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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gum surgery is the last thing you
want your dentist to tell you that you need. But that's exactly what
Kate's dentist told her.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "I'd really
like to avoid it," she said. "The very idea of getting my
gums cut into makes me queasy."</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "You are on
friendly turf here," I replied. "Dentistry in general makes
me weak in the knees. Maybe that stems from my boyhood, when our
dentist didn't believe in Novocain, or at least believe in taking the time
for it. Gum surgery sounds especially unpleasant."</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "They've
already scheduled it," Kate said. "They'll do the procedure
next month. I'll do it if I have no choice, but I'd sure like to avoid
it."</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Well, you can
always fall back on surgery if nothing else helps. Since you have to
wait for it anyway, you might as well see if you can improve your gums in the
meantime."</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "How?"
said Kate</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Two things
come to mind," I said. The first is comfrey."</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Is that an
herb?"</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Yes," I
said. "Comfrey has a 400 year history of wound
healing. It is favorably mentioned back in Turner's <i>Herball</i>
of 1568, Gerard's <i>Herball</i> of 1597, Parkinson's 1640 <i>Theatrum
Botanicum</i>, and Tournefort's 1719 <i>Compleat Herbal</i>. There have
been monographs on comfrey throughout the centuries, and one of the active
ingredients, allantoin, is found in salves and lotions today."</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Can I just
buy some capsules at the store?" Kate asked.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Yes and
no," I answered. "You can buy comfrey capsules, all right,
but they tend to contain dried comfrey leaf. Traditional herbalism
tells us that the leaves are best used fresh, beaten into a poultice, and
applied externally. Leaves taken internally, as with swallowed
capsules, have little benefit, and negative side effects are much more
likely. Comfrey, like medicinal herbs in general, is more a medicine
than a food. It needs to be used appropriately."</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "What part do
we want, then?"</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "The
root," I said, "is the part we want to use. The root,
tradition says, is for internal use, and <i>the root is not to be taken raw</i>.
Instead, you make a decoction of the comfrey root. A decoction is
basically just a boiled tea."</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "And how do
you make that decoction?" said Kate.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "First you
have to take a bit of root, maybe a few inches of it, and wash it under
water. Cut the root up, like you would a carrot, into slices or
chunks. Put the pieces into a Pyrex or stainless steel saucepan with a
cup or two of water. Bring it to a boil, boil it for five to ten
minutes, and then let it sit and cool. The result is a dark-brown, not
particularly bad tasting tea. A cup or two every other day will
probably be enough."</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Where do I
get comfrey root?" Kate asked.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Probably at
most herb stores. I got mine fresh from a farmer who was trying to get
rid of it. Comfrey grows like a big weed: very fast. If you mow
it down or try to plow it under, it just comes back. Even a little bit
of fresh root will grow a new plant. I'm here to tell you, there is
nothing to growing your own comfrey. Cheaper that way, too."</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Is that
it?"</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Well, not
quite. Another approach you might consider is topical use of vitamin
C. In other words, direct application of the vitamin to your
gums."</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "That sounds a
bit weird," Kate said.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "It really
does," I admitted. "However, vitamin C is so closely involved
with wound healing in general and gum integrity in particular that it merits
special attention. Vitamin C works as an anti-inflammatory agent.
It also is essential for building collagen, the protein "glue" that
literally holds your cells together."</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "I know that
vitamin C is good for my gums," Kate said. "I'm already
taking 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C a day. Why hasn't that
helped?"</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "Two reasons
come to mind: either its not enough, or its not sufficiently concentrated
where you need it most." </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "But
vitamin C is an acid: ascorbic acid, isn't it? I can't go putting that
all over my gums and teeth."</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> "True
enough. The trick is to use a non-acidic form of vitamin C called
calcium ascorbate. Topical calcium ascorbate will not sting even sore
gums. You can obtain it as a powder, and spread about half a teaspoon
on the gum surfaces. It has a bit of a metallic aftertaste, but its
quite bearable. Hold it for about ten minutes, then rinse."</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'> For two weeks, Kate
did exactly that, plus drinking the comfrey decoction. However, she did
not cancel her gum surgery.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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