Blood and Wine

Dr McCormick replied at 11:41:10 +0100. Reply in green, my next in black.

Hi Doctor

I’m still subconsciously juggling with the purpose of the cytology as its propensity for not finding a positive being high, is not very useful. That it may find a positive may be useful, but I’m not sure about that if there’s little or nothing I can envisage doing about it.

However I am getting closer to having the cytology if only for curiosity of the process and outcome.
To that end I think it better to provide a sample where there is clearly a substantial haem count or preferably, well not that I want it, urine that is at least pink. I do a stick test daily and some days are negative so a sample then would be all but useless. Also the more haem there is the more a visual examination will have to study.

Overall things have plateaued out, things are not as ‘bad’ as when I came to see you, my urine is less often obviously discoloured. I’m not sure if that means any possible tumour is just getting its feet under the table or its being squeezed out of home.

One thing I didn’t mention was that when I went to get copies of the U-scan and X-ray I had a shock as when I went for a pee in the hospital my pee was so red I almost fainted. It was so red it was like paint and stained the bowl. I went to A & E and felt very dizzy and out of it. The reason I mention it is that it was extreme and yet the only such time. There were a few times of light pink but most of those were weeks ago. I just wonder what could have been the source of such an amount of blood whereas normally, well, its not like that.

Since we don’t know the exact cause of the bleeding it is difficult to draw any conclusions about why you pass more blood on some days than others-this would certainly be not unusual for a tumour.

I thought that was the way, as I had been reading, but it still prompts the query as to why so different. What exactly happens?

In fact, how much and when you pass blood doesn’t help us at all , although it does make me worry that you may become anaemic in due course if it continues.

Well luckily the only time was that once, all the other times are no where near the same. I gather that “As little as 1 milliliter (0.03 ounces) of blood will turn the urine red.” http://www.urologychannel.com/hematuria/index.shtml so I don’t I have any concerns about anaemia at the moment. If I was to bleed a lot I would worry

There is also the possibility that an infection could ensue causing more bleeding-this is unlikely if it goes away again, and if it is not associated with any new symptoms such as pain or fever.

No pain, no fever but I do get a little tired or confused. I’m not sure but my thinking slows down and I can’t respond or pat attention to things as well. It happens now and then and is usually followed by either a +++ reading on the sticks or visibly coloured pee.

Back to the cytology option. Is it possible for me to pick up a sample bottle and keep it until I am ready, and then presumably bring it in before 11am one morning, although if it just so happens that I have a pink or red pee at any time maybe I should bring it it immediately. I don’t have a fridge to store anything and I imagine that keeping it for any length of time may facilitate degradation of the sample.

I think as regards when you provide the sample-in fact too many red blood cells could make it harder for the cytologist to see any tumour cells, so I think that you should actually avoid a sample on a day when you can see blood.Ideally I would like to send it to the lab the same day but the cells will last a few days before they degrade ,after that it is up to the cytologist when it is screened, so we may not get an answer for several weeks-I don’t know as it is not a routine test.

My understanding of the cytology test was that it was looking for a specific type of red blood cell which will define where the blood comes from, no so much looking for cancerous cells. I must read up on that again as otherwise your suggestion makes far more sense. In fact in that case I may go jogging first to loosen up some bit

I will arrange for a pot and a cytology form to be left at Reception for you next week.

Ok that’s it for now

Thanks

Roger Lovejoy

wikipedia: Glycosides

Researching: {Glycoside hydrolases (also called glycosidases) and glycosidase golosinas}

From:
jstor.org (Anthraquinone Pigments in Galium) The name galiosin is proposed for this glycoside of purpurin- 3-carboxylic

bioplastia.med.br

Still in the process of translating from SpanishPortuguese

Vitamin B17 (Laetrile or AMIGFALIN)contains cyanide molecules, favouring use in cases of cancer, as cancer cells seem unable metabolize cyanide like normal cells.
Its use has been exclusively on their cures for cancer.

Sources: plum, apricot, almond, bean sprout, cherries, apples, peaches wheat Moorish.

Notes:

Composition:4 molecules, 2 sugar, 1 benzaldeído, 1 cyanide group;
The cyanide alone is fatal if eating, but being linked with a second element (benzaldehidro) without the chemical that survives by our treatment bowel causing damage to our bodies;

When in contact with a cancerous cell, vitamin B17 is broken down and the cyanide part attacks the cancer cells directly, acting as if it was a target chemotherapy;

The chemical compound that provides the break of the molecule, called Beta.Glucosidase, involving a cancer cell;

Beta.Glucosidase owns more than a normal cell times 3000;

A person with cancer, duty if you / he / she fed AND C, and vitamin, both as injetável of vitamin B 17 of a large number of heads of series of apricot, vitamin ally.

See also:
cancerhelp.org.uk

Raw almonds, Crushed fruit stones or pips, Celery, Apricots, Peaches, Beansprouts, Carrots, High doses of vitamin C, Beans - mung, lima, butter and other pulses, Flax seed, Nuts

All these can increase the risk of cyanide poisoning if you take them with laetrile because they contain low levels of amygdalin. (These foods are safe when you eat them without laetrile because the levels of amygdalin in them are low.)

quackwatch.org

Summary: Overall not too bad a week and have decided to have the cytology test, although I am waiting on a few issues. See Cytology Option.

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Key to data

Blood: Cells/µL

• N = none, L = less than, M = more than
• Haemolysis: ± = >10, + = >25, ++ = >80, +++ = >200
• Non-haemolysis: *, **,

Visual { V=very, L=little, Y=yellow, A=Almost, N=No Colour, C=Cloudy}

Taste { N=neutral, V=very, L=lightly, b=bitter, a=acidic, s=sweet, t=salty }

This page is still being edited: See diary 15th June

Rubiaceae > Stellateae > {Asperula, Galium, Rubia, Sheradia}
Although known by various names denoting its use or qualities, my interest is medicinal. The two notable issues being the ‘galiosin‘ from the root and its general diuretic use. The first may help curtail bladder tumours the second will ensure I pee enough to wash out any debris. I’m wondering if the whole plants contains some galiosin so as not to dig up the roots. See stellateae

Medicinal Applications

Considered to have diuretic properties Cleavers is used to relieve oedema and to promote urine production to wash out bladder infections. It has also been used by people with lymph gland swellings, jaundice, and wounds. (citation needed)

The active constituents include: (Citation for the following needed)

1. galiosin (an anthraquinone glycoside), the red dye extracted from the root has specific anti-inflammatory and spasmolytic effects on the urinary tract.
   Researching ‘Glycosides’
2. There are also other glycosides, tannins (which have astringent3 properties)
3. flavonoids
4. Asperuloside a mild laxative, convertible to prostaglandins4, makes the genus of great interest to the pharmaceutical industry.
5. Coumarins, structurally related to vitamin K act as indirect anticoagulants by blocking vitamin K in the ‘clotting cascade’.

Preparation: Authority: Traditional and sensible.
Gather when it is just about to flower in late spring(Locally mid-May).

Use 2–3 teaspoons of the herb in one cup (250ml) of hot water for ten to fifteen minutes. 26th May Currently using about 6 stems per pot and making three cups.

Galiosinase in the Shoots of Stellateae.

8. When kept in water for a few days the excised leaves and stems of some species produce large amounts of galiosinase.

(Citation for the following needed)

“Individuals can safely consume three or more cups per day; there are no known side effects and the preparation is considered to be safe for use by children and pregnant or nursing women.” (Citation needed)

Culinary Uses

“Being of the Rubiacea (madder) family, Galium aparine is related to the Arabian coffee tree (Coffea arabica). Thus, the bean-shaped seeds are often dried and lightly roasted, and used as a coffee substitute. The advantage of this is that the beverage retains the taste of coffee but lacks caffeine, thus making an acceptable but healthier alternative to its more illustrious relative.”

Reference is also found to it being used as a vegetable, but having tried it in late May, I found the stems too tough and the slight bitter taste would not be to many person’s liking. Maybe when they are younger they are more palatable. I was hoping that being edible would alleviate the need to make teas for medicinal use. Eating small amount (12 stems) of the leaves only with or without other vegetables seems fine.

Sourcing

Given the seasonal harvesting specifics, Cleavers is such a common plant that there is little need to purchase it, unless you live in a concrete jungle. Even then it would be beneficial to go to the countryside and find some if your timing is apt.

Habitat and Location.
Galium aparine thrives in hedgerows and cultivated fields were it can be a pest due to its ability to smother other plants and ranges across Europe and North America.

Appearance
Cleavers often forms a dense tangled mass, scramble and climbing over adjacent plants, bushes and shrubs. On mature plants, stems may reach 2 meters in length and 4mm square in section with whorls of usually 7 or 8 narrow leaves some 6cm long by 6mm wide every 9 to 16 cm on.

The four petalled, white flowers are 3 to 4 mm across, grow in the axils of the leaves on smaller leaf shoots, from Mid May to August.

The fruit, which can number in the thousands per plants, are some 4 to 6mm across and form in pairs. Green at first, becoming purple as they ripen, the fruit is covered with even more elaborate hooks that the leaves and stem. Many of the hard seeds withstand the winter enabling the next growth to get a head-start on competitors in the springtime. The seeds are easily dispersed by means of these fruits becoming attached to the fur of animals and thus being transported to new locations.

Names

Goosegrass is so named from the habit of feeding it to geese, especially when they are young(cite)

Cleavers is a more commonly know name, one of many that refer to its ability to cling or ‘cleave to’ other plants and animals, due to the multitude of small hooks on its stem, leaves and fruits. Other localised names include {catchweed, everlasting friendship, grip grass, hooked on cleavers, loveman, sticky weed, sticky willy and sweethearts.}

Milk sweet derives from its use as a vegetable renet for cheese making, or could that be tofu making, as Galiums contain enzymes which encourage the curdling of milk.

Galium aparine
Aparine, the species name, comes from the Greek word meaning ‘to seize’.
Galium, the genus name is derived from gala, the Greek word for milk. According to Dioscorides, Greek shepherds used the stems to make a rough sieve in order to strain milk and, apparently, this practice is still continued in Sweden.

Stellateae, herbaceous plants with leaf-like stipules; each ovarychamber contains one ovule only. Includes the four British genera Rubia, one species of which, R. tinctorum, is madder; Galium, including G. verum (lady’s bedstraw), G. Afiarine (goose-grass or cleavers), and other British species; Asperula, including A. odorata (woodruff) and Sherardia. The order is closely allied to Caprifoliaceae, the chief distinction being the absence of stipules in the latter. 1911encyclopedia.org
See Galiosinase in the Shoots of Stellateae

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In a wholistic approach it seems sensible to use those herbs that are here and about. A few have been identified as traditionally used. A list of which follows. Details on each will follow including {traditional uses, identification, collection, storage, preparation and consumption}.

The list so far.

Uses, Availability and other notes:

1. Cleavers May 23rd - Abundant and probably a good time to gather.
   AKA {sticky willy, sticky weed, catchweed, everlasting friendship, grip grass, loveman, and sweethearts
2. Marsh Horsetail is a name I’ve penned to distinguish it from other species that commonly bear the simple name of just ‘Horsetail’. This species is abundant in the far fields adjacent the river.
3. Shepherd’s Purse May 23rd - A few plants in the vegetable beds, but not enough to use.