Re: valerian root and facial droop

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> I took valerian root capsules last night and noticed an immediate improvement

in my face this morning. My face doesnt feel as stiff and is not hurting as it

was. I am going to continue using it but has anyone heard of using valerian for

ms? Does anyone know of any other supplement that helps the muscles in the face?

Am I the only one in this group with issues with facial droop?

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Yep, I use valerian in my herbal tea sometimes, especially if I'm having trouble

sleeping. As I was just telling someone else, I also use lobelia in my tea when

necessary but you have to be careful with it. Shouldn't be taken more than a

week at a time and only 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon (if loose herb in a tea) at a time.

I've taken it plenty of times without a reaction, but one time I had too much.

Got the sweating, nausea, rapid heartbeat, etc. It hit before I even finished

the tea and I knew right away what is was. Not fun!

Crystal

[Guest guest]

You might be able to find valerian root in a commercial tea like Traditional

Medicinals. Look for something that's supposed to help with sleep. I just buy

the loose herb at my natural food store and mix it into my other herbs for tea

whenever I need it. HTH!

Crystal

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> I was wondering where I might find the Detoxmax & Valerian? There is so much

information from everyone, what a great support group.

> Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®

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[Guest guest]

Crystal-

It made me smile not that you threw up but what they say is true. Lobelia Purge

when you get enough lobelia you will throw up, that is where you never have to

worry about overdosing any safe herb one throwing-up is the worse case scenario.

Lobelia just like any herb has a myraid of reason why it works and what it will

work for. Lobelia is a herb known for the lungs and when someone has an issue

with the lungs, such as asthma they do a lobelia-purge and what that means is

drink enough to make you throw-up and it force the gunk to release from the

lungs covering the bronchial pathways so the person is free to breath.

So what your saying about your experience with Lobelia, is what is said. I

personally have not had someone with severe enough asthma cross my path yet.

I use lobelia all the time when needed it is powerful, when my son use to have

seizures I would put a dropperful in his mouth and the seizure would end

immediately. Easy way to remember about lobelia anytime someone needs to be

brought down or calmed down.

The Native Indians smoked lobelia and called it there wacky-tabaky.

Also for sleeping try taking your shoes and step on the earths natural ground,

it works! What it does it puts the earths natural electricity back in your body

that gets cut-off from our rubber soled shoes.

Have a Happy and Healthy Day,

Kopera M.H.

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Sent: Wed, February 24, 2010 7:56:43 AM

Subject: Re: valerian root and facial droop

> I took valerian root capsules last night and noticed an immediate improvement

in my face this morning. My face doesnt feel as stiff and is not hurting as it

was. I am going to continue using it but has anyone heard of using valerian for

ms? Does anyone know of any other supplement that helps the muscles in the face?

Am I the only one in this group with issues with facial droop?

>

Yep, I use valerian in my herbal tea sometimes, especially if I'm having trouble

sleeping. As I was just telling someone else, I also use lobelia in my tea when

necessary but you have to be careful with it. Shouldn't be taken more than a

week at a time and only 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon (if loose herb in a tea) at a time.

I've taken it plenty of times without a reaction, but one time I had too much.

Got the sweating, nausea, rapid heartbeat, etc. It hit before I even finished

the tea and I knew right away what is was. Not fun!

Crystal

[Guest guest]

> So what your saying about your experience with Lobelia, is what is said. I

personally have not had someone with severe enough asthma cross my path yet.

>

Yeah, it definitely does the trick. It's also supposed to be anti-inflammatory,

which is one of the reasons it works for asthma and bronchitis. Guess that's

why it works for MS flares too. Is there an inflammatory process involved with

seizures? That's really interesting that it worked for that!

> Also for sleeping try taking your shoes and step on the earths natural ground,

it works! What it does it puts the earths natural electricity back in your body

that gets cut-off from our rubber soled shoes.

>

Yeah, easier said than done right now. We got 4 1/2 feet of snow in a week last

month and I don't see it melting off anytime soon! lol

Crystal

[Guest guest]

Yeah, it definitely does the trick. It's also supposed to be anti-inflammatory,

which is one of the reasons it works for asthma and bronchitis. Guess that's

why it works for MS flares too. Is there an inflammatory process involved with

seizures? That's really interesting that it worked for that!

Lobelia and Cayenne are two powerful herbs and the easy way to remeber the

difference if someone needs to be brought up use cayenne, if someone needs to be

brought down use lobelia.

With Epilepsy for my son it was never mention inflamation but it could of been.

He was hit right between the eyes with a baseball and the seizures started a

couple of weeks following. Then couple of years later I figured out he was

severally lacking in protein since that time he now has been seizure free. Plus

cant forget the genes in this case too that he inherited from his lovely Mom, a

weak nervous system.

> Also for sleeping try taking your shoes and step on the earths natural ground,

it works! What it does it puts the earths natural electricity back in your body

that gets cut-off from our rubber soled shoes.

>

Yeah, easier said than done right now. We got 4 1/2 feet of snow in a week last

month and I don't see it melting off anytime soon! lol

LOL! We must be close, I am in Iowa and there is several feet here.

I can remember the first time I read that and it sounded soooo silly and there

was several feet of snow at that time, too! But now if I was suffering from

insomnia I would shovel the snow out of the way.

I forgot another thing that is really slick if you juice celery , the

constituents from celery help you sleep. That works super, too!

Crystal

[Guest guest]

You can get valerian at a health food store or online. I use Swanson Vitamins

and Vitacost. It comes in tea or capsules. The tea can be kind of, um,

" smelly. "

If you suffer from depression, you shouldn't take Valerian long-term, as it

might then make the depression worse. Short-term is OK.

Beverly

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> I know the detoxmax helped me with pulling me out of an exacerbation. After

taking it my speech is no longer slurred, my balance is back and I am able to

walk with no assistance and the facial droop was dramatically improved (about 85

percent improved). In fact the facial droop isnt that bad but it is still there,

not completely resolved. People tell me it is barely noticeable until I mention

it but I notice it and it really bothers me and makes me feel self conscious.

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> I took valerian root capsules last night and noticed an immediate improvement

in my face this morning. My face doesnt feel as stiff and is not hurting as it

was. I am going to continue using it but has anyone heard of using valerian for

ms? Does anyone know of any other supplement that helps the muscles in the face?

Am I the only one in this group with issues with facial droop?

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