Sorry if this is too niche of a question, but: There is no information on the internet or in Stephen Buhner's Lyme books about how much Sida Acuta one might need if one had the herb in dried form,...
SOMEwhat mucilagenous? Hah! No, I rather enjoy comically celebrating the goopiness of this plant. Tinctures don't work for me for various reasons. This is fine. It's just ridiculous, hilarious, and...
Steep a teaspoon or tablespoon in 6oz of water, they said. Drink it up 1-3x/day they said. GOOP! It turned into GOOP! Now I have swallow this slimy, mucusy glop that has so much surface tension that...
I just came across this scientific experiment where Sida Acuta caused anemia, blood cell count drop, and other problems in rats......
Any one make the tea? Like boil the root material? How much do you use then? I feel like that would be the most natural way to take in a root you can't even sink your teeth in. It's woody and hard as...
For years I've had on-and-off night sweats. First I linked it to protein overconsumption. But then recently I've noticed if I eat too little protein, I'll also sweat. Cold showers worked for a while,...
I've had 2 hip replacements, and I can tell you they weren't a big problem. But... Why would you get a surgery if you feel fine? Walking 1-2 miles "with a little discomfort" sounds tolerable. I would...
Hey, if you've read the Buhner book(s) on healing Lyme herbally, then you might get the following herbal pickup line: Hey, sweet Annie, you wanna go danshen, acuta? Kalmegh! ...knot!!! Sincerely,...
Thanks! That's funny, Buhner definitely paraphrased the quote in his book--he, like me, probably couldn't find it, either....
Hi, I'm trying to find a quote that was in one of Buhner's Healing Lyme books. I'm not finding it in the main one so it might be in the coinfections one, which I don't have with me right now. It went...
I just thought I'd share a recent discovery... I've been dealing with night sweats from Babesia for a long time... and one thing that helps a lot is eating some dark chocolate. I've noticed that if I...
A friend just blew my mind by saying that she would empty a probiotic cap into some warm water and then use it as an enema. And it would be really effective. food for thought. ~R...
I also tried bee venom therapy, and it didn't much at all except for increasing my fight-or-flight feelings on any given day. Not ideal. And pins and needles in my fingers. Gets the heart pumping,...
Hi Catalina, thanks for your response! Yeah, psychedelics in general can be really powerful in combating chronic illness. I think they are THE medicine for chronic Lyme--I have heard many people get...
Hi, I'm quite experienced with using herbs for many symptoms, but only recently had I begun entertaining the idea that it would be useful to take the edge off the overall pain with opioid herbs. My...
Reishi is great for resisting colds. Lion's mane not so much. Lion's mane is better for improving cognitive function and memory. But why not both? Medicinal mushrooms synergize really well together....
Screw aloe vera "products." Just get a live Aloe plant, cut off one of its appendages, Set the round side down (flat side up) on a cutting board, peel the top flat part off with a knife, and scoop...
I wonder if anyone else here experiences this. Whenever I am around amplified bass or kick drums, live or in recordings, especially if there's a subwoofer, my heart/chest vibrates with it in such an...
Yes, me. Can attest to abovementioned solution of eating many green veggies. They help a lot....
No, Artemisia absinthium does not contain THC. Buhner didn't recommend artemisia annua. He recommended artemisinin. I believe he had a lapse of judgement when did that, as artemisinin has a higher...
There is a lot of literature out there supporting Artemisia annua for malaria parasites (and by extension, Babesia, that is the theory, anyway). However, it turns out that Artemisia absinthium is way...
This morning I brewed a tea for the whole day with 11g of Cat's Claw. Anyone else go this high? My joints are still hot so I might even kick it up to around 20g!!! It does work very well for reducing...
I get this too. Showers are a lot of effort! Especially if you get cold at all. Even when it's a warm shower, getting in and out can be cold experiences. Give yourself a break!...
Lol. Let's hope most of those errors are in the sections explaining the background of herbs or diseases, not in the protocols themselves....
Yaaaayyyyyyy!!!!!! He responded! Here's what he said: 1/4 of an ounce eek, i hate errors like that thanks for letting me know...
"During acute episodes of these coinfections, the immune response and cytokine profiles are quite different than during milder forms of the disease. Such episodes, while they can occur in...
WalkingbyFaith, why do you ask? Are you an expert? If I'm going to divulge my gory details about this I a) would like to do it in private, and b) would want to do it with someone who is an expert,...
I suggest re-reading that section if you want to understand "acute babesiosis." Chronic babesia can turn into acute babesiosis. They are not mutually exclusive....
Buhner has a section in his book on Coinfections on "Acute Infections, Sepsis, and Septic Shock." I have a few questions about it. How common is acute Babesiosis? (I've had it for 10 years and has...
Yep. Here's the whole paragraph: " Decoction A number of people have been using a tea, and it seems to be working well for them. To make: four ounces herb (7 grams) in 32 ounces (1 liter) water,...
No, he's strictly talking about decoctions, i.e. boiling a dried herb. No liquid extracts here. 4oz dry herb for a day still seems like too much....
Girlie, we can't just assume that he meant 4 ounces. He could have meant something else. Otherwise, do you mean to say that he wanted us to drink a quarter pound of knotweed a day? That would be a...
I have emailed Stephen Buhner about this error and he was not helpful. The error: On page 339 in the second edition of Healing Lyme, in the "Decoction" section, it says "four ounces herb (7 grams)"...
Been more thorough and disciplined on my herb regiment.[/quote] Me too!!!...
Update: I tried the Danshen for a couple days--it still sucks. Gladly off it. Maybe it's the consistency of the powder, I dunno. It's super fine and makes me feel real gross and slimy inside. Doesn't...
Stephen Buhner highly recommends Danshen or Salvia miltiorrhiza especially for Babesia treatment. I tried it a couple times and the side effects outweighed the benefits, generally. Mainly I felt weak...
Sandy, I believe that cartilage regeneration is possible, despite the consensus among the Western medical community, because they are not reading articles like this:...
Thank you, Sandy. Your post means the world to me. I've not gotten much better over 10 years. Some things have gotten better, other things worse. I feel more aged (cartilage degeneration from joint...
Has anyone ever gotten better from Lyme without changing their diet? I've been at it 10 years and most of that time I've been seriously restricting my diet in various ways. I am so, so tired of it. I...
That's not necessarily true. Sometimes things that sound true aren't fully investigated before the "info" spreads. The question isn't about its effectiveness; it's about safety. I've found it to be...
Has anyone used Artemisia (the unprocessed herb, not an extract or isolated artemisinin) for months at a time, up to a year or two? The precautions against long term use seem to all stem from studies...
I don't really take it for the taste. : P...
Thanks. Japanese knotweed has a Chinese name, so I assume it's used in TCM, too. They often simmer things in tea. I wonder if someone with a TCM background or a TCM website would have this info....
Is Japanese knotweed just as or similarly effective when simmered as a tea? I guess I would use the "cut and sifted" knotweed....
Thank you. Unfortunately, I put the tick down on the bath mat in front of me and it got lost in the frills of it, so after looking for it for like 15 minutes, I just bagged up the bath mat in two...
I just pulled a tick off me. I mixed andrographis powder with bentonite, a little spring water, made a paste from that and applied it on the tick bite, covering with gauze and tape. Will that work?...
Girlie, the most recent test was negative. But I tested positive back in 2009 for Lyme and Babesia. I tested negative like a year after that, and then again positive in 2011. Then negative, last...
I tested positive a whiile ago by igenix, but abx did nothing for me. My current infectious disease specialist says "yeah, ILAD people like igenix have 'invented' their own science regarding Lyme...
That's great to hear. It really does work long-term, and I am just beginning to see that. It's crazy. It's amazing how certain herbs (like knotweed) shine as a *process*-oriented herb rather than a...
Brilliant Buhner quote, Girlie, thank you....