Chemo Neuropathy Article - Review of Medicinal Herbs
 

Just thought I'd pass along, here is a fairly up to date review of studies of herbs to help with with CIPN / Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.

Review Article
Can Medical Herbs Stimulate Regeneration or Neuroprotection and Treat Neuropathic Pain in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy?
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volune 2013, Article ID 423713, 18 pages


You can view it here:
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/423713/

Here is part of the abstract:

Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy (CIPN) has a relevant impact on the quality of life of cancer patients. )ere are no curative conventional treatments, so further options have to be investigated. We conducted a systematic review in English and Chinese language databases to illuminate the role of medical herbs. !* relevant studies on ( single herbs, one extract, one receptor- agonist, and ' combinations of herbs were identi+ed focusing on the single herbs Acorus calamus rhizoma, Cannabis sativa fructus, Chamomilla matricaria, Ginkgo biloba, Salvia ocinalis, Sweet bee venom, Fritillaria cirrhosae bulbus, and the herbal combinations Bu Yang Huan Wu, modi+ed Bu Yang Huan Wu plus Liuwei Di Huang, modi+ed Chai Hu Long Gu Mu Li Wan, Geranii herba plus Aconiti lateralis praeparata radix , Niu Che Sen Qi Wan (Goshajinkigan), Gui Zhi Jia Shu Fu Tang (Keishikajutsubuto), Huang Qi Wu Wu Tang (Ogikeishigomotsuto), and Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang (Shakuyakukanzoto). )e knowledge of mechanism of action is still limited, the quality of clinical trials needs further improvement, and studies have not yielded enough evidence to establish a standard practice, but a lot of promising substances have been identi+ed. While CIPN has multiple mechanisms of neuronal degeneration, a combination of herbs or substances might deal with multiple targets for the aim of neuroprotection or neuroregeneration in CIPN.