In 1998 I was fascinated to read an article in the medical magazine, Cardiology Today, where it reported that snake venom had arrested the spread of cancer. The poison from the mcmachon viper, found in Afghanistan and Pakistan, contains the protein cristostatin which blocked the tumors in mice injected with cancer cells. I kept a close eye on any further reports of the work with snake venom, but nothing was immediatelyforthcoming.
Also in 1998 a report from a German scientific journal detailed trials being done on a chemical taken from ants and used to treat Alzheimer’s. The Aphaenogaster rudis ant, releases a chemical when it leaves the nest, so that it and its fellow colony members, can find their way home. The chemical is called anabasine, and from the report it was used to stimulate the brains of Alzheimer’s patients and helped to reduce memory loss. I kept a close eye on any further reports, but no other information was forthcoming.
Also in 1998 a report from a German scientific journal detailed trials being done on a chemical taken from ants and used to treat Alzheimer’s. The Aphaenogaster rudis ant, releases a chemical when it leaves the nest, so that it and its fellow colony members, can find their way home. The chemical is called anabasine, and from the report it was used to stimulate the brains of Alzheimer’s patients and helped to reduce memory loss. I kept a close eye on any further reports, but no other information was forthcoming.
In 2013 the National Library of Medicine published a report from The Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. The headline reads, ‘The Therapeutic Potential of Snake Venom in Cancer Therapy.’
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3627178/
The conclusions of the report are strong and meaningful. “Venom from snakes is an important agent for curing many types of cancers…Snake venom contains a vast array of components, the majority of which act on the peripheral nervous system…We can anticipate the development of a new agent from snake venoms in the future which will be useful in cancer therapy.”
I don’t recall any media reporting of this Asian Pacific article, perhaps something further will be learned. In one of my previous posts regarding Paracelsus, I mentioned his statement in the early 1500s, that everything in nature has a purpose, and is good, useful and beneficial for something else in nature. Everything has its place and importance. Paracelsus specifically mentioned that even snakes have a purpose and are important in healing.
New is good, but let’s not overlook valuable wisdom from the past. It just might take the sting out of some of our current health problems.
To inspire and empower.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3627178/
The conclusions of the report are strong and meaningful. “Venom from snakes is an important agent for curing many types of cancers…Snake venom contains a vast array of components, the majority of which act on the peripheral nervous system…We can anticipate the development of a new agent from snake venoms in the future which will be useful in cancer therapy.”
I don’t recall any media reporting of this Asian Pacific article, perhaps something further will be learned. In one of my previous posts regarding Paracelsus, I mentioned his statement in the early 1500s, that everything in nature has a purpose, and is good, useful and beneficial for something else in nature. Everything has its place and importance. Paracelsus specifically mentioned that even snakes have a purpose and are important in healing.
New is good, but let’s not overlook valuable wisdom from the past. It just might take the sting out of some of our current health problems.
To inspire and empower.
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