Rock Rose - Your Experience

The name cistus incanus keeps coming up and would like to know from you - your experience with it in regards to Lyme. Has there been permanent improvement or does it effect you temporarily? Thanks.

I've been using cistus incanus and it's been doing wonderful things for me. It may be because my GI is the most messed up still, but it's also one of those really great herbs that is antibacterial, antiviral, and a host of other possible benefits. There are many good articles online that cover it's benefits.

My problem was that I started using it slowly, as directed though! LOL! It was/is quite powerful for me, so the 1 tsp of tea to 1 cup of water (steeped 10 minutes), even once a day can become too much, particularly when I'm just starting it.

What I had to do to start it was start off with 1/2 tsp herb to 1 cup of water - after 1 week I realized that was too much as well, so I lowered my dose down to 1/4 tsp to 1 cup of water and I'm doing pretty well with it now. I do still take a break for a day when my innerds are in an uproar though. That's not doing any good at that point, only upsetting my system at that point - but they (my innerds) are functioning much better at this point than they have in a long time.

This may be due to having a lot of biofilms in my intestines - I mean, I've been sick for over 45 years, so it would kind of make sense.

One doctor believes it works as a tick repellent when drank daily as well: www.fransussman.com/cistus-tea-or-how-to-become-repulsive-to-ticks/

The instructions are to use the same tsp of herb 3 times, as each brewing pulls out different constituents of the herb - so far, that third brewing is just too much for me though, so at this point, I'm only brewing each dose twice.

Right, you can google it, but you won't get personal experiences that we share on here! LOL!

I'm using the leaves only - it's from Biopure in Germany.

The main thing I notice is that my intestines are not as crampy, not as touchy about a change in diet, and feeling more stable. I'm not sure what exactly is making me more stable, but I just went through hubby having neck fusion surgery and should have had a crash, but never did - just a down time, where I was more tired (adrenals responding to the stress is all). I've 'bounced back' to my previous level of energy, and honestly have been feeling better than I did even before the stress of the surgery - all in about 5 weeks since the surgery. That's a very quick recovery for me.

I have never been one to wake up quickly - as in it can take me 2 hours to be functional - but since starting the cistus tea, I am functional in about 45 minutes. That's amazing for me, because even as a child, no one would even talk to me for the first hour because I was struggling to function and wouldn't talk to people, not even my mom! LOL! I just couldn't function well enough.

Trips away from the house don't exhaust me like they used to either - like grocery shopping. Usually by the time I get back home, put away all of the food - I'm toast and looking for short cuts for dinner. Not since I started the cistus though. I am fine to grocery shop, put the food away, repackaging as needed, and then cook a nice, healthy dinner.

I have also discovered I actually CARE about what my house looks like! LOL! Before, I was struggling so hard, that although it's not a pig sty, it's not the way I was raised to 'keep house', so I was always embarrassed about it when someone dropped by. Now, if my house is a mess, it's because I've been outside doing yard work, and I can still keep it cleaner than I had been capable of.

I'm sure that not everyone will find that it's as helpful as it has been for me, but because it also a biofilm buster, it can be very helpful.

Thanks Traveler for the insights - it sounds like it's evening out the central nervous system that then resets your energy levels. So important - when everything is raw and open. I know the Bach remedy Rock Rose is used in trauma so this makes complete sense. it''s also a very beautiful flower in itself which lends it to being a calming influence and it grows in the most harshest environments with ease, so there's a lot of power in this plant just in its sheer will to survive.

Jason, go for it. I think I will also take out my tea infuser and give it a whirl as well

I'm not sure if its a blessing or a curse to go into remission then back out of it, but as long as there are silver linings, that's what we have to look at to stay positive!

Awesome to hear good reports of this. How long do you let it steep? How frequently do you take it? Sweet or non?

Most of the things I've read have said 2 - 4 cups, steeped 10 minutes (if they mention this part). Some like to recommend the tincture, some like to recommend the tea.

Personally, I'm only using 1/2 cup a day, in order to start slow and build up slow (I've jumped in before and had one heck of an experience!!!). I do use just a touch of stevia to sweeten the first cup, but the next cup that I make with those dregs, I don't usually use stevia at all because the taste of the tea is so light.

As with all things with these diseases, start off slow and build slowly to your tolerated dose.

A few of the sites that I have come across in regards to this:

"Directions: Use 1 teaspoon of loose tea per cup of boiling water, let it steep about 10 minutes, and strain. Important: Re-use the same tea 3 times in order to extract all the different phytonutrients."
www.fransussman.com/cistus-tea-or-how-to-become-repulsive-to-ticks/


"Cistus tea (prevention of tick bites, biofilm- dissolving, borreliocidal) – start with 2 cups per day, slowly increase to 8 cups per day. As soon as any improvement is noticed, stay with that dose without further increase. If a die-off effect or worsening occurs, go back to the last tolerated dose."
klinghardtinstitute.com/lyme-disease/dr-klinghardt-biological-lyme-protocol/


"Cistus is more potent than any other agent known for biofilms. Crosses the blood-brain barrier and is 100% absorbed in the gut. It is antiviral. Can rebrew the tea 4 times. Whitens the teeth (also a biofilm which causes yellow teeth), body fluid smells and odors reduce."
www.betterhealthguy.com/a-deep-look-beyond-lyme

Yup - sounds like you may be herxing...best to back down...take a couple days off and try again at lower dose.

One thing that needs to be said - and probably would do with its own thread and that is how vital (see also VITAL) it is to stay 1000% positive against all the odds that are being thrown at us. To go full Louise Hay and do affirmations, clear chakras, invite light into our lives and to stay in the light. And after all is said and done and it's still dark, to admit, this too shall pass and it's only temporary.

open to the blessings, say no to the stressings.

Jason listen to your gut. If it says no tea - then no tea. If you feel like it's a good thing and you need to try another round - try it. What you believe will be. Believe good and it will BE good.