Bart herbs - how should I ramp up?

I posted a while ago about my experience with Houttuynia. I ramped up way too quickly, using Cowden protocol principles of 1 drop AM, 2 drops PM, 3 drops next AM, etc. After day 3 at 6 drops I had almost completely stopped sleeping. It took several days of being at 0 to get my system back in order.

I have started back at 1 drop a day, in the AM. I have also gotten my Japanese knotweed and Sida acuta in the mail to add per recommendations on here. My question is, what should be my schedule for the dosing and titration? Should I get up to a decent sized AM dose before adding a PM dose, or should I ramp them up evenly, 1 drop at a time? Should I introduce the JK and SA after I get up to a decent dose of Hout? Or should I add those 1 drop at a time and ramp them all up individually one by one? I.e. add one drop JK for a few days, one drop of SA for a few days, one more drop of Hout for a few days... And how often should I be increasing the dose? I definitely can't take more than a one drop increase of Hout at a time but I'm not sure how long I should wait until I feel my body has acclimated to it. And should I be adding the other herbs sooner than I ramp up the Hout? Like add a drop of JK tomorrow, and a drop of SA the next day? Or should I space those out too, adding a new drop only once or twice a week?

Agghhh see there's so many questions and possibilities. I see my LLMD on Tuesday but I don't have a lot of time with him and I'm kind of on my own with these herbs.

“Or should I add those 1 drop at a time and ramp them all up individually one by one? I.e. add one drop JK for a few days, one drop of SA for a few days, one more drop of Hout for a few days..”

- I would do this.

Try to take 1 drop houtty 3x day. A week later, add a tiny dose of knotweed and get that going, etc. It’s best to add each new herb 3-7 days after each other so you can notice it’s effect. Get all the herbs in before increasing doses. The herbs are synergistic, so it’s best to get them all going.

If 3x day is too much for you, do 2x day. Doing 3x day at lower dose is better than 2x day at higher dose. That’s my understanding from reading Buhner’s books.

You can also do a taste test with each herb on your tongue to gauge your response. It really has nothing to do with taste but how your body responds to the individual herb. Get all your herbs out. Put one drop directly on your tongue and wait a few seconds. Gauge your response as positive, negative, or neutral. Do this with each one. You will likely be able to tolerate higher doses of ones you react positively to. Increase those first. Repeat this test every few months, as your body’s response will change over time.

Post Edited (WalkingbyFaith) : 9/16/2019 7:35:40 AM (GMT-6)

jb,
Are you using alcohol based tinctures? Do you think you may be reacting to the alcohol and not the herbs?