Bilberry

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Bilberry TRADITIONAL USE: Helps preserve eyesight and prevent eye damage; useful to people who suffer form eye strain; helps to improve day and night visual acuity; helpful for near- sightedness. Also helpful for Glaucoma Cataracts. The bitter compounds help scavenger radicals, reduce capillary permeability, increase circulation to peripheral blood vessels and the brain, reduce inflammation, and pain and relieve muscle spasms. Recent studies indicate that the anthocyanidens of bilberry have been used as anti-aging substance. Bilberry--Vaccinium myrtillus--grows in the sandy areas of the northern U.S. and in the woods and forests meadows of Europe. It was known by the ancient Greeks. The name bilberry comes from the Danish "bollebar" meaning "dark berry." A relative of the cranberry, bilberry is also known in some parts of the U.S. as huckleberry. During World War II, British

pilots used bilberry before their night flights. Its berries are often used to make tea. (Nature's sunshine) The complex structures of your eyes are known to be vulnerable to impaired circulation. While reduced circulation can decrease your body's delivery of nutrients to the eyes, don't despair...because research indicates that Bilberry actually increases circulation to the eyes. Increased enzyme activity will allow your eyes to more rapidly adjust to darkness following exposure to bright light. You can get improvement in this vital area with Bilberry, which is thought to increase the enzyme activity responsible for producing cellular energy in the eye. Bilberry is also nutritionally beneficial for eye focus and sharpness of image. Bilberry's active ingredient, anthocyanosides, are antioxidant flavonoids which help prevent free radical damage to the eyes. Anthocyanosides support and protect collagen structures

in the blood vessels of the eyes, assuring strong, healthy capillaries that successfully carry vital nutrients to eye muscles and nerves. Bilberry also contains antioxidant vitamins A and C. Vitamin A is required for sharp vision, particularly night vision, while Vitamin C helps form collagen and is needed for the growth and repair of tissue cells and blood vessels. The Bilberry plant, also known as vaccinium mytrillis, is the European version of the blueberry. It si found in the woods and forest meadows of Northern Europe. The fruit of the bilberry plant has been popular with Europeans for centuries, however it was only after World War II That its therapeutic benefits were truly realized. Bilberry contains an active ingredient called anthocyanosides, which strengthen the tiny capillaries that deliver essential nutrients to the eye muscles and nerves. The special nutrients in bilberry also nourish other components of the eye

to support healthy vision. Over the past 30 years, more than 25 laboratory and clinical studies have been conducted on the benefits of bilberry. These studies have shown that bilberry contains important nutrients that help support healthy vision, aid the eye's ability to adapt to the dark and relieve visual fatigue. The active ingredient in bilberry can also help strengthen the capillary walls throughout your body to support the smooth running of your entire circulatory system. Preliminary research has also shown that bilberry may help protect your stomach lining. (Bioenergy Nutrients) Bilberry is a perennial, ornamental shrub that is commonly found in various climates in damp woodlands and moorlands. In the United States they are known as huckleberries, and there are over 100 species with similar names and fruit throughout the Europe, Asia and North America. The English call them

whortleberries. The Scots know them as blaeberries. Bilberry has been used as a medicinal herb since the 16th century. Bilberry is also used in connection with vascular and blood disorders and shows positive effects when treating varicose veins, thrombosis, and angina. Bilberry's fruit contains flavonoids and anthocyanin which serve to prevent capillary fragility, thin the blood, and stimulate the release of vasodilators. Anthocyanin, a natural antioxidant, also lowers blood pressure, reduces clotting and improves blood supply to the nervous system. Bilberry also contains glucoquinine that has the ability to lower blood sugar. Bilberry has long been a remedy for poor vision and "night blindness." Clinical tests confirm that given orally it improves visual accuracy in healthy people, and can help those with eye diseases such as pigmentosa, retinitis, glaucoma, and myopia. During World War II, British Royal Air Force pilots ate bilberry

preserves before night missions as an aid to night vision. Bilberry works by improving the microcirculation and regeneration of retinal purple, a substance required for good eyesight. MEDICINAL ACTION AND USES---The leaves can be used in the same way as those of Uva Ursi. The fruits are astringent, and are especially valuable in diarrhea and dysentery, in the form of syrup. The ancients used them largely, and Dioscorides spoke highly of them. They are also used for discharges, and as antigalactagogues. A decoction of the leaves or bark of the root may be used as a local application to ulcers, and in ulceration of the mouth and throat. (Botanical) Scientific studies find the herb bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus, helps support the tiny capillaries nourishing the orb, ocular muscles and nerves. This exceptional Bilberry Extract helps fight vision problems including fatigue and night sight by supporting capillary function and by

promoting cellular health and collagen. (Spectramin)

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Tea or tincture. <dianamagic2000@...> wrote: after reading the post re bilberry, it appears to be useful for some of my ailments, i.e., eyestrain, varicose veins, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood pressure. would a bilberry tincture be the best use of this seemingly miracle herb?

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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.

>

>

>

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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.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

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>

> herbsilly & knotweed,

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

> sooooooooooooo much, or just a help guide.

knotweed is a he, but anyway: we can learn a lot if we combine herbal wisdom and

modern biochemistry.

I know very little about herbalism, but trying to learn here; all very

interesting. I'm also intrigued by Buhners ideas behind the protocol.

I'm pretty sure he is into the more esoteric versions of Gaia theory etc.

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well he gets up quite early, 5:00 am, so he takes his 50 Billion probiotic

with omeprazole 20 mg. & dicycomine 10 mg., then he has breakfast between

9:00 am & 11:00, ( he just isn't very hungry and has lost 50 lbs.), so then

he takes one 150 mg. Clindamycin, then he does his IV Azithromycin 500

mg. infusion around 2:30 with a snack, then dinner around 6:00 pm with

another 150 mg. Clindy, although is lyme doc is prescribing IV Clindy next

week along with the IV Azith. then before bed, he takes 25 0r 50 mg. of

benedryl and just went up to 3 mg. of LDN from 1.5mg.

so when do i give him the knotweed??????

thank you so much for talking to me about this, i just don't feel i have

time to read anything these days.

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 10:51 AM, herbsilly <jfeliciano@...>wrote:

>

>

> 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.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >