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Posted 12/11/2020 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
I'm starting up cats claw yet again and it causes migraines at times or herx I guess. Is it effective against only lyme or bart/babs too?
Posted 12/12/2020 4:02 AM (GMT 0)
Cat’s claw is in Buhner’s protocol for Lyme. It increases the immune system response. In Buhner’s book, I read that in studies it did something that I needed, LOL!!! I want to say it reliably increased CD57, but it may have been a different lab marker. I would have to get my book out of storage to find the reference. It was in materia medica, I believe. Seemed like the section was in italics.

Anyway, read Buhner’s book to understand everything cat’s claw does.

I don’t recall it being in the protocols for the coinfections. I only took it briefly at ridiculously tiny doses because it increased my joint pain and stiffness. Japanese knotweed did, too, but I continued with it and now take 2 tsp powder 2x day.
Posted 12/12/2020 8:03 AM (GMT 0)
From my understanding it is a potent immune booster. Its specifically good for lyme, as WalkingbyFaith said, because of its action on CD57 NK cells. However, I'm sure strengthening your immune system might increase your co-infection symptoms.

If I had to guess, though, I'd say it was lymes herxing.
Posted 12/12/2020 8:05 AM (GMT 0)
BTW, how long did it take you to get to that dosage, WalkingbyFaith? I've been on a modified Buhner for 2 months and I'm only at 3/4ths of a teaspoon a day (although I certainly could have been much more aggressive).
Posted 12/12/2020 3:35 PM (GMT 0)

FishingforLight said...
BTW, how long did it take you to get to that dosage, WalkingbyFaith? I've been on a modified Buhner for 2 months and I'm only at 3/4ths of a teaspoon a day (although I certainly could have been much more aggressive).

about 2.5-3 years. I kept everything steady for about a year and a half, because increasing doses on anything kept me in a constant state of increased inflammation. I was also being exposed to increasingly high levels of mold.

Once I got out of the mold and got MCAS stabilized and started TUDCA Plus, I started to feel better. At that point I tried increasing again. Unfortunately, I am back in mold exposure again. I tried increasing to 2.5 tsp and did okay with that. I will try again to get to 1 Tbsp. I really need to add back houtty and/or sida acuta as I am getting a return of cardiac symptoms and sleep issues.

I think it took me about a year to get to 3/4 tsp of JK.
Posted 12/12/2020 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
I take the cars claw capsules and I don't remember if I did 1 or 2 daily bt I started off with 1 a day as I remember and had the headaches for maybe a month or 2 before it eases off. Sida I herxed strongly at first bt now I'm up to about 12 drops 2x daily. Is that too much and I'm not herding either is that normal with taking that many drops 2x daily?? How do I know if its working lol
Posted 12/12/2020 8:16 PM (GMT 0)
I've heard CD57 has to do with bartonella as well. I heard when ppl get better from bart their CD57 goes up and if it's low it's an almost positive indicate that u have bart lyme or parasites
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