Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive disease with motor and cognitive complications. There is no cure for MS. Although there are disease-modifying drugs that may slow the progression of the disease, there is a need for safe therapies that can also control the relapse rate and reduce the incidence of disability.
I use a different approach to MS and other autoimmune disease. I usually recommend a patient to have a gluten free lifestyle and avoid simple sugars ( or carbohydrates) I check for heavy metal intoxication either by provocative urine or hair analysis. I do a comprehensive autoimmune testing for other autoimmune diseases. In most cases if not all, I prescribe LDN , low dose naltrexone from 1- 4.5 mg /day
Recently the American Botanical Council had an article about the use of the herb Yarrow (Achillea millefolium,) as an add on therapy for patients with MS. The study was published in the HerbalGram . In conclusion ,the authors state that one year of supplementation with yarrow extract improved MS-related measures and relapse-related clinical outcomes in patients with relapsing-remitting MS. Disease progression appeared to be delayed, based on EDSS scores and MRI imaging. The authors explain that there were no major differences between the effects of the 250 mg and 500 mg daily doses;
Until tomorrow…
Re: Yarrow May Delay Disease Progression in Patients with Early Stage Multiple Sclerosis
Ayoobi F, Moghadam-Ahmadi A, Amiri H, et al. Achillea millefolium is beneficial as an add-on therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Phytomedicine. January 2019;52:89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.06.017.