Message Number: SG958 | New FHL Archives Search
From: daneedv@aol.com
Date: 2002-08-22 00:18:24 UTC
Subject: RE: Pred dose for insulonoma&otherPossTreat
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <32832855.1029975504145.JavaMail.root@scandium>

Author wrote:
> I know that some people have used Pao d'arco (an herb) as a >cancer fighting agent with tremendous success, but I'm not sure >of the dose.

I seem to remember one of the vets on this list (maybe Dr. Purcell) posting that Pau d'arco should never be used on a ferret with insulinoma or possible insulinoma, because that herb actually lowers the blood sugar. I have heard the Pau d'arco can be helpful with lymphoma, but not insulinoma.
Danee