preparation of Buhner herbs

Hello!

I recently bought some Buhner herbs. I used to drink tinctures, but this time I bought in other forms: powder, root cut, and leaves.

Could you help me, how to prepare these materials for usage? Ok I can put the powder into a glass of water, or juice (I will fill capsules I think), but what about the leaves and root cut???

You really do need to extract the nutrients from the herbs and plants - some take well to making infusions, some only can be extracted with alcohol or vinegar (soluble) and others are fine if you take them in a capsule or smoothie. You have to understand how these herbs work, why they work and how to make them work.

Start here - http://buhnerhealinglyme.com/

I used most of Buhner's herbs in the Chronic tonic, but lately I have been using JK, sida acuta, Lion's mane, and Kudzu root as powders mixed in about 6 ounces of pomegranate juice and drinking that twice a day (I should be dosing at 3 times a day, but I'm still herxing too much on that dose). It's a nice change from all the capsules - I have more than enough of those to still take.

All of Buhner's herbs can be taken as powders, tinctures, or as teas. He gives most of the doses as either tincture or powders, so if you have his book, you can look it up yourself. Cryptolepis information is on page 394 - 395. Sida acuta information in on page 419 - 420.

Many of Buhner's herbs are dosed at 3 times a day - but it depends on which ones and their usage as well.

For Cryptolepis - from Buhner's "Healing Lyme" 2nd edition:
"As tea - As a preventative for malarial/babesial infection: 1 tsp in 6 ounces water to make a strong infusion, take 1 - 2 times daily. In acute conditions, up to 6 cups a day.
Note: While the herb will work if infused in cold water, studies have found that hot water extraction is more effective. It is nearly as strong as the alcohol tincture.

Note: the alkaloids in cryptolepis are water soluble, but if the PH of the water is alkaline, the alkaloids will not dissolve well. The PH scale is 1 - 14 where 1 is the most acidic, 14 the most alkaline, 7 is neutral. The word "alkaloid" means "alkaline-like". If you have hard water, aka alkaline, the more alkaline it is, the less the alkaloids will dissolve in it. You have to have a PH of at least 6 for the alkaloids to dissolve in the water. (A water softener makes hard water soft, that is acidic rather than alkaline.).

If you have hard water (you can call your city's water department; they will tell you the average PH) or if you don't know, add a tsp of vinegar or lemon juice to the boiling water you are using to make your Cryptolepis tea. "

Sida Acuta:
" Dosage: As a hot tea: As a preventative, 1 - 2 tsp of the powdered leaves in 6 ounces of water, let steep for 15 minutes, drink 1 - 2 times daily. In acute conditions up to 10 cups per day."

I feel it's important to point out this passage in Buhner's Sida acuta information as well:
"The main side effect that I have seen is that, for some poeple, Sida can increase fatigue and symptoms of coinfection. If this occurs, reduce the dose. That will generally end the problem. This kind of side effect is not noted any place in the literature. My speculation is that Sida breaks biofilms, and that in diseases such as bartonellosis, once that happens, instead of the bacteria being limited to one location, they are then spread more widely throughout the body, increasing their negative impacts."

Again - this is NOT me speaking, but Buhner.