<<<Jan Bolen writes- a frail 80 year old man that has cancer and is going through chemotherapy. His biggest problem right now -- and this is no laughing matter -- is that he has severe hiccups, every five to ten seconds -- and is losing his will to live. He was told! that it was a side effect to the chemotherapy. My question is: would colloidal silver, say, sprayed from a nebulizer, do anything to alleviate that problem? Probably not, but you never know....<<<<<
Jan- There are herbs in a class called anti-spasmodics that might help with the esophageal spasms of the hiccups. Some members of that class that act on the gastrointestinal system are Hops flower, Wild Yam root, Camomile flower, Melissa herb (Lemon Balm), and Lavender flower. Demulcents that soothe and moisten dryness can be combined with the above. Some that moisten by stimulating mucus production are Chickweed herb, Iceland Moss, Marsh mallow root, Slippery elm bark, and Red Clover flower. Some that contain mucilage but don't cause mucus secretion are Licorice root, Borage leaf, Mullein leaf, and Aloe gel. (From The Energetics of Western Herbs by Peter Holmes.) Hope this helps and God bless, Nancy W -- 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]>
