HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Houttuynia Brand

Support Forums
>
Lyme Disease
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 3/16/2016 3:03 PM (GMT 0)
Could you advise what brand Houttuynia tincture you would recommend? I have looked at woodland essence and sage woman but not sure if one is better than the other (or any other recommendations)
Posted 3/16/2016 3:25 PM (GMT 0)
Sagewomanherbs is less expensive. You can get 8 oz there for $56 and 4 oz from Woodland for $40. I use sage woman, but because of the price. Buhner recommends both places.
Posted 3/16/2016 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
Also sage woman ships more quickly to my area. And with initial brain fog I was always cutting it close on ordering when I was running out.

They also will answer questions at sage woman. Awesome customer service. When I asked if they could next day air (because I was brain gonzo) they really went out of their way to get it to me fast.
Posted 3/16/2016 4:49 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the info on sagewomanherbs. I initially had my sister on Cowden's Houttuynia, which is much more expensive. Now that iherb is out of stock, I ordered Houttuynia from Woodland Essence. I suppose if they are all equally effective, we should just go with sagewoman.
Posted 3/16/2016 4:57 PM (GMT 0)
I order my tinctures from Woodland Essence...but have also ordered from Sage Woman Herbs when WE was out of stock
Posted 3/18/2016 2:37 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for your input. I ordered from Sage Woman and it shipped same day so hopefully will have early next week. Could you tell me what amount I should try starting with?
Posted 3/18/2016 3:39 PM (GMT 0)
A drop or two once a day. Take it slow.

After a few days, if feeling okay, then do a drop twice daily.

then, after a few days, one drop three times daily.
Posted 3/18/2016 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
Buhner is now recommending Houttuynia tincture made from fresh herb (vs dried).

Woodland Essence is the only source that makes Houttuynia from fresh herb (I checked with them as well as Sage Woman and Montana Farmacy - both of these sources use dried herb).

I've used all 3 sources and couldn't tell the difference but have been using Woodland Essence since I learned about the fresh leaf recommendation.

I'll be switching back to Sage Woman, though - the cost difference is just too great and my wallet is sore.
Posted 3/18/2016 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
A popular brand I got was Plumb.....(something)

about $25 for a vacuum sealed shoe box sized bg.

I made tea from it, .........and herxed 1 week later!
Posted 3/18/2016 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
Oh, you want tincture. I got some glycine to make tincture friom it, never got around to it thogh.
Posted 3/18/2016 6:39 PM (GMT 0)
I just started this herb and am using Woodland Essence.......and oh my goodness, take it slow like Girlie said! Our bodies are all different, absolutely - but "in case" your pathogen load is similar to mine, you won't want more than a drop for awhile. I never had feet hurting, now they do. My shins ache and throb...and my back is the worst - like a fire of sorts. I am detoxing a lot, too! If you don't feel an effect in a few days, you can increase....but please just do one drop the first few days. I'm on day 3 and I feel it more intensely than days 1 or 2!
Posted 3/18/2016 10:45 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for your input. My both feet, right shin and left elbow (and ribs at times) are brutal at the moment and I sure don't want to make it worse. I will definitely start slowly. I just hope it helps at some point.
Posted 3/18/2016 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
Yes....tread lightly with Houttuynia.

It took me 4 months to get up to 8 drops daily (I was titrating Buhner's full Lyme, Babesia and Bartonella protocols at the same time).

Then, almost miraculously, I was able to increase to the full recommended dose within 2 wks. after that. Go figure lol
Posted 6/4/2016 1:24 PM (GMT 0)
Is the sage woman's tincture made from fresh herb? It doesn't say it on the product site.

What is the harm of taking it from dried herb rather than fresh herb?
Posted 6/4/2016 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
It's supposed to be more potent, but I've used the dried herb, made into a medicinal tea, and have healed once, and am seeing healing this time around as well.
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply