maintenance herbs

maybe share what infection/s she belives she has for more specific advice?

I personally did well with cinchona bark tea and crypolepsis. Graviola also.
It helped with my energy, which was important because I did work full time as well.
As far as detox support, I took (and still take) a high quality glutathione. Glutathione as well as an SOD supplement help me with my genetic detox insufficiencies.

CalmLittleBuddha said...
I know she tested positive for Lyme, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Feve and two more, I will ask her when she gets home from work.

very few herbalists believe these bugs build tolerance to herbs.

treatment for these organisms is also highly variable from person to person with often lots of trial and error needed to find what works for each individual.
your friend has multiple co-infections making this particularly so.

so it may be the best course of action simply to stick what has worked well for them to date - just gradually reduce the dosage.

for Lyme I think Japanese knotweed is another good option - it is what is termed a food-grade herb and eaten as a food in many countries - so can be taken long term without ill effects.
it is both anti-inflammatory for the exact inflammation caused by Lyme and the latest research shows also directly anti-spirochetal.

Stephen Buhner now recommends - Dan Shen ( AKA red sage root/ salvia miltiorrhiza root) tincture for pretty much all chronic bacterial infections - as it is an immune adaptogen.
it is the most widely consumed Chinese herb in china and also very safe to use long term.
Since they are all bacterial infections - this would be another good choice for maintenance.

I think those two herbs should be beneficial for just about anyone here - with Lyme or ongoing inflammation.
but - everyone is different so the best thing to do is to try them for yourself.

I just make the Japanese knotweed powdered herb into a paste with water and eat it like that.
I take quite a lot - around 20g of dry herb per day - but you might want to start out trying only 1-2 grams and seeing how you get on.
I tend to make the Dan Shen into a tincture and take it that way - but there is no reason you couldn't mix it into a paste with the knotweed also.
they are both very safe and can be taken long terms - which is why I recommended them.

I have read a few articles about surgical implants as my mother has had 2 hip replacements. it seems the medical fraternity initially assumed that the materials the surgical implants were made from were neutral in the body.

later research shows that there are nanoparticles of these materials entering the body and triggering immune responses, usually locally but possibly also systemically to some degree.

as to what to do about it I have to say I am not really any kind of expert on this stuff and only read to try to make my own situation and that of those around me a little better.
so please don't take my words as any kind of qualified advice.
i will just explain how i would think about this and what I think i would try if i were in your shoes.

I'm not sure heavy metals are a food source for bacterial - i think it is likely that you are suffering ongoing inflammation from a combination of sources ( this is always the case with us Lyme people by the way) each additional source amplifies the severity and make it harder to treat - so it could seem like heavy metals feed the bacterial - but they really just increase inflammation.

infections are an obvious source
diet
lifestyle
toxin exposure
stress
prescription medication
hormonal disturbances
gut dysfunctions
auto-immunity
and more are all common causes.

a bee sting giving a major reaction is another sign of out of control inflammation.

so if it were me i would focus on reducing inflammation from all sources - as that should certainly help.

Dr Horowitz book "how can I get better" is actually pretty good at explaining this - he identifies many of the sources of inflammation and what to do about them.

I would stress that before the herbs - the lifestyle and diet stress etc are vital - no herbs or magic potion or anything else will help much if these are not in a good place.

it could be that some heavy metal detox type treatments could help also - but - clearly, you have a supply internally - and that is an area I do not know much about.

I would not give up hope though.
plenty of people are walking around with implants inside them for many years without overt symptoms.
and all of us chronic Lyme patients are in very much the same process - trying to figure out what are the main drivers for inflammation for each of us - and what to do about them

low dose naltrexone seems to help a lot of people with overactive immune reactions
so that could be an option to try after the lifestyle and diet type stuff is in a good place

CBD oil seems to does similar things - but as far as i can tell the proper stuff at the right doses is rather expensive

ItisLyme said...
I personally did well with cinchona bark tea and crypolepsis. Graviola also.
It helped with my energy, which was important because I did work full time as well.

Cinchona bark (main ingredient quinine - think tonic water) is great for expulsing parasites in your stool but it will dehydrate you quickly so make sure to drink lots of fluids with this one. Maybe even some probiotics as the cinchona is a strong antimicrobial. I wouldn't be surprised if it also acts bactericidal on the beneficial gut bacteria.
I'd start at 5 drops and then see if you can handle it and then go from there. You could pulse it
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