Glenn, There are quite a few molecules (drugs) that are attracted to cancer sites and can be activated by light to form compounds toxic to cancer cells. Some of these would be toxic in their active forms to normal tissue also, but because of the selective manner in which they are activated (intense light of various wavelengths) can be used without harm to normal tissue.
I have not heard of Hypericum having this dimension but that sounds quite exciting. Do you know what wavelength of light is required? Thanks, Ivan > -----Original Message----- > From: lighthawk1 [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2002 5:36 p.m. > To: silver-list > Subject: CS>The essence of bioluminescense > > > Can anyone here shed some light on any of the theraputic > techniques that use > light for virus treatment (or bacteria,cancer, etc)? Do > any of these > techniques respond synergistically or compliment CS treatment? > > Actually, my interest is a bit more off topic as it relates > to the active > constituents of St. John's Wort in pursuit of an effective > protocol using > CS, St.John's Wort and light. > > I am now, thanks in large part to this group, making a very > good quality CS. > I have also harvested a quantity of St. John's Wort from > the pristine > heights of the Cascade Mts. where it grows out of rocks and > is considered a > "noxious" weed - displacing with its vigour - the native > species. This > points to a synergetic rebalancing of ecologies, from the > mountain system to > our internal system. (sounding a bit too spacey here, but > the thought might > provoke some interesting response and, true confessions, I > am serious and do > enjoy the broader speculation). > > A reading of a MedLine search indicates there are various > and interrelated > aspects to Hypericum that are fascinating. I have also seen some > discussions in the archive relating to various light > therapy. I would like > to investigate light related techniques myself and so would > appreciate input > here - or elsewhere if too off-topic. > I have read some summaries/abstracts that investigate the > activation of > immune response with light on Hypericum perforatum Linn > (St. John's Wort). > These immune responses seem to operate without light, but > are much more > active with the light response. St. John's Wort (SJW) is > "accepted" as > having antidepressant activity. It is also known to have > an effect on the > liver, increasing enzyme activity and the rate of certain metabolic > reactions. > In a related manner it has been investigated for use in > cancer treatment > because it is a photodynamic agent, one aspect being a > photosensitizing > agent, taken up and retained by tumor cells. When combined with the > wavelength matching the absorbtion spectrum of the drug > (hypericin), in the > presence of oxygen, cytotoxic products result that cause > irreversible > cellular damage and tumor destruction. > > Or so says the abstacts. I am getting a bit fuzzy here in > my understanding > of the biomedtech terms, but it seems within reach to ask," > what are the > possibilities for using accessible photodynamic therapies (PDT) in > conjunction with SJW?" Has anyone here joined these > modalities in thought or > practice? I have scanned the archives so I know there is > some interest in > light therapy, and would greatly appreciate any pearls from > luminaries > within. > > It would seem to coincide with the benefits of CS. > > So, how would one make a photodynamic tool that will enable > an experimental > reaction with hypericum in vivo? > > Glenn > -- 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]>
