Sam-e, herbs, and Homeopathy

February 8, 2000

At 06:16 PM 2/8/00 -0800, beth12@... wrote:

>Hillary,

>Do you take the St. 's Wort as anti-viral or anti-bacterial?

>Was just curious, since I think the St. 's Wort has been helping me

>fight off

>the flu this year and was just curious if you knew about the " other " effects

>that

>St. 's Wort might be helping me this way?

Ooops. You misunderstood my reference to anti-viral/anti-bacterial herbal

tinctures. I don't think St. 's Wort functions as an anti-bacterial or

anti-viral at all. I don't know how it might be helping you fight off the

flu (and I doubt it is, I don't think that's part of it's function).

For anti-bacterial and anti-viral, I take Goldenseal and Echinacea (usually

combined). I don't take it until the first sign of cold/flu. It's not

something that should be taken as a precaution, because it can become

ineffective for you if you take it for more than 6-7 days at a time.

When I get a respiratory infection, I take Elecampane. It helps me clear

out the bronchitis-like symptoms and mucous.

In addition to these, I also take some homeopathic remedies. The one I

think works the best is ocilli... damn... I can't remember how to spell it,

but if you go to your local health food store with the " ocilli " part and

tell them you're seeking a homeopathic remedy for cold/flu, they'll know

what you're talking about.

Also... I've found that homeopathy is amazingly effective in helping me

through digestive distress. I regularly use a mint called " Stress Mints "

(they sell them at Discovery shops and at Nordstrom and at some health food

stores). They have homeopathic ingredients that soothe the savage stomach

beast when I eat too much or eat stuff that disagrees with me (everyday).

They cost about $5 for a small container, but I usually only take one or

two a day, so it's worth it. They calm my stomach distress in about 2-5

minutes. Amazing.

-Hillary

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Hillary M. Russak

Technical Writer

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

hrussak@...

'97 R1100RT, DoD #2106

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