H3 Book Index:: Chapters 1-29
As we have mentioned previously, procaine acts on many parts of the body. Clinical observations lend credence to the findings that GH3 procaine affects almost all those organs, glands, and functions that are.par!icularly deficient in old age. It is important to bear in mind that most of these conditions are of a chronic nature and require long-term treatment. Many of the failures with certain applications of the procaine therapy may stem from the fact that the treatment was not applied for a sufficiently extended period of time.
The data in the table cover a significantly large number of patients at the Institute who were treated during the years from 1952 through 1958: for a variety of diseases. Again, the statistics on improvement are much more convincing than those showing a lower mortality rate as compared to patients not treated with GH3 Procaine.
What kind of diseases yield best to the GH3 procaine therapy, quite apart from the general improvement noticed in the patients? The statistics in this table indicate that diseases affecting the skin and hair, as well as the wide circle of ailments connected with the central nervous system, are most responsive. Among the
former we find eczemas of different etiology, alopecia,
herpes zoster (shingles), psoriasis, vitiligo, ichthyosis and scleroderma, to name but a few where some experience has been gained. Among the latter gratifying results have been achieved in post-apoplectic situations, paralytic states, neuralgia and neuritis, Parkinsonism, Burger's disease and multiple sclerosis. The application of procaine therapy is also fruitful in degenerative joint and bone diseases, such as arthritis and the different arthroses, osteoporosis, and Bechterew's disease.
Before we discuss the various theories as to how procaine acts on the various parts of the body to affect the diseases which attack these parts, let us first examine in more detail the extent to which the body and its diseases are affected by GH3 procaine therapy.
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H3 Book Index:: Chapters 1-29
