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Blessed Thistle with positive results?

Posted by texastea @texastea, May 10 9:53am

Has anyone tried Blessed Thistle (Cnicus Benedictus) with positive results? I've just read an article in ScienceDaily Titled "New Compound From Blessed Thistle Promotes Functional Nerve Regeneration" dated April 19, 2024 Source: University of Cologne stating that a novel new use for Cnicus has been found. Animal studies as well as human cells have shown that Cnicin significantly accelerates Axon (nerve fiber) growth.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | May 14 4:18pm
In reply to @heisenberg34 "So, why is it that some with neuropathy complain of tingling and numbness, but not pain?..." + (show)
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So, why is it that some with neuropathy complain of tingling and numbness, but not pain? I would gladly trade my pain (anywhere between 7-9 now) for tingling and numbness. Riddle me that.

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I imagine I could make a lot of money and/or friends if I was able to answer that question. I heard a talk back in 2016 by an 80 old neurologist at a Minnesota Neuropathy Association meeting before they closed down. He left us with a couple of gems. One was how they coined the diagnosis idiopathic - was by the idiot neurologist who didn't know the answer. The other one he left us with was that if you live long enough, you will have some form of neuropathy because nerves die like any other cell in the human body. I did read an article somewhere that mentioned about 20% of people who are diagnosed with neuropathy only have numbness without the pain. I did see a related study on the topic but it's over my head for understanding.

-- Exploring Functional Connectivity in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients With Neuropathic Pain Versus Without Neuropathic Pain: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/neur.2023.0070

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