Lymphedema and vitamins

Lymphatic Porosity as a Consequence of Complex Vitamin B Deficiency in the Rat

“…Nevertheless, quite analogous results have recently been described by Fôldi-Bôrcsôk and Fôldi [3]. The authors have recently shown that complex vitamin B deficiency aggravates lymphedema in the rat.…”

Lymphedema: Clinical Signs, Diagnosis, and Treatment

“…In the early 1970s, researchers noted that surgically induced, acute lymphedema in rats could be treated successfully by the administration of various vitamins. 32 Further research indicates that benzo-pyrones comprise a group of drugs that can been used to successfully treat experimental lymphedema in dogs and spontaneous lymphedema of human beings.33 Benzo-pyrones have multiple actions, but all drugs in this group appear to reduce high-protein edema. Their main actions appear to be stimulation of macrophages, which promotes proteolysis.…”