Tung oil
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Exposure to tung oil has been implicated as a potential trigger for the development of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). While not considered a major cause of the illness, it is believed that tung oil exposure may be the cause of some individual cases.
Tung oil, also known as China wood oil, is a drying oil extracted from the nut of the tung tree. It is commonly used as a wood finisher for furniture and other products, as well as on stone surfaces such as granite or marble.
Theory[edit | edit source]
- Dr Paul Cheney has said that tung oil may reactivate the mono virus that is latent in 90-percent of adults.[1]
- Richard Van Konynenburg describes tung oil as a toxin that can conjugate glutathione and remove it from the body.[2]
- Dr Jay Goldstein has noted that many of his ME/CFS patients became ill after exposure to tung oil.[3] He has theorised that inhaled tung oil may cause CFS through overstimulation of Protein kinase C.[4]
- Dr Carol Jessop reported that most of her patients had been exposed to tung oil.[5]
Evidence[edit | edit source]
- Tung oil is known to potently reactivate Epstein-Barr virus. The phorbol ester HHPA in tung oil reactivates EBV.[6]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ CFS – The “Invisibled” Disease - Erik Johnson
- ↑ Phoenix Rising - Is Glutathione Depletion an Important Part of the Pathogenesis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? by Richard Van Konynenburg (Independent Researcher)
- ↑ The Neuropharmacology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Jay Goldstein
- ↑ Betrayal by the Brain: The Neurologic Basis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia Syndrome, and Related Neural Network, pp 126-7. Jay Goldstein. Routledge, 2013
- ↑ "Mysterious fatigue ailment baffles medical community" The Telegraph, July 27, 1986
- ↑ CFS Testing and Treatment Road Map
