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Posted 12/6/2014 1:22 AM (GMT 0)
My LLND's instructions are to do 2-3 dropperfuls 2-3 x per day.

If I remember correctly Buhner states the dosage is 1/4 tsp 3x a day.
That would be less than one dropperful I think.

I started it today - 15 drops each time.
Does that sound like a good amount or too much. It wasn't even 1 dropperful.

The amount my Dr told me to take seems to be too much.

Just wondering how much you are all taking.
Posted 12/6/2014 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
Everyone is different. We used 1/4 tsp TID for a while, but after we added in houttuynia we decreased sida, and after we added CSA we decreased sida again. The herxing was too bad.

With the houttuynia we are taking now (1/4 tsp infusion TID), the Japanese knotweed (1/4 tsp infusion TID, 1/4 tsp tincture TID), the CSA (15 drops BID), the bidens (1 drop QD), red root (5 drops TID), we are only taking 4 drops of sida QD (in the afternoon when we skip the dose of CSA - cryptolepis/alchornea/sida combination tincture).

My major complaint with sida was that it made our hair greasy and after a while it started to thin (both our daughter and myself). Thus the inspiration to decrease dosage.

Go with your intuition. Starting low is never a bad thing. Increase slowly to herx and then decrease back to the highest dosage that didn't cause a herx.
Posted 12/6/2014 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
I know Mike - that concerns me - after all he is a ND - and should be knowledgeable in that...especially since most of his practice is treating Lyme disease.

A few months ago when I voiced concerns about the pharmaceutical cyst busters and was asking him about GSE, he told me to go to a health food store and get one. No mention of what brands are good - also no mention of the possible contamination. This should be his area of expertise.

So Mike do you do a precise measurement... Or take a teaspoon and fill it to approx 1/4... Or does 1/4 tsp = so many drops?
Posted 12/6/2014 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Rowingmom - I was hoping you 'd see this and post.

What is CSA - is it a blend of three different herbs? I hope I don't get greasy hair from it.
I will stick to 15 drops for awhile before increasing.
Posted 12/6/2014 4:01 PM (GMT 0)
Edited my above post to explain CSA - a tincture combination containing cryptolepis, sida and alchornea. Available at WoodLandEssence.

The hair issue didn't show up until we had been taking sida at 1/4 tsp 3x daily for 6 months or so.
Posted 12/6/2014 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
Woodland Essence has the sida alone in a tincture.

Is the CSA for babesia? I don't remember reading that for bart...maybe i better go back to the website.

I was planning on sida acuta, houyttnia (sp?), Japanese knotweed, and my ND has told me to take the cryptolepis (sp?) as he said it's good for all the infections.

So far, I am on JK, CC, Sib Ginseng, and sida acuta. Have not started the cryptolepis yet...waiting til I am accustomed to the sida. Have not ordered the houyttnia.

I may also add the hawthorne - i don't have heart issues...but I have read it's good to take anyway.
Posted 12/6/2014 8:06 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, CSA is recommended by Buhner in his babesia protocol. I only trialed it on a whim because I was having trouble getting our daughter past 80%.

Buhner recommends the mixture of herbs he does for a reason. If you are treating bartonella, I would try to stick as close to his suggestions as possible, except for dosage in the beginning. We are not using l-arginine because it can exacerbate latent viral infections.
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