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[Logic]

Just leaving this here for now.  No time.

Lets not forget that cataracts are GLYCATION..!

"The invention provides a Chinese medicine composition for treating cataract, belonging to the field of Chinese medicines. The Chinese medicine composition for treating cataract is characterized by comprising the Chinese medicinal herbs in parts by weight: 20 parts of mother chrysanthemum, 15 parts of semen oroxyli, 8 parts of Chinese thorowax root, 15 parts of spica prunellae, 15 parts of folium isatidis, 8 parts of indigo naturalis, 10 parts of rhizoma alismatis, 10 parts of dangshen, 8 parts of cacumen biotae, 10 parts of rhizoma typhonii, 12 parts of rhizoma atractylodis, 15 parts of eclipta, 12 parts of oldenlandia diffusa, 20 parts of concha haliotidis and 10 parts of periostracum cicada. The Chinese medicine composition is prepared from the natural Chinese medicinal herbs as raw materials, is used for treating the cataract by using combined action of all Chinese medicinal herbs, has no toxic and side effects to a human body, and has the advantages of low cost and accurate treatment effect. The total effective rate of treating the cataract by using the Chinese medicine composition is 98.0 percent."

CN102091192A - Chinese medicine composition for treating cataract - Google Patents

[JamesPaul]

Is the above product commercially available?

 

Below is an interesting article on a single traditional Chinese medicine herb (pale butterflybush) and cataracts.

Xian-Lin Liu et al., "Exploring the Protective Effect and Mechanism of Buddlejae Flos on Sodium Selenite-Induced Cataract in Rats by Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and Experimental Validation," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2022; 2022: 7776403.

https://www.ncbi.nlm...les/PMC9124124/

[Mind]

The reduction of cataracts in this mouse study is dramatic. Since cataracts are caused by degradation of the proteins within the lens AND the lens is not biological active (a "dead" tissue with no connection to the circulatory or nervous system), I am unsure how reducing inflammation, apoptosis, and oxidative stress can REDUCE the "cloudiness" of the lens. How does the therapeutic even get into the lens, if it is not directly injected into the lens or topically applied?

[JamesPaul]

The wikipedia entry on "Lens (Vertebrate Anatomy)" contains the following text:

 

"The lens epithelium is a single layer of cells at the front of the lens between the lens capsule and the lens fibers.^[4] By providing the lens fibers with nutrients and removing waste, the cells of the epithelium regulate maintain lens homeostasis.^[8] As ions, nutrients, and liquid enter the lens from the aqueous humor, Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase pumps in the lens epithelial cells pump ions out of the lens..."

 

So is the lens really biologically inactive?

[adamh]

It makes no sense that any part of our body would be dead unless it was something regularly discarded like hair, nails, skin. The eyes being extremely important to survival of individuals and the species as a whole, there would have to be some maintenance done. Good job in finding that

 

Chinese medicine is nothing to laugh at. They have been using it for thousands of years and have a great knowledge of herbs and interactions. Western medicine relies on drugs and surgery. Chinese medicine relies on herbs mainly. Though surgery is recognized as being needed sometimes, they don't turn to it automatically like they do in the west

[Logic]

Not cataract related but dumping these links here for further research when time allows.

https://scitechdaily...-reprogramming/

https://scitechdaily...e-of-blindness/