1)Scars: Several of us have used cocoa butter to reduce the scar tissue, not the scar itself, just what is underneath. Here is a story from Nancy: When my daughter was 2 years old she had a hemangioma (the kind under the skin and not the strawberry mark kind on the surface.) It was in the inner corner of her eye and the incision was from the top of her eyebrow curved around the nose and down to the bottom of the eye. I had a very good plastic surgeon do the work, but was advised that he would occasionally need to do more surgery as she grew because it would tighten and draw up. I bought cocoa butter and melted it and kept rubbing it into the scar for several more years and she never required anymore surgery, nor does anything show up except a very faint white line. She is going to be 37 this month and I am so glad that she did not require these extra operations. Can't believe that when I had my surgery I forgot all about the cocoa butter and probably could have saved myself from the keloided scar. I did use Vit. E. but it did not help. Here is Rae's story: it has been pretty remarkable. The scar line where it extended into the axilla was a tight, hard line. Now it has softened so much that it doesn't pull taut when I raise my arm and the entire area feels soft and pliant. (She used the cocoa butter more than 4 years after the scar began forming). Here is Ann's story: I completely reduced underlying scar tissue in three months by applying cocoa butter on the scar site. It was amazing and painless. I had used both aloe and Vitamin E for a long time before that and on other scars with NO discernible effect. The scar still shows but it has NO scar tissue underneath. Tap the Thymus: It is suggested that a way to stimulate the thymus is to tap gently at the area just above the rib cage (sternum), in that small hollow area in the center. 3-10 times gently. Can be done during the course of a day as you think of it. 6/03 Also take a look in the section Relevant Studies=Nontoxic Ways To Reduce... Tips that may help save your life For Neuropathy: Possibilities A Chinese herb and some vitamins Centellia asiatica for surgery Potato-based Powder Stops Bleeding Kathryn Rosenthal offers some excellent advice Herbs to Stop Before Surgery One Woman's Struggle to Have Surgery Her Way Get IV Vit C in Case of Hospitalization Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Could be PREVENTED If You Are Offered Oxygen - Ask for Carbon Dioxide in Mix Preoperative Fasting & Surgery: Children Reducing Risk of Medication Error Acupuncture Recommended for Post-Op Nausea Necessity of Uninterrupted SLEEP in Hospital ICU Different than Traditional Chinese Medicine Helps explain the results Hair as Biopsy Material Soc for Nuclear Med, 6/06 Thanks to www.pulsemed.org and Dr. Michael F. Garay Professional Referral Network SYLK A new film from Affinityfilms, Inc. producers of Between Us Lancet, 9/01 What/When to EAT Before Surgery Grape-Seed Extract Speeds Wound Recovery New Gauze Promotes healing Silver Ion Wound Healing RCT of Tissue Adhesive For Wound Closure Leeches Approved for Skin Grafts/Reattachment Surgery Aloe Vera Gel for Wound Healing Wound Healing HELPED by Exercise - Older Adults Hydrogen peroxide could cause absorbable sutures to come apart Antibiotics and Vitamins Work Together Various studies Surgery & Nerve Injuries Pain Site, Amputation Pain, Back Pain Hypnosis: Useful, Neglected, Available Phantom Limb Pain & Paclitaxel Neurotoxicity Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome Pediatric Amputees & Phantom Limb Pain Phantom Pain LINK to many answers on interactions, surgery, etc. Univ of North Carolina, 3/05 LINK to digital library of anatomy information Anesthesia & Analgesia, 6/06 LINK to information about candida from Wendy Smith, an herbalist who dealt with this personally Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice August, 2007 Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.