'Lost' Cures

[Alaskans]

It's no secret the medical establishment is geared for making money. To 'treat' rather than 'cure'.
Because of that, many of the most effective cures are either not adopted, or are supressed and called superstitious.

Letting people suffer and die to increase your profit margin, it makes me cry.

That is not the only reason for great, effective cures and treatments being largely unknown.
I would like to list any obviously effective cures and treatments here so they are more widely known and can relieve needless suffering.
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Devil's Club http://www.nativeplantsociety.org/devilsclub.htm - Most importantly, it stabilizes blood sugar for diabetics. Overdose on sugar, then drink some devils club, it is astoundingly effective and fast acting. It is not widely known for that purpose because diabetes didnt exist in native culture when medicinal plants were universally used. It also only grows in a limited area (here). Does not keep for more than a year without proper storage. I'll mail you seeds or starter roots, just ask.

Colloidal Silver http://www.soul-guidance.com/health/colloidalsilver.htm - It was never widely used in the past because it was too expensive. Nowdays it is supressed for being too effective for too many things. Though the medical community uses silver for limited things that wont cost them massive amounts of $ in the long run. It kills all single cell organisms. Real colloidal silver looks like tan water, keep out of sun.

[ButterflyWoman]

I hate to be a naysayer, but you want to be careful with colloidal silver. The use of it is linked with a medical condition known as Argyia, and has been since the days when colloidal silver was used as an antibiotic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/22536241/

Sorry to be a wet blanket.

That being said, the Devil's Club looks damned interesting on a lot of levels! Unfortunately, I can't take you up on the offer of seeds or a root (oooh, that's very rude in Aussie slang ) because of extremely strict quarantine laws in Australia. Bummer.

[CFTraveler]

I would have said the same thing about colloidal silver, however, the man who made the term 'argyria' famous (he was, after all, the bluest guy I've ever seen, so bright!) was extensively tested, and found completely healthy- even though he had been taking high amounts (many times the recommended dosage)for years and became irreversibly blue, the problem he took it for cleared up, and his liver and pancreas are A-OK.

I use colloidal silver externally, and it is the best anti-acne gel evar. Seriously.

[ButterflyWoman]

I use colloidal silver externally, and it is the best anti-acne gel evar. Seriously.

Ah, but Blue Man claims that his skin turned blue from putting colloidal silver on it, and not from consuming colloidal silver.

Also, he's not the only person with the blue condition. I was quite surprised when I did the Google search, actually.

[CFTraveler]

Then we must be talking about a different blue man- the one on TV said he took it internally, and in huge overdoses. He was on Oprah and Dr. Oz did all his tests, and they were clear, except for the color of his skin.

When I was looking into the colloidal thing, I noticed that the reports on systemic problems were not really documented, that most of the side effects were theoretical.
I'm not saying I don't believe there are side effects, I just think that when used with some judgement, it is safer than some of the 'safe' medications that are approved for certain skin ailments, like benzoyl peroxide (for acne), which is highly carcinogenic, and chances are some of my skin cancer is due to having used it as a teenager. So I'll stick with my colloidal silver.

[Alaskans]

DMSO - http://www.dmso.org/articles/information/muir.htm My friend mentioned DMSO. This is a good article, shows one of many ways a drug can be blacklisted.

It's amazing how well we've been programmed, not just by western medicine, but other factors as well. We are made to beleive that all drugs have side effects, most diseases cant be cured, only treated, no drug can treat many ailments, any cure we have access to ourselves and is not sold at the pharmacy is dangerous, and ineffective. A drug will be black listed called 'dangerous' or 'unconfirmable' just if it has multiple positive effects for heavens sake! And yet if it only has one positive effect, and 10 negative side effects it is adopted into western medicine because they have a slew of other drugs for the side effects! Its so sad! :cry:

You cant fully trust 'reported' side effects, unless they are widespread, because some lies and half lies are intentionally propegated. Hard science and testing is often hard to find because once a drug is considered an enemy any scientist who then investigates it's properties is strung up.

I dont want to get too far into it - volumes could be written on it. I just wanted to point out everyone is programmed this way. A large part of our evolutionary journey is breaking down harmfull programming like this. I was taught my whole life I cant heal myself. I had an injury that had caused me a lot of pain for 12 years, I healed it in 3 days!
-Did you know diamonds were near worthless untill extensive clever advertising of the 50s convinced the world otherwise? Just an example of how much money can be made by programming the masses. Decide everything for yourself!

PS - If you have an effective 'exiled' or little known cure or treatment, please post it here. I didnt mean just me.

[Beekeeper]

Alaskans, I remember seeing something on how high doses of Vitamin C helped people beat heroin addiction but that the information was suppressed, allegedly because it would put too many drug counsellors out of work.

[Palehorse Redivivus]

Check out "Hoxsey" -- pioneered an herbal treatment for cancer, run out of town by the FDA, now operates south of the border in Tijuana.

Wilhelm Reich is another popular one; studied orgone, a form of energy healing (which I can personally vouch for) along with a lot of other things. Died mysteriously in prison.

I had a former friend who ended up working for the pharmaceutical industry. Actual quote from her, something like "yeah, I know about all the shady stuff, and I don't really care; I want a yacht." Seeing the whole attitude firsthand was pretty mindblowing, and is why this person is a former friend.

[Neil Templar]

Alaskans, I remember seeing something on how high doses of Vitamin C helped people beat heroin addiction but that the information was suppressed, allegedly because it would put too many drug counsellors out of work.

similarly Ibogaine is banned in many countries, despite it's apparent potential to help beat addictions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibogaine

[ButterflyWoman]

Then we must be talking about a different blue man- the one on TV said he took it internally, and in huge overdoses. He was on Oprah and Dr. Oz did all his tests, and they were clear, except for the color of his skin.

No, same guy.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/22536241/
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/w ... 1115169109

colloidal silver usually is found in a liquid form. Looking for relief, Karason drank the concoction and rubbed it on his skin something the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not recommend.

His skin slowly turned blue.

Apparently, the change happens very, very gradually. So, even if you're completely healthy, having blue skin is a bit of a downside for most of us. He doesn't seem bothered by it, but I don't think I'd enjoy it, personally.

So I'll stick with my colloidal silver.

Entirely up to you. I'm not trying to talk anyone into or out of anything, just pointing out that some substances should be used with care and caution. Arsenic apparently has therapeutic uses, but I'd be careful with that, too!