[mrsD]

Here is a thread I just made on this new topic:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread146245.html

It appears that this new treatment for psoriasis, is being explored for other autoimmune inflammatory diseases.

It is quite possible it might eventually be used for PN (the autoimmune type).

The link in that post, shows fumarate going head to head with methotrexate for psoriasis... That is quite an accomplishment!

[Marlene]

I started brewing nettles and I remember seeing that one of its constituents is formic acid. Is that the same thing?

http://www.herballegacy.com/Vance_Chemical.html

[mrsD]

Formic acid is the simplest organic carbon acid-- one carbon molecule.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formic_acid

Fumarates are different and a little more complex:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumaric_acid

What IS interesting, if one searches Google for fumarate, how many drugs we have with this salt configuration. Makes one wonder how successful the drugs would be without it and another molecule instead, given the activity of fumarate on inflammation that is being explored now!

That is an interesting link about the nettle! It has long been used for allergies, I believe.

[Marlene]

I always wonder who was the first to use this herb. There are braver, more curious people than me. Same with mushrooms.

I am using it as tonic to tonify the adrenals.....menopause is taxing them.

I also googled fulmarates and found what you did.

Thanks....M