moreover, CS is said to > speed tissue repair. > > According to the article, the sap helps the lesions heal without scar > tissue formation. And it might also have analgetic qualities that would > explain why "within 10 to 20 minutes, the pain in the lesions reduces > dramatically". > > I really don't see anything here that is out of this world. > > Roman > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > There is such confusion on this subject that I would like to comment. > > > > The pain is caused by the virus damaging the nerve connections > > specifically the nerve endings, Killing the virus doesn't eliminate > > the pain it has caused. Killing the virus only prevents it from > > causing further nerve damage and therefore pain. > > > > Altho the virus remains in the system (for life) it becomes dormant > > again......until the next time. Ultimately, the body itself must > > repair the damage. > > > > So, if the virus is dormant, how is the CS going to eliminate the > > pain. The pain is not a virus. The pain is not a bacteria. > > > > I make and use CS myself. It certainly has it's uses and limitations. > > But it's absurd for what some use it for. > > > > Pain from the rash is not nerve damage and can be eliminated or > > alleviated by topical treatment. > > I would say this is what the plant sap does. I would definitely say it > > will not repair or restore nerve damage. If it does, I will move > > heaven and earth to get it. > > > > Most shingles last about 5 weeks. Longer than that would be the PHN > > (post herpetic Neuraligia) stage which may last for years. Currently > > UCSFMC(University of California San Francisco Medical Center) is > > actively researching this. > > > > If shingles are treated very early, 2 weeks or less, steroids and anti > > virus medication is usually effective. > > > > Pain is the primary consideration for the treatment shingles. I was > > considering a nerve block. > > > > In the 6 months that I've had this affliction nothing conventional or > > alternative that I've tried has worked. > > > > Except a visiting monk to whomI was introduced. While we talked he was > > sending out energy. All the pain was gone. I was elated. I was cured. > > However, 2 hrs after I got home, the pain came back. > > > > I had one more session with him before he left town. Again the pain > > was gone.....and came back again. I would like to think that if I had > > more time with him he might have been able to effect a cure. > > > > I'm tired and have written more than I should. > > > > Waddle > > > > > > In a message dated 07/11/2002 9:55:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > > > > >> I think the article states otherwise: "The microbiologist says the > >> sap works by > >> permeating the nervous system cells to kill the herpes zoster virus > >> eradicating > >> the pain, and any possibility of recurrence." This tells me it > >> eliminates the > >> virus from the NS. > >> > >> Roman > >> > >> "James Osbourne, Holmes" wrote: > >> > >> > Comment: > >> > > >> > The virus remains in the nervous system and will recurr. My > >> reading of the > >> > post indicates it heales the lesion; does not remove the virus > >> from the > >> > body. I hope I am wrong. > >> > > >> > James-Osbourne: Holmes > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
