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#2943 From: Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@...>
Date: Mon Jul 6, 2009 12:14 am
Subject: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
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I have long heard that lettuces were calming to the intestines, so I thought that they would be good for me to eat.  Someone today, however, told me that chicory was toxic to parasitic intestinal worms.  Should I be avoiding chicory?  How about the other bitter lettuces, dandelion et c.?
Marya


#2944 From: "Jasper Lawrence" <jascallaw@...>
Date: Mon Jul 6, 2009 3:19 am
Subject: Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
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I very much doubt it.

If any common or even uncommon herb or food had true anti-helminthic properties
it would have been recognized and promoted as such long ago, and the invention
of anti-helminthic drugs like Ablendazole, which only came along as the first in
the mid 50's, would not have necessary.

Chicory is widely eaten, and yet people all over the world still have worms.
Ditto for lettuce.

I don't think you have anything to worry about, unless perhaps you are planning
on eating five pounds of it at one sitting or something.

The same principle applies to anything you might ordinarily eat. The exceptions
might be in unusually concentrated forms, or extracts, or traditional herbal
remedies.

But a food, I don't think so.

Jasper

--- In helminthictherapy@yahoogroups.com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@...>
wrote:
>
> I have long heard that lettuces were calming to the intestines, so I thought
that they would be good for me to eat.  Someone today, however, told me that
chicory was toxic to parasitic intestinal worms.  Should I be avoiding chicory? 
How about the other bitter lettuces, dandelion et c.?
> Marya
>





#2946 From: "marc_dellerba" <marc@...>
Date: Mon Jul 6, 2009 8:47 am
Subject: Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
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The only thing I have not eaten here is dandelion, you should have no problems
at all.

Marc

--- In helminthictherapy@yahoogroups.com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@...>
wrote:
>
> I have long heard that lettuces were calming to the intestines, so I thought
that they would be good for me to eat.  Someone today, however, told me that
chicory was toxic to parasitic intestinal worms.  Should I be avoiding chicory? 
How about the other bitter lettuces, dandelion et c.?
> Marya
>





#2947 From: Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@...>
Date: Mon Jul 6, 2009 6:44 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
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What of this from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory#Use_and_toxicity

Use and toxicity

According to traditional folklore, long-term use of chicory as a coffee substitute may damage human retinal tissue, with dimming of vision over time and other long term effects.[9] Modern scientific literature contains little or no evidence to support or refute this claim.

Root chicory contains volatile oils similar to those found in plants in the related genus Tanacetum which includes Tansy, and is likewise effective at eliminating intestinal worms. All parts of the plant contain these volatile oils, with the majority of the toxic components concentrated in the plant's root. [10]

Chicory is well known for its toxicity to internal parasites. Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in reduction of worm burdens,[11] [12] [13] which has prompted its widespread use as a forage supplement. There are only a few major companies active in research, development, and production of chicory varieties and selections. Most of them are in New Zealand. Chicory root extract is high in inulin, and used as a high-fiber dietary supplement.



  1. ^ A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover Publications. 1931fs. ISBN 0486227987 & 0486227995. 
  2. ^ Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, ISBN 0-87842-359-1
  3. ^ "Individual administration of three tanniferous forage plants to lambs artificially infected with Haemonchus contortus and Cooperia curticei.". Vet Parasitol. 146 (1-2): 123–34. 2007-05-15. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.01.009. PMID : 17336459. 
  4. ^ "The use of chicory for parasite control in organic ewes and their lambs.". Parasitology. 134 (Pt 2): 299–307. February 2007. doi:10.1017/S0031182006001363. PMID : 17032469. 
  5. ^ "The effect of chicory ( Cichorium intybus ) and sulla ( Hedysarum coronarium ) on larval development and mucosal cell responses of growing lambs challenged with Teladorsagia circumcincta.". Parasitology. 132 (Pt 3): 419–26. March 2006. doi:10.1017/S0031182005009194. PMID : 16332288.


--- On Sun, 7/5/09, Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@...> wrote:

From: Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@...>
Subject: [helminthictherapy] Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
To: helminthictherapy@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 11:19 PM

I very much doubt it.

If any common or even uncommon herb or food had true anti-helminthic properties it would have been recognized and promoted as such long ago, and the invention of anti-helminthic drugs like Ablendazole, which only came along as the first in the mid 50's, would not have necessary.

Chicory is widely eaten, and yet people all over the world still have worms. Ditto for lettuce.

I don't think you have anything to worry about, unless perhaps you are planning on eating five pounds of it at one sitting or something.

The same principle applies to anything you might ordinarily eat. The exceptions might be in unusually concentrated forms, or extracts, or traditional herbal remedies.

But a food, I don't think so.

Jasper

--- In helminthictherapy@ yahoogroups. com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@ ...> wrote:
>
> I have long heard that lettuces were calming to the intestines, so I thought that they would be good for me to eat. Someone today, however, told me that chicory was toxic to parasitic intestinal worms. Should I be avoiding chicory? How about the other bitter lettuces, dandelion et c.?
> Marya
>



#2948 From: "Jasper Lawrence" <jascallaw@...>
Date: Mon Jul 6, 2009 9:04 pm
Subject: Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
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It is related to what I mentioned earlier, unless you eat a lot of chicory I
doubt it will have an affect.

Marc has eaten it, and he still has his worms.

For cattle they are probably eating large quantities relatively, but if you are
worried about it don't eat or drink foods with chicory in them or minimize the
amount you eat at any one time or during the course of any one week.

I don't drink chicory coffee substitutes, the last time I did I was a child in
the UK. As to eating the greens in salads the quantities are very small.

We have eaten chicory a few times in the last two years on salads according to
Michelle. But I have not lost my worms accidentally, ever. The only time
Michelle did it was clearly related to aerosol whipped cream and the nitrous
oxide propellant.

That episode illustrates the issue here clearly. I too ate some whipped cream at
the same time, but not much. My worms were fine, thankfully.

If however you regularly eat large quantities of the leaf or root it probably
will have an impact based on the reference below.

But again, if the effect were strong it would be commonly used as a folk remedy
or recommended by doctors.

--- In helminthictherapy@yahoogroups.com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@...>
wrote:
>
> What of this from Wikipedia
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory#Use_and_toxicity
>
> Use and toxicity
> According to traditional folklore, long-term use of chicory as a
> coffee substitute may damage human retinal tissue, with dimming of
> vision over time and other long term effects.[9] Modern scientific literature
contains little or no evidence to support or refute this claim.
> Root chicory contains volatile oils similar to those found in plants in the
related genus Tanacetum which includes Tansy,
> and is likewise effective at eliminating intestinal worms. All parts of
> the plant contain these volatile oils, with the majority of the toxic
> components concentrated in the plant's root. [10]
> Chicory is well known for its toxicity to internal parasites.
> Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in
> reduction of worm burdens,[11] [12] [13]
> which has prompted its widespread use as a forage supplement. There are
> only a few major companies active in research, development, and
> production of chicory varieties and selections. Most of them are in New
> Zealand. Chicory root extract is high in inulin, and used as a high-fiber
dietary supplement.
>
> ^ A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover Publications. 1931fs. ISBN 0486227987 &
0486227995. ^ Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, ISBN
0-87842-359-1^ "Individual
> administration of three tanniferous forage plants to lambs artificially
> infected with Haemonchus contortus and Cooperia curticei.". Vet Parasitol. 146
(1-2): 123â€"34. 2007-05-15. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.01.009. PMID :
17336459. ^ "The use of chicory for parasite control in organic ewes and their
lambs.". Parasitology. 134 (Pt 2): 299â€"307. February 2007.
doi:10.1017/S0031182006001363. PMID : 17032469. ^ "The
> effect of chicory ( Cichorium intybus ) and sulla ( Hedysarum
> coronarium ) on larval development and mucosal cell responses of
> growing lambs challenged with Teladorsagia circumcincta.". Parasitology. 132
(Pt 3): 419â€"26. March 2006. doi:10.1017/S0031182005009194. PMID : 16332288.
>
> --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@...> wrote:
>
> From: Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@...>
> Subject: [helminthictherapy] Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
> To: helminthictherapy@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 11:19 PM
>
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>
> I very much doubt it.
>
>
>
> If any common or even uncommon herb or food had true anti-helminthic
properties it would have been recognized and promoted as such long ago, and the
invention of anti-helminthic drugs like Ablendazole, which only came along as
the first in the mid 50's, would not have necessary.
>
>
>
> Chicory is widely eaten, and yet people all over the world still have worms.
Ditto for lettuce.
>
>
>
> I don't think you have anything to worry about, unless perhaps you are
planning on eating five pounds of it at one sitting or something.
>
>
>
> The same principle applies to anything you might ordinarily eat. The
exceptions might be in unusually concentrated forms, or extracts, or traditional
herbal remedies.
>
>
>
> But a food, I don't think so.
>
>
>
> Jasper
>
>
>
> --- In helminthictherapy@ yahoogroups. com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@ ...>
wrote:
>
> >
>
> > I have long heard that lettuces were calming to the intestines, so I thought
that they would be good for me to eat. Someone today, however, told me that
chicory was toxic to parasitic intestinal worms. Should I be avoiding chicory?
How about the other bitter lettuces, dandelion et c.?
>
> > Marya
>
> >
>





#2949 From: Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@...>
Date: Tue Jul 7, 2009 1:52 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
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I suppose that is the salient point, that you haven't lost your worms accidentally - ever.  We here out on the worm frontier, don't know where we are in relation to the border at any given moment, when we will fall of the edge. 

That there is a guarantee, should we loose our worms they will be replaced,  is abstract comfort, as, most days, we can hardly convince ourselves we have what we can't see.  I am sure many of will be following in Deb's foot steps and buying a microscope, not because we want or need to cultivate hook worm, but to occasionally look at the evidence; "Ah there they are, it is not a coincidence that I've managed to stay out of the hospital after all."

Marya


--- On Mon, 7/6/09, Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@...> wrote:

From: Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@...>
Subject: [helminthictherapy] Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
To: helminthictherapy@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 5:04 PM

It is related to what I mentioned earlier, unless you eat a lot of chicory I doubt it will have an affect.

Marc has eaten it, and he still has his worms.

For cattle they are probably eating large quantities relatively, but if you are worried about it don't eat or drink foods with chicory in them or minimize the amount you eat at any one time or during the course of any one week.

I don't drink chicory coffee substitutes, the last time I did I was a child in the UK. As to eating the greens in salads the quantities are very small.

We have eaten chicory a few times in the last two years on salads according to Michelle. But I have not lost my worms accidentally, ever. The only time Michelle did it was clearly related to aerosol whipped cream and the nitrous oxide propellant.

That episode illustrates the issue here clearly. I too ate some whipped cream at the same time, but not much. My worms were fine, thankfully.

If however you regularly eat large quantities of the leaf or root it probably will have an impact based on the reference below.

But again, if the effect were strong it would be commonly used as a folk remedy or recommended by doctors.

--- In helminthictherapy@ yahoogroups. com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@ ...> wrote:
>
> What of this from Wikipedia
>
> http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Chicory#Use_ and_toxicity
>
> Use and toxicity
> According to traditional folklore, long-term use of chicory as a
> coffee substitute may damage human retinal tissue, with dimming of
> vision over time and other long term effects.[9] Modern scientific literature contains little or no evidence to support or refute this claim.
> Root chicory contains volatile oils similar to those found in plants in the related genus Tanacetum which includes Tansy,
> and is likewise effective at eliminating intestinal worms. All parts of
> the plant contain these volatile oils, with the majority of the toxic
> components concentrated in the plant's root. [10]
> Chicory is well known for its toxicity to internal parasites.
> Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in
> reduction of worm burdens,[11] [12] [13]
> which has prompted its widespread use as a forage supplement. There are
> only a few major companies active in research, development, and
> production of chicory varieties and selections. Most of them are in New
> Zealand. Chicory root extract is high in inulin, and used as a high-fiber dietary supplement.
>
> ^ A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover Publications. 1931fs. ISBN 0486227987 & 0486227995. ^ Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford, ISBN 0-87842-359- 1^ "Individual
> administration of three tanniferous forage plants to lambs artificially
> infected with Haemonchus contortus and Cooperia curticei.". Vet Parasitol. 146 (1-2): 123â€"34. 2007-05-15. doi:10.1016/ j.vetpar. 2007.01.009. PMID : 17336459. ^ "The use of chicory for parasite control in organic ewes and their lambs.". Parasitology. 134 (Pt 2): 299â€"307. February 2007. doi:10.1017/ S003118200600136 3. PMID : 17032469. ^ "The
> effect of chicory ( Cichorium intybus ) and sulla ( Hedysarum
> coronarium ) on larval development and mucosal cell responses of
> growing lambs challenged with Teladorsagia circumcincta. ". Parasitology. 132 (Pt 3): 419â€"26. March 2006. doi:10.1017/ S003118200500919 4. PMID : 16332288.
>
> --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@. ..> wrote:
>
> From: Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@. ..>
> Subject: [helminthictherapy] Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
> To: helminthictherapy@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 11:19 PM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I very much doubt it.
>
>
>
> If any common or even uncommon herb or food had true anti-helminthic properties it would have been recognized and promoted as such long ago, and the invention of anti-helminthic drugs like Ablendazole, which only came along as the first in the mid 50's, would not have necessary.
>
>
>
> Chicory is widely eaten, and yet people all over the world still have worms. Ditto for lettuce.
>
>
>
> I don't think you have anything to worry about, unless perhaps you are planning on eating five pounds of it at one sitting or something.
>
>
>
> The same principle applies to anything you might ordinarily eat. The exceptions might be in unusually concentrated forms, or extracts, or traditional herbal remedies.
>
>
>
> But a food, I don't think so.
>
>
>
> Jasper
>
>
>
> --- In helminthictherapy@ yahoogroups. com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@ ...> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > I have long heard that lettuces were calming to the intestines, so I thought that they would be good for me to eat. Someone today, however, told me that chicory was toxic to parasitic intestinal worms. Should I be avoiding chicory? How about the other bitter lettuces, dandelion et c.?
>
> > Marya
>
> >
>



#2950 From: "Jasper Lawrence" <jascallaw@...>
Date: Tue Jul 7, 2009 7:53 pm
Subject: Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
jascallaw
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If you get better you will know they are there because you will be well, and if
you lose them you will soon know they are gone when you get ill again, which is
typically in days or at most a couple of weeks after losing them.

A few people who have lost them have known something was "different" before
their disease came back.

I hope the guarantee is more than an abstract comfort, we have replaced
everyone's worms who has lost them for whatever reason for just the cost of
shipping.

By all means buy a microscope, I think taking charge of your health is important
and good, but remember if you use it for that purpose that your nose will be
three inches from a slide bearing excrement.

Its not much fun.

--- In helminthictherapy@yahoogroups.com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@...>
wrote:
>
> I suppose that is the salient point, that you haven't lost your worms
accidentally - ever.  We here out on the worm frontier, don't know where we are
in relation to the border at any given moment, when we will fall of the edge. 
>
> That there is a guarantee, should we loose our worms they will be replaced, 
is abstract comfort, as, most days, we can hardly convince ourselves we have
what we can't see.  I am sure many of will be following in Deb's foot steps and
buying a microscope, not because we want or need to cultivate hook worm, but to
occasionally look at the evidence; "Ah there they are, it is not a coincidence
that I've managed to stay out of the hospital after all."
>
> Marya
>
>
> --- On Mon, 7/6/09, Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@...> wrote:
>
> From: Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@...>
> Subject: [helminthictherapy] Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
> To: helminthictherapy@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 5:04 PM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> It is related to what I mentioned earlier, unless you eat a lot of
chicory I doubt it will have an affect.
>
>
>
> Marc has eaten it, and he still has his worms.
>
>
>
> For cattle they are probably eating large quantities relatively, but if you
are worried about it don't eat or drink foods with chicory in them or minimize
the amount you eat at any one time or during the course of any one week.
>
>
>
> I don't drink chicory coffee substitutes, the last time I did I was a child in
the UK. As to eating the greens in salads the quantities are very small.
>
>
>
> We have eaten chicory a few times in the last two years on salads according to
Michelle. But I have not lost my worms accidentally, ever. The only time
Michelle did it was clearly related to aerosol whipped cream and the nitrous
oxide propellant.
>
>
>
> That episode illustrates the issue here clearly. I too ate some whipped cream
at the same time, but not much. My worms were fine, thankfully.
>
>
>
> If however you regularly eat large quantities of the leaf or root it probably
will have an impact based on the reference below.
>
>
>
> But again, if the effect were strong it would be commonly used as a folk
remedy or recommended by doctors.
>
>
>
> --- In helminthictherapy@ yahoogroups. com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@ ...>
wrote:
>
> >
>
> > What of this from Wikipedia
>
> >
>
> > http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Chicory#Use_ and_toxicity
>
> >
>
> > Use and toxicity
>
> > According to traditional folklore, long-term use of chicory as a
>
> > coffee substitute may damage human retinal tissue, with dimming of
>
> > vision over time and other long term effects.[9] Modern scientific
literature contains little or no evidence to support or refute this claim.
>
> > Root chicory contains volatile oils similar to those found in plants in the
related genus Tanacetum which includes Tansy,
>
> > and is likewise effective at eliminating intestinal worms. All parts of
>
> > the plant contain these volatile oils, with the majority of the toxic
>
> > components concentrated in the plant's root. [10]
>
> > Chicory is well known for its toxicity to internal parasites.
>
> > Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in
>
> > reduction of worm burdens,[11] [12] [13]
>
> > which has prompted its widespread use as a forage supplement. There are
>
> > only a few major companies active in research, development, and
>
> > production of chicory varieties and selections. Most of them are in New
>
> > Zealand. Chicory root extract is high in inulin, and used as a high-fiber
dietary supplement.
>
> >
>
> > ^ A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover Publications. 1931fs. ISBN 0486227987 &
0486227995. ^ Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West, Gregory L. Tilford,
ISBN 0-87842-359- 1^ "Individual
>
> > administration of three tanniferous forage plants to lambs artificially
>
> > infected with Haemonchus contortus and Cooperia curticei.". Vet Parasitol.
146 (1-2): 123â€"34. 2007-05-15. doi:10.1016/ j.vetpar. 2007.01.009.
PMID : 17336459. ^ "The use of chicory for parasite control in organic
ewes and their lambs.". Parasitology. 134 (Pt 2): 299â€"307. February 2007.
doi:10.1017/ S003118200600136 3. PMID : 17032469. ^ "The
>
> > effect of chicory ( Cichorium intybus ) and sulla ( Hedysarum
>
> > coronarium ) on larval development and mucosal cell responses of
>
> > growing lambs challenged with Teladorsagia circumcincta. ". Parasitology.
132 (Pt 3): 419â€"26. March 2006. doi:10.1017/ S003118200500919 4. PMID :
16332288.
>
> >
>
> > --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@ ..> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > From: Jasper Lawrence <jascallaw@ ..>
>
> > Subject: [helminthictherapy] Re: Chicory and lettuces, and intestinal worms
>
> > To: helminthictherapy@ yahoogroups. com
>
> > Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 11:19 PM
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
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> > I very much doubt it.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > If any common or even uncommon herb or food had true anti-helminthic
properties it would have been recognized and promoted as such long ago, and the
invention of anti-helminthic drugs like Ablendazole, which only came along as
the first in the mid 50's, would not have necessary.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Chicory is widely eaten, and yet people all over the world still have worms.
Ditto for lettuce.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > I don't think you have anything to worry about, unless perhaps you are
planning on eating five pounds of it at one sitting or something.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > The same principle applies to anything you might ordinarily eat. The
exceptions might be in unusually concentrated forms, or extracts, or traditional
herbal remedies.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > But a food, I don't think so.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > Jasper
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > --- In helminthictherapy@ yahoogroups. com, Marya DeBlasi <marya_deblasi@
...> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > > I have long heard that lettuces were calming to the intestines, so I
thought that they would be good for me to eat. Someone today, however, told me
that chicory was toxic to parasitic intestinal worms. Should I be avoiding
chicory? How about the other bitter lettuces, dandelion et c.?
>
> >
>
> > > Marya
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>





 
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