Solamin - extract for Sickle Cell Anaemia

[Bman1]

Good day everyone,

I read about Solamin for Sickle Cell Anaemia.

Have you guys seen it?

esomaherbal.com/solamin.html

[AD_Ward9]

The statements and literature on Esoma's web site make claims that have zero scientific basis. There is no statement that I could find of what the two plant components in Solamin are, nor any detailed or independent report on any clinical trial. They do claim trials were conducted, but without any information to verify that. A web site can claim anything, especially in Nigeria.

Running a clinical trial in Nigeria, as Esoma Herbal claim, would be exceptionally difficult. None of Esoma's results seem to be available, nor any description of how they surmounted those difficulties.

This does not mean Solamin definitely does not work, but that there is no real evidence it does work. One then looks at the Esoma company and what else it sells: Esoma Bitters, with a list of symptoms it alleviates so long, that it is clear the company is a "snake oil" vendor; so Solamin is more than likely to be in the same category.

There may be plant derivates that may help with SCD, but based on what Esoma have published, the chances are that the secret plants in Solamin are not among them.

Alex

Disclosures:

1. My company is sponsoring an early stage clinical trial underway in Turkey of a Nigerian plant derivative for SCD treatment, so I have a little experience in this area - that may be an aid or a handicap (knowledge adds scepticism).

2. Niprosan, which Esoma refer to, is primarily a cold water extraction of cloves, mixed with 3 other plants. We tested cold water extractions from cloves on their own, in a micro-trial, and found they had no significant effect in SCD critical episodes. We have not tested the other plants in Niprosan - these are all fully disclosed and published - it is possible one or more may be a buffer that enables the cloves to work. The published clinical trial on Niprosan claims success but it did not reduce the number of hospital admissions during the Phase B trial, so we did not follow this up beyond the micro-trial.

3. There are widespread anecdotal reports of particular root barks helping with SCD, but no completed clinical trials. The trial in Turkey is of one such root bark extract.

[Tussy]

I stock it. Very efficacious