Jap Knot & Cat's Claw OR Samento & Banderol ?

Samento is cat's claw, so it is just the same herb in a different form. Different things work for different people. Are you doing the Cowden protocol or are you just guessing on dosage?

Mister mike- I did oral abx, Buhner's protocol and IV rocephin over the last two years.
I am not done yet, either. I'm improved, but definitely not done.

(I was also using sida acuta, jap know, cats, ginseng, houttuynia, alcornea cordifolia, cryptolepsis, stephania, isatis, bidens pilosa, black walnut, hawthorne, ashwagandha, poke root. Probably others as well, just cant think of them right now. Oh yeah, cordyceps.)

I was following Buhner's protocols for Lyme, Bart, Babs for an entire year, at least. Did oral abx at the same time & then had 5 months of rocephin that ended this past february. I thought I was done treating.
Evidently, I am not.

What is CSA from Woodland Essence?

I am trying not to return to oral abx, but it is hard not to, as you have to start so slowly on these herbs before adding them all in again and getting up to full doses.
The oral abx- well, I don't like the idea of dealing with yeast again & the rocephin really helped me improve,
even though I feel the bugs gaining control again.

Post Edited (Usedtogarden) : 5/11/2015 12:59:24 PM (GMT-6)

I did oral abx, Buhner's and IV rocephin over the last two years.
I'm improved, but definitely not done.
March 2015 stopped buhner's herbals except some supportive herbs
All symptoms never fully stopped, but wanted to detox and see what I was left with.
Many symptoms returned mid-April. Sore lymph nodes.
Symptoms getting really bad in the last two weeks.
Waking at night with Tons of body pains, muscular & soft tissue. Now nerve pain.
Restarted doxy & rifampin last week and herxed & Did one dose jap knot and black walnut and really herxed hard.
This added a major head herx to the already body pains I was dealing with.

The reason I was looking at samento and banderol was to replace the doxy & rifampin combo- don't want to deal with all the yeast issues again. And, samento/banderol is much simpler than going back on all of the buhner herbs, again. More cost effective.

I would also consider GSE as a cyst buster.
With samento, banderol and GSE it would be a simple routine to start back up again rather than all the Buhner herbs.

Does this sound comprehensive for lyme?

Post Edited (Usedtogarden) : 5/11/2015 1:15:58 PM (GMT-6)

Hi sayya! Thank you for the comprehensive answer to my question.
It really helped.
I, too, have made my own tinctures within the last years and it is pricey buying organic alcohol, but I buy the organic anyway. No sense going through all the trouble, effort, & care making your own tinctures if they aren't going to be top notch - Agreed.
I've still got cats claw from a year ago sitting in a jar in my basement :). It sure does last and is more cost effective.
Since my infection is spirally downward fast, I got an appt w/ my llmd today and I am back on a abx regimen asap, as there is not enough time to work all the herbs in again and get up to full doses.
I need help now.
I am grateful for your comments on GSE. It's given me something to think about. Do you remember what you heard about it that is not so effective?
I'll start working the herbals very slowly.