blackberries and chemo???

atl_maggie

My aunt has suffered through nausea after her treatments and we have found something that helps her tremendously. I have always heard that blackberries help with stomach problems, so I searched around and found a farm in South Georgia (southerngracefarms.com) that grows blackberries and has juice made from them. They call it cider and nectar (both seem to work the same--but the cider is cheaper! so that is what we get now) Anyway, you can order it online and they ship it to you! Has anyone else tried this? I am very interested in this and would like more info on blackberries!

inkblot

Hi Maggie:

Interesting stuff you mentioned. I have a cousin who lives in the Southeast. I've not heard of the cider or nectar but wanted to share this with you: My cousin told me several years ago about a friend's baby who had severe diarrhea and someone advised them to try blackberry wine. Guess it's an old home remedy of sorts or something. Anyway, it actually worked, clearing the problem in just one day, reportedly. I remember because my cousin was impressed with the details as she'd never heard of it either. The family had related to her that it was also good for colic and other such ailments for babies and adults alike. With no personal experience, I couldn't advise one way or the other but your inquiry jogged my memory re blackberries. I don't recall the dosage but it was a small amount...something like a teaspoon or two every 6 hours for the baby. Live and learn! Thanks for sharing that info and best wishes to your Auntie.

Love, light and laughter,
Ink

hummingbyrd

inkblot said:

Hi Maggie:

Interesting stuff you mentioned. I have a cousin who lives in the Southeast. I've not heard of the cider or nectar but wanted to share this with you: My cousin told me several years ago about a friend's baby who had severe diarrhea and someone advised them to try blackberry wine. Guess it's an old home remedy of sorts or something. Anyway, it actually worked, clearing the problem in just one day, reportedly. I remember because my cousin was impressed with the details as she'd never heard of it either. The family had related to her that it was also good for colic and other such ailments for babies and adults alike. With no personal experience, I couldn't advise one way or the other but your inquiry jogged my memory re blackberries. I don't recall the dosage but it was a small amount...something like a teaspoon or two every 6 hours for the baby. Live and learn! Thanks for sharing that info and best wishes to your Auntie.

Love, light and laughter,
Ink

Don't know anything about them except my great grandmother used to make the best blackberry cobbler. Ate tooo much one summer and got a terrible tummy ache. I know this wasn't any help, but wanted to post it as it brought back some wonderful memories of childhood summers.
Oh My Gosh Ink...I see it jogged your memory too! This is getting freaky. ; ) God bless! hummb

atl_maggie

inkblot said:

Hi Maggie:

Interesting stuff you mentioned. I have a cousin who lives in the Southeast. I've not heard of the cider or nectar but wanted to share this with you: My cousin told me several years ago about a friend's baby who had severe diarrhea and someone advised them to try blackberry wine. Guess it's an old home remedy of sorts or something. Anyway, it actually worked, clearing the problem in just one day, reportedly. I remember because my cousin was impressed with the details as she'd never heard of it either. The family had related to her that it was also good for colic and other such ailments for babies and adults alike. With no personal experience, I couldn't advise one way or the other but your inquiry jogged my memory re blackberries. I don't recall the dosage but it was a small amount...something like a teaspoon or two every 6 hours for the baby. Live and learn! Thanks for sharing that info and best wishes to your Auntie.

Love, light and laughter,
Ink

I heard about the wine first, which is what got me started researching the blackberries. I heard that some doctors were suggesting blackberry wine to their patients to help with the nausea so I thought I would try to find some that was non-alcoholic. I hope this helps others!

maggs

I have read something about elixirs for cancer being made from elderberries. (I THINK it was elderberries, but I am not sure.)

atl_maggie

maggs said:

I have read something about elixirs for cancer being made from elderberries. (I THINK it was elderberries, but I am not sure.)

where do you find elderberries? I don't think I have ever heard of them. Do they help with side effects too?

maggs

Maggie,
I have never seen elderberries sold in a grocery store. The dictionary says they are edible. BUT I would NEVER make anything out of any berries I don't know all about, since some berries are poisonous under certain conditions. You have to be EXTREMELY careful to know all about it first.
You could inquire about it in a health food store. I bought some kind of berry elixir in GNC once. It was very thick and strong and I didn't feel free to ask any docs anything about it, since they don't prescribe this sort of thing. It wasn't for side effects of chemo or radiation. It was supposed to be anti-cancer. It might have been blackberry juice, for all I know! It's been a couple of years.