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Posted 9/14/2011 3:15 AM (GMT 0)
http://www.ladybarbara.net/html/using_teasel.html

A very interesting herbal remedy, it looks like it could help in the long run. Has anyone used it before?
Posted 9/14/2011 2:50 PM (GMT 0)
HI Britgirl,
Teasel is used by quite a few LLMD's that are willing to use herbs. If you will use our search function and enter the term "teasel" you will find a whole lot of posts about this herb and what others have thought about it!
Posted 9/14/2011 2:52 PM (GMT 0)
And I thought this was a good explanation of how it works:

www.lyme-disease-research-database.com/lyme_disease_blog_files/mathew-wood.html

Let us know how it works if you decide to use it. :-)
Posted 9/14/2011 2:56 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Brit Girl,

I tried teasel this past spring.  It is a powerful plant and remedy. Many people have had good results with it.  However, there are those like me (very sensitive) that it was just too much for no matter how we spaced out the doses.  It is used widely by many ND's and I would highly recommend that if you decided to try it, that you do it with a practitioner who can monitor your progression on it. Good Luck! 

Posted 9/14/2011 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
It does look very promising, although I don't know if it's going to be the right course for me. I shall have to ask her if it would be beneficial, seeing as I had an extreme reaction to my Plaquenil and Biaxin combo of drugs.
Posted 9/14/2011 4:33 PM (GMT 0)
Britgirl,
If you are finding that you can't use the stronger things for treating Lyme (I have the same issues), you should find a practitioner to guide you (I prefer Holistic practitioners). That way you won't risk setting yourself back several 'steps' because something was just too strong for you.
Posted 9/14/2011 7:48 PM (GMT 0)
i started using teasel before i saw my LLMD- he told me that i can continue using it if i want while taking biaxin (my new prescription) but that he is not a firm believer in it. have you heard of people continuing antibiotics and using teasel on the side or is that too much? do most choose one or another?
Posted 9/14/2011 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
Hey teeners!

Teasel is among the bazillion herbs I take. I do a tincture of it as I couldn't stomach the powder, it was way too hard on my stomach/taste buds.
Posted 9/14/2011 8:29 PM (GMT 0)
Teeners,
Yes, we have had many here that take abx in combination with herbs, but you should watch yourself closely for a while to be sure it's not too much for you.
Posted 9/14/2011 9:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Gang, I'm going to tell you my teasel root story again.
The LLMD Tick borne specialist I went to gave me teasel root tincture and Japaneese knotweed tincture to take for a week BEFORE going for my lab work to find out if I had lyme and everything else.

She told me that I would get really sick from the tinctures if I had lyme.

I got SLAMMED!! And then 26 tubes of blood between 3 different labs came back with all the answers she needed to get a clear picture of blood work to go along with my condition.

She told me to save the tinctures for LATER but for now I had to get on serious ABX.
She also treated me right away for strongylides parasite with IVERMECTIN for almost a
month. I was on prednisone so she said the Ivermectin would not work with the usual one shot dose.

So I guess depending on where you are at in your treatment teasel is part of the protocol.

I didn't think I could possibly feel any worse than I did untill I took the teasel and the japaneese knotweed.

I also before seeing her took high dose Resveratrol and got slammed from that because it
has japaneese knotweed.
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