Re: Dandelion leaf / Herbal vit D3

[Guest guest]

I apologize that the answer is, it may be difficult to say...

Really, it depends on the amount of herb material and the ratio of that to

extracting menstrum...and that varies from mfr to mfr...some even dilute the

final product to 'stretch' it...  It also depends on the method of extraction

(alcohol or glycerin?). 

Dandelion leaf extract has both D2 and D3...

The beneficial amount to take will vary from person to person - depending on

where their

D level is.    I would start with 1 dropperful 3X / day...and after a week or

two, see how I feel.  

If I need more, I can up that to two droppersful  3X / day.

The beauty of herbs is that there are no side effects...and that what is not

needed by the body is excreted.

Another solution that may appeal to some is to get standardized...but that is

not a good idea in my opinion...   Those who standardize may have a great

marketing idea, but messing with the ratios of beneficial constituents in an

herb is not a good idea in my opinion...it is more the result of pharma thinking

= in search of a silver bullet.  Usually what happens is there is

a re-configured herb...Supporting 'players' are eliminated whereas I believe the

whole team is essential.   I am of the belief that nature knows best how to

configure those

various beneficial factors in perfect ratios to one another.

d - certified herbal tincture specialist.

> Herbally speaking,

> Dandelion leaf tincture is good for a source of vit d in the winter...

> as well as some B vits too...

> d

>

[Guest guest]

D2 is difficult for the body to convert to D3.

I find I do well on much much higher intake to D3 than the RDA.

While I use " how I feel " to determine my D3 intake (I take a lot more

in winter than summer when I get some sunlight), I also do a home-test

of D3 yearly. If the test did not cost $65 I would probably test more

than once a year.

http://www.zrtlab.com/vitamindcouncil/

Since going up to ~325-40,000 IU of D3 per day in winter months, I

have have not lost 1 day of work due to colds or flu. Of course, D3

is by no means my only supplement.

Alobar

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Don <hooty304@...> wrote:

> I apologize that the answer is, it may be difficult to say...

> Really, it depends on the amount of herb material and the ratio of that to

extracting menstrum...and that varies from mfr to mfr...some even dilute the

final product to 'stretch' it...  It also depends on the method of extraction

(alcohol or glycerin?).

> Dandelion leaf extract has both D2 and D3...

> The beneficial amount to take will vary from person to person - depending on

where their

> D level is.    I would start with 1 dropperful 3X / day...and after a week or

two, see how I feel.

> If I need more, I can up that to two droppersful  3X / day.

> The beauty of herbs is that there are no side effects...and that what is not

needed by the body is excreted.

> Another solution that may appeal to some is to get standardized...but that is

not a good idea in my opinion...   Those who standardize may have a great

marketing idea, but messing with the ratios of beneficial constituents in an

herb is not a good idea in my opinion...it is more the result of pharma thinking

= in search of a silver bullet.  Usually what happens is there is

> a re-configured herb...Supporting 'players' are eliminated whereas I believe

the whole team is essential.   I am of the belief that nature knows best how to

configure those

> various beneficial factors in perfect ratios to one another.

> d - certified herbal tincture specialist.