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>>I know that some people have used Pao d'arco (an herb) as a cancer
>>fighting agent with tremendous success, but I'm not sure of the dose.
 
>I seem to remember one of the vets on this list (maybe Dr. Purcell)
>posting that Pau d'arco should never be used on a ferret with
>insulinoma or possible insulinoma, because that herb actually lowers
 
Well, I also researched this supplement, and found a lot of nasty side
effects, so I don't recommend it for anything anymore.  I really need to
update the book :-)
 
-Dr. Karen
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[Among dangers listed by others were drops in blood sugar, a dangerous
thing in animals prone to insulinoma.  -- Sukie note]
[Posted in FML issue 3895]