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YOGI and TRIPLE LEAF Detox Tea Ingredient Lists For Your Enjoyment - Maybe Take Both?

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Posted 2/27/2016 2:55 PM (GMT 0)
Good Morning!

After painfully using a magnifying glass to look at the ingredient lists in both Yogi Detox Tea and Triple Leaf Detox Tea, writing each one down with my early morning "scrawl," I thought I would share this because maybe someone would like this info! I had to do SOMETHING with it :)

This isn't a "which one is better" thread, at least not my purpose - I just had both brands in house and expected them to both be similar but, to my surprise, they aren't.

Unless you see herbs in the Triple Leaf that should be avoided, maybe it would be nice to have a cup of each daily, to get the benefits of a wide variety of herbs in both teas? But absolutely, you herb experts, if the ones Triple Leaf has should be avoided or aren't of value, please do share that opinion!

Anyway....here are the results of my work this morning, in legible type... :)

HERBS THAT YOGI AND TRIPLE LEAF BOTH HAVE IN THEM
Cinnamon Bark
Ginger Root
Burdock Root
Dandelion Root (Triple Leaf uses leaf)
Japanese Honeysuckle Flower
Licorice Root

HERBS ONLY FOUND IN YOGI TEA
Winter Melon Seed
Sasparilla Root
Cardamom Pod
Clove Bud
Black Pepper
Juniper Berry Extract
Long Pepper Berry
Phellodendron Bark
Rhubarb Root
Chinese Skullcap Root
Coptis Root
Forsythia Fruit
Gardenia Fruit

HERBS ONLY FOUND IN TRIPLE LEAF TEA
Red Clover
Asian Plantain Leaf
Fo-ti Root
Schisandra Fruit
Astragalus Root
Lysimachia Root
Kudzu Root
Peppermint Leaf
Isatis root, leaf
Solomon's seal rhizome
Duckweed (spirodella) Root
Tokyo Violet Root
Posted 2/27/2016 3:15 PM (GMT 0)
Just started Yogi Detox and think it is a very good addition to a detox plan,Traveler talked about it a while back.

Thank You for listing the ingredients,some good herbs in that product.

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Posted 2/27/2016 4:00 PM (GMT 0)
Awesome and thank you for typing this.
Posted 2/27/2016 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much for going through the trouble of typing it all out, Ursa!

I'm using the Yogi brand because that's what's available in my area. I do have to take frequent breaks from it so that it doesn't make my liver hurt - but I don't have a gall bladder, so that has to be a factor.

I would suggest that rather than using both teas, decide which one is best for your circumstance.

You can see that the Triple leaf brand has Astragalus. This can be a very hard herb for many with chronic Lyme, as it will raise the parts of the immune system that attack the Lyme bacteria - so if you are already herxing - do NOT use this brand.
Posted 2/27/2016 4:22 PM (GMT 0)
Traveler, in Buhner's latest book he does not have the same opinion about Astragalus and chronic lyme. Dosage for chronic illness conditions is Tincture: 1 tsp 4x daily (of course he suggest working up to this).

He does state that for some people, in certain kinds of late stage lyme disease it is contraindicated because it can exacerbate autoimmune responses in that particular disease. He can find no reason why for some people it exacerbates their condition and for others it does not.

Scary trial and error herb. I have been taking 1 dropper full 3xs a day for 8 months. So far, so good.

I also do not know what is late stage lyme disease?
Posted 2/27/2016 4:45 PM (GMT 0)
What great info so far! Thanks for all of the tips and, you are welcome....I'm glad seeing it in a readable size of font helped! I know a lot of people use Yogi Detox and I had just bought some not long ago, after learning that was a preferred brand. What I learned is detox teas aren't necessarily alike, so be sure to read the labels.

Speaking of reading the labels, my husband and I were joking this morning, when straining our eyes initially to look at the ingredient label (finally giving up and grabbing the magnifying glass). We proudly named the font on both teas the "why bother" font (like comic sans, times new roman, etc.). Seriously, it is SO small that it might as well just be little dots instead of actual letters and words.

Traveler: I appreciate the heads up on Astragalus and also the mentioning of gallbladder/liver symptoms you have with tea...I will pay more attention to that potential side effect now (if you recall, my gallbladder is gone as well...it sure makes things more difficult, completely regret making that decision so quickly without trying alternative methods...but I was too young and didn't know then what I know now)
Posted 2/27/2016 5:38 PM (GMT 0)

PeteZa said...
Traveler, in Buhner's latest book he does not have the same opinion about Astragalus and chronic lyme. Dosage for chronic illness conditions is Tincture: 1 tsp 4x daily (of course he suggest working up to this).

He does state that for some people, in certain kinds of late stage lyme disease it is contraindicated because it can exacerbate autoimmune responses in that particular disease. He can find no reason why for some people it exacerbates their condition and for others it does not.

Scary trial and error herb. I have been taking 1 dropper full 3xs a day for 8 months. So far, so good.

I also do not know what is late stage lyme disease?

Thank you for this, PeteZa. I'm really glad that Buhner has acknowledged that it can be good for some - but from those that I have talked to that have used it in chronic Lyme, it's touch and go as it can cause a lot of inflammation. We all seem to have different tolerance levels for this herb.

Late stage Lyme is usually defined as having a specific set of symptoms, but since that's different for each person, I think the more accurate term is chronic Lyme, where it's been in the body for long enough to create quite a few symptoms, usually affecting more than one body system. It's been shown that we each progress at different rates and in different areas with these infections, so anyone that has had Lyme for more than a couple of weeks has a chance of reacting to Astragalus.

I started using it in late 2014 (LOl! I think! Brain fart due to herxing!!) and built up to the full strength easily and quickly because I had healed from my tick borne infections. Earlier this year though I had to lower my dose as it was causing too much inflammation. My thoughts? Since I hadn't been exposed to ticks for several months, it was suddenly too "strong" for me. I no longer needed those parts of my immune system raised up like that so it started creating issues - but I'm not a doctor (nor do I have one that is remotely interested in this), so I am only guessing at this point.
Posted 2/27/2016 5:42 PM (GMT 0)

ursamajor68 said...
What great info so far! Thanks for all of the tips and, you are welcome....I'm glad seeing it in a readable size of font helped! I know a lot of people use Yogi Detox and I had just bought some not long ago, after learning that was a preferred brand. What I learned is detox teas aren't necessarily alike, so be sure to read the labels.

Speaking of reading the labels, my husband and I were joking this morning, when straining our eyes initially to look at the ingredient label (finally giving up and grabbing the magnifying glass). We proudly named the font on both teas the "why bother" font (like comic sans, times new roman, etc.). Seriously, it is SO small that it might as well just be little dots instead of actual letters and words.

Traveler: I appreciate the heads up on Astragalus and also the mentioning of gallbladder/liver symptoms you have with tea...I will pay more attention to that potential side effect now (if you recall, my gallbladder is gone as well...it sure makes things more difficult, completely regret making that decision so quickly without trying alternative methods...but I was too young and didn't know then what I know now)

LOL! I so agree on that font!! The "why bother" font!! turn

What I find is that my liver is more sensitive to some things, and of course, I have to take bile salts to help break down and absorb the fats that I need.

And don't feel bad - I wish I had noticed sooner, instead of riding it out like I was so used to doing - and had time to try a few of the alternative things myself. But we are here now and we need to do what we need to in order to help our bodies heal these infections and stay healthy enough to keep from having to go through this again and again. Please, please do NOT follow me in that!! smilewinkgrin Treating for a second time or third is depressing!!
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