Has anyone heard of or tried Manuka honey for neuropathy. What about a

Posted by hepeak1736 @hepeak1736, 1 day ago

There are many infomercials by noted doctors Sanja Gupta, Ben Carson touting Manuka honey and ashwaghanda ? Spelling. Supplement made by Takeda labs. Is this a scam

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@hepeak1736 be careful. Voice and likeness of people are “stolen” by AI now.
We can’t believe what we hear or see anymore.
“Celebrities” like the doctors you named, are targets for AI rip-off.

I researched Takeda Pharmaceuticals. I doubt they would produce products for neuropathy. They are focused on oncology, rare diseases, neuroscience, gastroenterology, plasma therapy and vaccines. Maybe neuroscience but I just doubt it.

Honey is great for neurological diseases like MS. From what I’ve read it seems not to help Poly Neuropathy.
I know there isn’t a cure for PN, and we are desperately looking for relief so we need to be careful.

Have you done any research?

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@hepeak1736 Hola! I am familiar with manuka honey, but not for PN specifically. Usually, it is used for healing wounds, but I'm sure it has multiple purposes. I know it can't hurt, at least. Now, Ashwaghanda - my friend uses that to calm her pain levels and she swears by it. Though, she only uses it in moderation - i.e. when absolutely necessary or she's hit a "low." I've personally never tried it, so I cannot vouch for it. Would be interested to hear what you find out about either one! Good luck to you.

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@hepeak1736
What type of neuropathy do you have, small or large fiber?

Nutrition and supplements may help or cause more problems, depending on the type and compare of your neuropathy. My experience is there isn’t a “cure” for neuropathy. The root cause of what is causing neuropathy is usually what is treated (diabetes, vitamin deficiencies or toxicities, stopping alcohol/smoking/caping, etc.)

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Are you talking about eating manuka honey or putting it on your skin? It does not sound like a credible possibility for PN to me, but I do like to eat it and I have used it on my facial skin as a masque with good results in skin care. We also used it on a serious wound on our dog, at the veterinarian's directions, with excellent healing results. But in any event high quality manuka costs a fortune and it would be very pricey to put it on lower legs and/or feet for PN.

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Unfortunately, in today's world "seeing is believing" is no longer always true.

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