Digest Number 1761: Molluscum contagiosum

[Patricia Hatherly]

Like most of you I see the obvious sycosis connection with my little
patients who present with mollusca.
For what it's worth Sil comes up often which underlines the possible NWS
vaccination aetiology.

However, lately I've been expediting matters in those situations where
mothers insist on putting something on them by suggesting their breast milk
(if they are feeding) or some Lac-h 0/1 or Lac-h 7C if I've hand-succussed
some of that mother's milk at some earlier time. (It's something I routinely
do with all my lactating mothers; why?? looong story; you'll have to read my
book for the answer to that and how I hand-succuss).

That aside; this management strategy is based on a study that was published
in The New England Journal of Medicine vol 350 (26) 2663-2672 June 24 2004
entitled Treatment of Skin Papillomas with Topical a-Lactalbumin-Oleic Acid
by Gustafsson L et al.
This group has isolated a tumour-necrosing factor in a-lactalbumin (the main
protein in human milk) and has called it Hamlet [because it was discovered
by that famous castle] and is an acronymn for human alpha-lactalbumin made
lethal to tumour cells.
What the researchers have found is that when applied to viral papilloma the
human milk kills the cells. This was tried following the original use
against cancer cells and bacteria. Apparently when applied to cancer cells
the alpha-lactalbumin reconfigures itself by binding to oleic acid and
creates the more powerful Hamlet compound.
There is, of course, mention in the various news reports of marketing this
new "discovery" for topical application but "expensive" is also mentioned.
Human milk is cheap enough and (of course) does the trick all by itself and,
to my clinical observation, Lac-h in physiological doses does the same
thing.

Those who use Lac-h often will observe that there's a strong tendency for
that Rx to throw warts to the skin. Mueller has written much of this in his
books.

regards
Patricia
PS check out: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/350/26/2663
Therese said: