USE OF ALCOHOL IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Since water alone cannot absorb
all the beneficial properties from plant materials, alcohol is used in the
medical field as an indispensable solvent.
In order to achieve the desired therapeutic potency, many homeopathic
companies manufacture remedies that contain up to 60-70% alcohol by
volume. Although there are concerns that
alcohjol promotes yeast growth, once the alcohol
level reaches ~20%, yeast is naturally destroyed and alcohol production
stops. This explains why fermented
products should not be higher than 40 proof (20%
ethanol).
For example, Pekana products
that are produced spagyrically have a reduced total
quantity of ethanol in its products because its unique spagyric
fermentation process creates a tincture solution of 12—20% ethanol specific to
the particular plant. As a result, Pekana medications contain only 12—45%
alcohol.
Research shows that small
amounts of alcohol provide the human body with several benefits that generally
have been overlooked or underplayed. As
a result, many people today believe that all alcohol is harmful to their health
and merely mentioning the word evokes a negative reaction. It is important to differentiate the use of
alcohol for medical applications versus excessive drinking or alcohol abuse. Alcohol in small doses:
•. has a stimulating
effect on the vasomotor center of the heart, increases blood flow to the
arteries and reduces coronary risk
• benefits
peripheral circulation
• prevents
water retention
• increases
secretion of the fundus gland in the stomach
• increases
the defensive capabilities of the immune system
• lowers
the carcinogenicity of nitrosamines
in foods.
WARNING: People with a
history of alcohol abuse, psychiatric patients on medication and patients
subject to seizures should not use products that contain alcohol.
In addition, biological and
homeopathic-spagyric therapies may in rare instances
lead to a healing reaction caused by reactivation of the body’s metabolic capabilities. This is rarely a reaction to the
alcohol. This healing phenomenon does
not occur with use of allopathic medications, such as antibiotics, since they
actually halt the body’s immune response. You may confuse this reaction and the accompanying
symptoms - such as mild fever, discharge from the sinus passages or stiff,
aching joints - with an illness. These
symptoms result from toxins lodged in the tissues that the body is finally able
to excrete through biological treatment.
Use of drainage remedies coupled with the intake of at least 2 to 3
quarts of liquids daily by adults will normally alleviate this healing reaction
within a few days or prevent it from
occurring.
