Houttyunia

I added Houttyunia to my protocol but followed the recommended source from the first book and got the powder from 1st Chinese. I started with 1/4 tsp and on my third day started feeling really bad, very tired. After a week had the headaches and joint pain back and few symptoms I've never had before, I experienced all the Lyme symptoms before treatment but never had a sore throat or the feeling of having a cold; now I do.
I wonder is there something wrong with this powder, the label says it contains sulfites, and I kept it in the plastic bag at room temp. This is the only herb I have tried that is not a tincture and didn't have problems with them. It'll be a shame to throw it away to get the tincture but I remember reading somewhere it is a very strong herb, could the culprit be the dose? I started with one drop with all the rest of the herbs, it's just harder to measure a powder.

And don't want to forget I started rifing at the same time I started the herb, I stopped both, and it took 2 WEEKS for the symptoms to clear up. Could it be a herx from Rifing?
Input appreciated!

You started out on about the same dose as I did on the Houttuynia, and I herxed hard for 3 weeks the first time I used it, as well as the second time around when I got reinfected.

While I would recommend that you not buy any more herbs that have sulfites added to them, 1st Chinese Herbs is a good store to buy from usually, although there are others as well. We actually have a list in the "New to Lyme?" thread for examples of places to buy herbs from that are fairly reliable - but still, be sure to always find out as much about the product as you can before purchasing it.

It was likely the combination of starting Houttuynia and Rife at the same time that caused the most issue though, as you created an overload of toxins (evidenced by your herxing), so when you restart, only restart one of them for a few days before starting the other.

Are you detoxing? If so, you need to increase what you are doing, if not, you really do need to get started so that you can make it through treatments.