Anyone Pulse herbs?

Buhner has said that pulsing herbs is a bad idea, especially with knotweed, and that those who do tend to relapse from doing so. If you're thinking of pulsing herbs because you think the bugs will develop resistance to the herbs, don't. According to Buhner, that is very unlikely to happen with herbs, particularly with whole herbs. There are a few that are not to be taken continually. I know some form of artemesia or artemisinin, but you'll have to check which one. I haven't used that one. Berberines shouldn't be taken long term. There are a few others but not the main herbs in the protocols. Some have contraindications. Just check for those.

However, if you are thinking of pulsing herbs in order to better tolerate the herxes, I have experimented with that. What I have done is kept my regular 3x day doses at a manageable level and then taken extra drops (usually under the tongue) one or more times a day in between the regular doses. I've had some benefits from that. You could experiment with different herbs that way to figure out which one is inducing certain herx symptoms or which one best alleviates certain symptoms, etc.

sandyfeet - I hadn't heard that Isatis should be pulsed. In my Bart book - its not mentioned to pulse it.

The reason Artemisinin is pulsed - it's not whole herb..it's the isolated active constituent of the Artemisia herb.
and taking daily can render it ineffective.

sandyfeet said...
I was wondering about his intention on this one (Isatis) as I think you're right there's no mention in the Bartonella book but then oddly he also describes the protocol as a 30 day protocol if I remember correctly.

It's mentioned in the Herbal Antivirals book pg 196 "caution should be exercised in long-term use. Normally you would not take isatis for longer than 3 weeks. This should be sufficient to deal with anything you have, especially if you have combined the herb with other antivirals" "high doses or long-term use may negatively affect the kidneys"

I tend to take it for no more than 2 weeks at a time and then take a break on this one. It's definitely very strong and beneficial for me as I notice it each time I start again but I'm being extremely cautious with continuous use of Isatis right now.

Maybe someone has more information to share on what Buhner's intention was for this herb.

I wouldn't call that pulsing. "you would not take satis for longer than 3 weeks" Pulsing is starting/stopping/starting/stopping.

eg. taking something M/W/F only or 4 days on, 10 off...repeat..