|
Post by toni on Jan 30, 2011 18:52:13 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by toni on Jan 31, 2011 11:41:44 GMT -5
There's hundreds of varieties of this fungi, and it's really quite an invasive and unusual fungi and interesting to say the least. When a Cordyceps fungus attacks a host, the mycelium invades and eventually replaces the host tissue, while the elongated fruiting body (stroma) may be cylindrical, branched, or of complex shape. The stroma bears many small, flask-shaped perithecia that contain the asci. These in turn contain the thread-like ascospores, which usually break into fragments and are presumably infective. Some Cordyceps species are able to affect the behavior of their insect host; Cordyceps unilateralis causes ants to climb a plant and attach there before they die. This ensures the parasite's environment is of the optimal temperature and humidity, and maximal distribution of the spores from the fruiting body that sprouts out of the dead insect is achieved. Marks have been found on fossilised leaves which suggest this ability to modify the host's behaviour evolved more than 48 million years ago. The genus has a worldwide distribution and most of the approximately 400 species have been described from Asia (notably Nepal, China, Japan, Korea and Thailand). Cordyceps species are particularly abundant and diverse in humid temperate and tropical forests. The genus has many anamorphs (asexual states), of which Beauveria (possibly including Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium, and Isaria) are the better known, since these have been used in biological control of insect pests. Some Cordyceps species are sources of biochemicals with interesting biological and pharmacological properties, like cordycepin; the anamorph of Cordyceps subsessilis (Tolypocladium inflatum) was the source of ciclosporin—a drug helpful in human organ transplants, as it suppresses the immune system (Immunosuppressive drug)www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Cordyceps
|
|
|
Post by armstmik on Jan 31, 2011 13:39:13 GMT -5
I also suspect there is something fungal about this. I see this is a sac fungi. Pseudo fungi or slime molds are a suspicion of mine. Before starting antibiotics I took thiabendazole for 3 days. It definitely affected the lesions and seemed to cause them to ooze. I thought it would kill them, but as soon as I stopped taking it they came back worse than before. I thought at the time that since antibiotics were somewhat effective that anti-fungal treatment simultaneously with antibiotics would have worked better.
I tested this idea recently and it did produce results. I ingested tincture of oregano and clove oil and they were quite effective. The lesion extruded/expelled a large amount of matter and serum/liquid. I noticed the lesion began to tingle soon after I took the herbal extracts and continued to do this all day. I notice this tingling when taking IV antibiotics also.
So this may not be a fungus but it behaves like one. I read that clove oil may cause cancer.
Trying goldenseal today.
|
|
|
Post by toni on Jan 31, 2011 16:59:57 GMT -5
I sure can relate. I took Thiabenadozle too, and with antibiotics at the same time. But, like you - as soon as I stopped all the meds, everything came back as though I'd never taken anything. I agree, it does (behave) like a fungus. The way it sprouts out through the skin, (reminds) me of how the cordyceps fungi grows in plants or animals. I've taken many antifungals and antibiotics, and antiparasiticals all at the same time, for almost a year, but whatever this is, is extremely resistant to what I've taken or used internally or topically...because nothing I've had knocks it out, it only knocks it down where the symptoms aren't as severe. And then when the meds are stopped, it's all back again like it only took a short break.
|
|
|
Post by armstmik on Jan 31, 2011 22:02:38 GMT -5
It sounds like the antibiotics are working a bit better for me than you describe. This stuff was killing me before I took antibiotics, and now it seems to be dying or getting kicked out of my body. (I hope) The clove and oregano definitely seem to speed that up. (I think) Have you read what Jan Smith has to say about slime molds? www.morgellonsexposed.com/Throwback.htm
|
|
|
Post by toni on Feb 1, 2011 10:36:03 GMT -5
I do know what you mean about the antibiotics.
They sure have helped many maintain. I do take them Bactrim DS - but have found that only taking a 10 day run of them once every 3 months helps too. But...that's just me, and I sure understand what you mean.
I always forget about that Bactrim, because it's only 4X a year I take them.
Morgs infection/disease reminds me of a "pie" how it's cut into sections. And each pie section contains a set of symptoms - or a variety of pathogens.
Some people have the section that contains the fatigue and no lesions, and some have the section that contains lesions and no fatigue...plus many other symptoms from pathogens, but I don't need to list them - cause we sure do know.
Each one of us has "one or more" pie sections that contain the different symptoms from pathogens, and that makes sense of why some things that works for one person, may not do anything for another.
It all just depends on "what section of that pie" we have....or what sets of symptoms/pathogens we each have.
|
|