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In doing some research, I came across an American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology press release, dated March 20, 2001. It states, "Herbal interventions derived from Chinese herbal medicine may be of value in the treatment of peanut allergy and other IgE-mediated food hypersensitivity, researchers reported today at the AAAI Annual Meeting. Xiu-Min Li,MD, and colleagues from Mount Sinai School of Medicine [Dr. Hugh Sampson is one of her primary collaborators!] and John Hopkins University tested the effects of a traditional Chinese medicine, WMW-LZ(FA-1). The formula was tested on peanut hypersensitivity reactions in a mouse model of peanut allergy. Researchers found that FA-1 can significantly reverse established peanut allergy and protect sensitized mice from anaphylactic reactions following the introduction of peanut. After one week, the FA-1 treated mice showed a 50% reduction in peanut specific IgE levels ... as well as normal levels of plasma histamine and no clear symptoms of systemic anaphylaxis."
I find this fascinating. Does anyone have any further information on this line of research? What herb or herbal mix is this?
This is the reply I received from a wellknown allergist:
All that can be said now is that its interesting.
Here is another research article regarding the use of the Chinese herbal formula FAHF-1 which might prove useful for treating peanut allergy in the future.
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I wrote the researcher on this one several months back and she basically said (form letter) that while it looked promising they were not ready for clinical trials.
Shall we all visit our local chinese herbalist and see what we can find out? [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
Just came across this one myself. I see Hugh Sampson is on the article, and it came out of Mt. Sinai. This is very interesting. If anyone has an upcoming appointment with the folks at Mt. Sinai, please ask a few questions about this and post the answers.
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Wow! Will try to find out more about this. Does it work for tree nut allergy too?