Re: [AlpacaTalk] Alpaca Medicine kit
It's a really great oil from the nut of Calophyllum tacamahaca.
http://medicinehunt
It's really great stuff. Antiseptic, regenerates new skin growth,
analgesic... I have used it a bit for anti-aging properties..
know, wrinkles...
It doesn't smell especially great, but it doesn't stink as much as neem
oil does, so that's a plus! :)
But for the alpacas, we have one old import who has had bald patches
since we got her. They do not seem to be caused by mites, as there is
no elephant skin associated with her patches. She has one particularly
bad spot on her rump. It's been treated with a variety of ointments and
salves over the years, including Nu-Stock recently. It remains dry and
tight, and mostly hairless. We started tamanu oil a few days ago, and
it's already softer and less tight. The dry flakiness is improved, and
of course it's too early to say but I'll let you know if there is
actual major hair re-growth. I should take some before/after pics like
I did with my boy with the terrible mites.
I've also started using it on another girl who has a peculiar spot on
her upper neck, on the side. The skin seems thickened and hard, and the
sebum is very dry and compacted on the surface of the skin. It seems to
be a source of irritation or even pain for her, as she limps on her
left rear leg from time to time. There's nothing wrong with her leg or
back or pelvis... she was checked by the vet. She even had a terrible
limp after I shouted at her to get out of a stall for feeding time
today... I didn't touch her! :) So I thought I'd start this with her,
too. It's also too early to tell, as it's just been a few days of
treatment, but if anything can get in and soften the skin, and renew
and regenerate it, this probably has the best chance.
I've read that tamanu oil has been successfully used in treatment for
leprosy and even scleroderma. When racking my brain to figure out what
this girl's condition might be, scleroderma came to mind, because of
the hard, tough, dry nature of her skin. And it seems to be very deep,
not just surface dryness.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
(formerly West Wind Alpacas)
Creswell, OR
541.895.0964
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
http://www.alpacana
http://www.whitelot
http://tech.
On Aug 24, 2008, at 6:38 PM, LunarStruck@
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> Heather - what is Tamanu Oil?
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> Susan Olson
> Alpaca Loco
> Riverside, CA
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