Bilberry

[Guest guest]

I am a herbalist and have been studying alot on the constituents of bilberry and

it's possible uses for lyme. Some of its uses are free radical cleanup, heart,

cancer, eyes, vitc, venous deficiency, prevents blood platelets from clumping,

reduces intestinal inflammation, retina and floaters, sore throat,

anti-inflammatory and has a constituent called rhodospin for helping eyes adjust

to light sensitivity, also a big one it helps strengthen collagen and produce

healthy connective tissue, varicose and spider viens, also helps with h.pylori

in invitro studies. This is a berry a food, although i have made it into a

tincture, I think i am going to add to my protocol and see if it will help me

with retina/eye floaters, blood stagnation, inflammation and collagen

rebuilding. It has very little side effects. If you take a nsaids, aspirin you

may not want to take as it already is BLOOD THINNER. anyone on here taking

billberry for lyme? I will post after two weeks any thing that could be

helpfull.

[Guest guest]

Good Morning Herbsilly,

This sounds like it would be good for everyone, with or without Lyme.

I am trying to decide if I should give my hubby Knotweed.

Are you familiar with it?

Can you give me a quick run down of the ups & downs of it?

Thanks,

Dixie

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:10 AM, herbsilly <jfeliciano@...>wrote:

>

>

> I am a herbalist and have been studying alot on the constituents of

> bilberry and it's possible uses for lyme. Some of its uses are free radical

> cleanup, heart, cancer, eyes, vitc, venous deficiency, prevents blood

> platelets from clumping, reduces intestinal inflammation, retina and

> floaters, sore throat, anti-inflammatory and has a constituent called

> rhodospin for helping eyes adjust to light sensitivity, also a big one it

> helps strengthen collagen and produce healthy connective tissue, varicose

> and spider viens, also helps with h.pylori in invitro studies. This is a

> berry a food, although i have made it into a tincture, I think i am going to

> add to my protocol and see if it will help me with retina/eye floaters,

> blood stagnation, inflammation and collagen rebuilding. It has very little

> side effects. If you take a nsaids, aspirin you may not want to take as it

> already is BLOOD THINNER. anyone on here taking billberry for lyme? I will

> post after two weeks any thing that could be helpfull.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dixie,

Hu Zhang is it's chinese name although it has spread like wild fire and is now

so invasive that you can't buy it in the us...i had to find some from a friend

who mailed it to me to grow. It is part of buhner's core protocol. Like alot

of roots from asia, they are tonifying to the body like ginseng roots and

burdock. JapKnotweed really shines for its use as a blood mover to relieve

stagnation. It has resveratrol in it, which people take the pills, but I

believe take it from the source. They take it for the longevity and endurance

it can give to a person after using it over time. I think the reason buhner

used it in his core is that it is high in resveratrol and that it also aids in

reducing pathogens. It is an overall good tonic herb to take. Its endurance

properties are great for lyme folks because many need strength and endurance to

fight the battle we are in. I have taken it for the full three months and have

had no known side effects. I have heard one man say it caused him swallowing

problems, but I know having lyme in general can cause these type of swallowing

flares on and off. So, I don't want to blame jknotweed just on that. I see

roots as tonifying and strengthening, just like they strengthen the plant by

rooting it to the ground. My whole protocol is herbs as medicine or foods, i

use no synthetics excepts for magnesium/vit c. If i have symptoms i just match

a herb to that symptom and take it or eat it.

[Guest guest]

herbsilly & knotweed,

you girls should get together and write a little book on herbs, you know

sooooooooooooo much, or just a help guide.

so what i got from your email is do NOT be afraid to use herbs.

if it weren't for his breathing difficulty, i wouldn't be so worried.

then, another question, how far apart should you take these herbs when you

are on antibiotics.

do they interfere with them?

could i give him samento, teasel & knotweed all at the same time??

sorry for sounding so ignorant.

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 10:10 AM, herbsilly <jfeliciano@...>wrote:

>

>

> I understand the fears people have of using herbs especially if you view

> herbs as medicines compared to pharmaceuticals. I do not compare the two at

> all. If you take an herb in its whole form the likelyhood of having side

> effects is slim. When we take isolated chemical constituents like

> resveratrol instead of the whole herb, berry or plant their is more

> sideeffects. the first day with my students in the classes i teach is to

> teach them to not be fearful of using and working with herbs. As far as

> teasel i am up to 8 drops three times a day and doing fine. My cognition is

> completely restored although I still have days with symptoms like

> inflammation or being tired, but overall have gone from not being able to

> walk or function with complete cog shutdown to jumping on trampoline, long

> walks, cognition restored on nothing but herbs. I drink herbs like oatstraw

> which help rebuild myelin sheath and protect nerves daily instead of lipton

> tea, i have five very safe herbs that i drink in strong infusion through out

> the week for minerals/vitamins and overall nutrition, they are red clover

> (blood purifier), nettles (lots of minerals/chlorophyll), oatstraw (nerves),

> comfrey (rebuild bone, flesh, cartliage)..i did take initally antibiotics

> for about a month which reaked havoc on my body so i quit, but the whole

> time before antibiotics, while on and currently have used herbs without

> interference. Samento is cat's claw....the tincture you are giving him is it

> the whole plant or just a constituent? Don't be fearful of herbs in their

> whole form as food or for their medicinal properties they are much more safe

> and effective than pharmaceuticals will ever be. You body will naturally

> recognize and assimilate herbs because our genetics is programmed to do so.

> My whole family including five boys have never been to doctors for anything,

> as I have treated everything from impetigo, flu and even staph and a natural

> blood transfusion using herbs only.

>

> yme_Aid_Buhner , " dixieleeo tds.net " <dixieleeo@...> wrote:

> >

> > Herbsilly,

> > I actually emailed Buhner and gave him some of my husbands issues

> > with the positive Lyme & Ehrichlia Chaffeenis and paralyzed diaphragm and

> to

> > my delightful surprise, he emailed me right back. This is what he said:

> > *Knotweed is crucial, try green dragon botanicals brand rather than

> > resveratrol by source naturals. Some of the more severe problems are

> coming

> > from demyelinization of the nerve sheaths, most likely both in the CNS

> and

> > the spine.

> >

> > A collagen protocol is necessary to keep the myelin sheaths protected

> from

> > collagen degradation, the knotweed is essential to stop the inflammation

> > that is leading to the collagen break down (demyelinization).

> >

> > This may sound odd but buy some pine essential oil and just open the

> > container under his nose and let him smell it. See if it reduces the

> > problems in the diaphragm.

> > *I ran out and bought the pine essential oil, but it didnt' do anything,

> at

> > least not yet, but I keep making him sniff it.

> > Anyway, thought this might be interesting for you to see.

> > Just so confusing with all the herbs, etc. I did get him up to 11 drops

> of

> > Samento per day, but when the Dr. added Clindamycin to his IV

> Azithromycin,

> > I was afraid to add any herbs. I also bought Teasel, but haven't even

> tried

> > that yet.

> > I just don't know enough about these to feel safe giving them to him.

> > Any suggestions???

> > Dix*

> >

> > *

> > On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:39 AM, herbsilly <jfeliciano@...>wrote:

>

> >

> > >

> > >

> > > Dixie,

> > > Hu Zhang is it's chinese name although it has spread like wild fire and

> is

> > > now so invasive that you can't buy it in the us...i had to find some

> from a

> > > friend who mailed it to me to grow. It is part of buhner's core

> protocol.

> > > Like alot of roots from asia, they are tonifying to the body like

> ginseng

> > > roots and burdock. JapKnotweed really shines for its use as a blood

> mover to

> > > relieve stagnation. It has resveratrol in it, which people take the

> pills,

> > > but I believe take it from the source. They take it for the longevity

> and

> > > endurance it can give to a person after using it over time. I think the

> > > reason buhner used it in his core is that it is high in resveratrol and

> that

> > > it also aids in reducing pathogens. It is an overall good tonic herb to

> > > take. Its endurance properties are great for lyme folks because many

> need

> > > strength and endurance to fight the battle we are in. I have taken it

> for

> > > the full three months and have had no known side effects. I have heard

> one

> > > man say it caused him swallowing problems, but I know having lyme in

> general

> > > can cause these type of swallowing flares on and off. So, I don't want

> to

> > > blame jknotweed just on that. I see roots as tonifying and

> strengthening,

> > > just like they strengthen the plant by rooting it to the ground. My

> whole

> > > protocol is herbs as medicine or foods, i use no synthetics excepts for

> > > magnesium/vit c. If i have symptoms i just match a herb to that symptom

> and

> > > take it or eat it.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I teach my students to ally themselves to a plant/herb, read alot about it and

then implement it to their diet. If you want to try say japanese knotweed,

start with just this herb and slowly introduce it to husband. After about 30

days you should get a complete picture of how he is responding. Then you could

add teasel or cat's claw. Learn the herbs contraindication to medicine your

husband may be taking. Like for those taking aspirin they may not want to take

a herb that has constituents that are high in thinning the blood. The few weeks

i was on antibiotics i took all the above and below with the antibiotics without

a problem, not saying that would be the same as we lymies know everyone is

different.

8am i take my tinctures of knotweed and stephania together and drink them in a

little water. i drop the teasel directly in my mouth. i then take either ginko

(cogn) stjohnswort (extra nerve help) or skullcap (soothes nerves) depending on

how i am feeling that morning in a little water. The capsules i take are

catsclaw and andrographis from chinese doc, i take these with water right after

tincs. I then eat a little bit of ginseng/sarparilla honey mix. I wait to take

my supplements like vitc/mag closer to breakfast. This gives my herbs time to

assimilate, i have not had stomach pain with these, although i ramped up over

time and my body is really used to recieving herbs.

I have added the antiplague garlic tincture for antibiotic purposes to my list

and i am starting bilberry today to help with floaters and collagen building. I

do this three times day. my philosophy is slow and low, ramping up an

introducing single herbs instead of taking formulas with 15 different herbs in

them. You can work with the herb better when you do a few at a time

individually and then can see how the herb is working, if you take combo

formulas you won't know which herb is helping or hindering....

> >

> > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Dixie,

> > > > Hu Zhang is it's chinese name although it has spread like wild fire and

> > is

> > > > now so invasive that you can't buy it in the us...i had to find some

> > from a

> > > > friend who mailed it to me to grow. It is part of buhner's core

> > protocol.

> > > > Like alot of roots from asia, they are tonifying to the body like

> > ginseng

> > > > roots and burdock. JapKnotweed really shines for its use as a blood

> > mover to

> > > > relieve stagnation. It has resveratrol in it, which people take the

> > pills,

> > > > but I believe take it from the source. They take it for the longevity

> > and

> > > > endurance it can give to a person after using it over time. I think the

> > > > reason buhner used it in his core is that it is high in resveratrol and

> > that

> > > > it also aids in reducing pathogens. It is an overall good tonic herb to

> > > > take. Its endurance properties are great for lyme folks because many

> > need

> > > > strength and endurance to fight the battle we are in. I have taken it

> > for

> > > > the full three months and have had no known side effects. I have heard

> > one

> > > > man say it caused him swallowing problems, but I know having lyme in

> > general

> > > > can cause these type of swallowing flares on and off. So, I don't want

> > to

> > > > blame jknotweed just on that. I see roots as tonifying and

> > strengthening,

> > > > just like they strengthen the plant by rooting it to the ground. My

> > whole

> > > > protocol is herbs as medicine or foods, i use no synthetics excepts for

> > > > magnesium/vit c. If i have symptoms i just match a herb to that symptom

> > and

> > > > take it or eat it.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Sorry, now that my cog is back i am back to longwindness

I would take japanese knotweed tincture before his breakfast.

divide dosage in thirds and ramp up slowly over three weeks until you meet max

dosage on bottle, i buy mine from woodlandessence.com...also, just a though...i

had this spasms in my diaphragm and throat earlier on and i had to take lobelia

(antispasmodic) just for relief, can you explain his diaphragm pain...

> > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Dixie,

> > > > > > Hu Zhang is it's chinese name although it has spread like wild fire

> > and

> > > > is

> > > > > > now so invasive that you can't buy it in the us...i had to find

> > some

> > > > from a

> > > > > > friend who mailed it to me to grow. It is part of buhner's core

> > > > protocol.

> > > > > > Like alot of roots from asia, they are tonifying to the body like

> > > > ginseng

> > > > > > roots and burdock. JapKnotweed really shines for its use as a blood

> > > > mover to

> > > > > > relieve stagnation. It has resveratrol in it, which people take the

> > > > pills,

> > > > > > but I believe take it from the source. They take it for the

> > longevity

> > > > and

> > > > > > endurance it can give to a person after using it over time. I think

> > the

> > > > > > reason buhner used it in his core is that it is high in resveratrol

> > and

> > > > that

> > > > > > it also aids in reducing pathogens. It is an overall good tonic

> > herb to

> > > > > > take. Its endurance properties are great for lyme folks because

> > many

> > > > need

> > > > > > strength and endurance to fight the battle we are in. I have taken

> > it

> > > > for

> > > > > > the full three months and have had no known side effects. I have

> > heard

> > > > one

> > > > > > man say it caused him swallowing problems, but I know having lyme

> > in

> > > > general

> > > > > > can cause these type of swallowing flares on and off. So, I don't

> > want

> > > > to

> > > > > > blame jknotweed just on that. I see roots as tonifying and

> > > > strengthening,

> > > > > > just like they strengthen the plant by rooting it to the ground. My

> > > > whole

> > > > > > protocol is herbs as medicine or foods, i use no synthetics excepts

> > for

> > > > > > magnesium/vit c. If i have symptoms i just match a herb to that

> > symptom

> > > > and

> > > > > > take it or eat it.

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

[Guest guest]

he really doesn't have any pain.

he was diagnosed with als, but tested positive for lyme & ehrichlia

chaffeenis from IgeneX.

his neuro said his phrenic nerve cannot be stimulated causing his diaphragm

to be paralyzed.

he cannot lay down at all without his Bi Pap machine.

so basically he gets very short of breath, just from walking or exerting

himself at all.

to make matters worse, he has alot of tummy issues, very upset with most

oral antibiotics

and vitamins, and he is so fussy, he won't take any liquids if it doesn't

taste good, so my

hands are tied.

but i am trying desperately to do what i can to help him.

buhner reccommended a certain co. to get the knotweed from, maybe i should

try that first

and see how he does, then maybe add the samento or teasel.

just don't know what to do----UGH!!!!!

sorry

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 11:18 AM, herbsilly <jfeliciano@...>wrote:

>

>

>

> Sorry, now that my cog is back i am back to longwindness

> I would take japanese knotweed tincture before his breakfast.

> divide dosage in thirds and ramp up slowly over three weeks until you meet

> max dosage on bottle, i buy mine from woodlandessence.com...also, just a

> though...i had this spasms in my diaphragm and throat earlier on and i had

> to take lobelia (antispasmodic) just for relief, can you explain his

> diaphragm pain...

>

>

>

> > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Dixie,

> > > > > > > Hu Zhang is it's chinese name although it has spread like wild

> fire

> > > and

> > > > > is

> > > > > > > now so invasive that you can't buy it in the us...i had to find

> > > some

> > > > > from a

> > > > > > > friend who mailed it to me to grow. It is part of buhner's core

> > > > > protocol.

> > > > > > > Like alot of roots from asia, they are tonifying to the body

> like

> > > > > ginseng

> > > > > > > roots and burdock. JapKnotweed really shines for its use as a

> blood

> > > > > mover to

> > > > > > > relieve stagnation. It has resveratrol in it, which people take

> the

> > > > > pills,

> > > > > > > but I believe take it from the source. They take it for the

> > > longevity

> > > > > and

> > > > > > > endurance it can give to a person after using it over time. I

> think

> > > the

> > > > > > > reason buhner used it in his core is that it is high in

> resveratrol

> > > and

> > > > > that

> > > > > > > it also aids in reducing pathogens. It is an overall good tonic

> > > herb to

> > > > > > > take. Its endurance properties are great for lyme folks because

> > > many

> > > > > need

> > > > > > > strength and endurance to fight the battle we are in. I have

> taken

> > > it

> > > > > for

> > > > > > > the full three months and have had no known side effects. I

> have

> > > heard

> > > > > one

> > > > > > > man say it caused him swallowing problems, but I know having

> lyme

> > > in

> > > > > general

> > > > > > > can cause these type of swallowing flares on and off. So, I

> don't

> > > want

> > > > > to

> > > > > > > blame jknotweed just on that. I see roots as tonifying and

> > > > > strengthening,

> > > > > > > just like they strengthen the plant by rooting it to the

> ground. My

> > > > > whole

> > > > > > > protocol is herbs as medicine or foods, i use no synthetics

> excepts

> > > for

> > > > > > > magnesium/vit c. If i have symptoms i just match a herb to that

> > > symptom

> > > > > and

> > > > > > > take it or eat it.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >