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hello, A224 --

i can't answer this, but since i was unfamiliar with the elements of your question, i thought i would share my research with everyone.

storage pool disease is a bleeding/clotting disorder characterized by easy bruising and easy bleeding (see PS1). phytocillin is an umbrella term for a mixture of herb extracts usually described as "usnea/hops complex" (PS2, PS3).

what depression nasal spray are you talking about? in some admittedly quickie internet research tonight, i've run across mention of clinical trials of a nasal spray for depression at the mount sinai school of medicine, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1380588/The-nasal-spray-tackle-depression-just-hours.html , but i can't seem to find any articles about it later than april, 2011. maybe i'm not using the correct search terms? are you taking something that is already on the market?

can you give us some additional info?

-- susie margaret

PS1-- the genetic and rare diseases info center of the office of rare diseases research of the national institutes of health has a good article, with additional resources, on storage pool disease at http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/Condition/5034/Platelet_storage_pool_deficiency.aspx/Showall#Resources .

PS2 -- webMD info on usnea is at http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-694-USNEA.aspx?activeIngredientId=694&activeIngredientName=USNEA&source=2 .

PS3 -- i have no way of assessing the accuracy of this description and do not vouch for it, but on various commercial websites, typical claims are that phytocillin is for use with "mouth, gum, stomach, or intestinal infections. phytocillin responds rapidly to respiratory infections including sinus, throat, lungs, bronchioles. phytocillin can be used internally for either gram-positive or gram-negative bacterial infections as well as viral and fungal infections. phytocillin can be used externally for staph, strep, or fungal infection, athlete's foot, ringworm, or as a douche in trichomonas infection. also, phytocillin can be used externally for abrasions, skin ulcers, boils, pressure ulcers (i.e., bedsores), impetigo, skin infections, or burns. ingredients -- usnea lichen, yerba mansa root, propolis gum, echinacea angustifolia root, oregon grape root, hops strobile, chinese licorice root."