I find it very interesting that so many people are willing to be treated with bee venom to cure their ailments. Many people even prefer it to western medicine, or at least many people, especially in Asia find it an affordable alternative to mainstream health care. I'd like to encourage everyone to read the information on the alternative medicine of bee sting venom and its popular use at the following website: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16751949/
I find the topic of alternative medications quite interesting, because I really believe that at least some of what people have found over time to work against disease must have a foundation. I am definitely not stating that every all natural cure out there is THE cure to all diseases, but I like that the papers this week look into spices and bee venom as possible means to curing or preventing disease.
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Very interesting article.
Well scorpion venom is now being used to fight cancer. The diluted venom of the blue scorpion has been used in Cuba as an anti-carcinogenic for more than a decade. This scorpion is found only in the Caribbean island. The medication produced from this venom is known as Escoazul.
The bee venom articles made me think of this other treatment. I first learned about this anti-carcinogenic treatment from a friend. His wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer and they opted to try this medication. His wife has now almost fully recovered.
I am now curious to find the similarities between the scorpion and bee venom therapy and perhaps other similar therapies.
Escoazul is not in the market and is still under investigation. The Cuban Public Health Advisory has not approved Escoazul's medicinal use.
More than 3000 people have participated in studies conducted in Guantanamo. Misael Bordier, a researcher at the Medical Sciences Faculty in Guantanamo who leads the team that created Escoazul claims there have been satisfactory results. And although the results are positive, Bordier believes it is too soon raise hopes about the drug. He claims Escoazul has been effective in treating a wide range of cancers, Parkinson's disease, pelvic inflammation and kidney problems. According to the governmental National Information Agency, the product is safe and it serves as an anti-inflammatory and stabilizer of the immune system.
It is believed that Escoazul inhibits protease, an enzyme that acts as a membrane around different kinds of cancer. The protease serves as a habitat in the tumor which reproduces and expands, cell by cell. Escoazul inhibits the formation of this membrane, it then halters the tumor expansion and initiates its breakdown process.
According to researchers, the venom work in three fundamental ways (its translated, hope it makes sense):
1. The venom stimulates the immunological system (that is cell in charge of the immune defense system).
2. According to mice studies and studies done analyzing the components of the venom, there is a factor that inhibits the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) and therefore, halts the tumor's growth.
3. There are components that act on the cell membrane and inhibit the fundamental function of the sodium and potassium channels. This causes an increase in antibodies and anti-inflammatory mediators which hinder tumor growth.
The bee and scorpion venom seem to both have an inhibiting effect on pro-inflammatory cells. This is a topic which I find fascinating and would like to do further research.
The bottom line is that both therapies appear to work in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Studies have been conducted and are still being done for both of this treatment. Some of the results have been shown to be favorable for the treatment of the above mentioned inflammatory diseases.
Websites:
http://www.tierramerica.net/2001/0819/iacentos.shtml
http://www.blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/Week-of-Mon-20041115/009199.html
http://www.monografias.com/trabajos36/veneno-escorpion/veneno-escorpion2.shtml
This is also quite interesting, thanks for the info!
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