Histamine also opens up blood vessels. Histidine is released from mast cells when provoked by such things as nettle and bee stings. US doctors involved in Procarin think people with MS are deficient in histamine and oxygen. Caffeine is a nerve stimulant. The natural hormones used in Procarin are believed to be primarily progesterone and some oestrogen.
Progesterone is thought to stimulate myelination and the myelin-producing cells.
Mo Sidney, from Exeter in Devon, is one of the first people with MS in this country to try Procarin. Here she tells New Pathways what Procarin does for her. I have been on the patches for 26 days now and already I am feeling so much better. By the twelth day I even managed to walk fifteen steps with my mobilater. I am able to stand up from my wheelchair quite easily , and can now stand in my standing frame for up to 20 minutes.