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Posted 4/16/2016 4:00 PM (GMT -5)
I'm taking the herbal drops (Beyond Balance - Bab-2 and Bar-1) for bart and babesia, my LLND has me alternating between the two different drops every two weeks (2 weeks on Bab-2, then 2 weeks on Bar-1).

wondering if alternating/pulsing is a good idea?

Does this period of time (2 weeks) makes since? I am feeling inclined to make the pulse period shorter. This seems to be more alliterating than pulsing.

Is it common to alternate herbals like this?

Post Edited (Kirky98) : 10/19/2016 11:01:54 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/16/2016 5:49 PM (GMT -5)
There is no reason to pulse herbs. And that's not me speaking, but Master Herbalist Stephen Buhner:
"herbs are composed of scores to thousands of substances, many of which possess synergistic functions with the other substances in them."

"It is very difficult, perhaps impossible, for a bacteria to develop resistance to such complex substances as herbs. The thousands of constituents and their synergistic actions are just too complex as opposed to a single substance like an antibiotic."

buhnerhealinglyme.com/herbs/herb-resistance/

The Master Herbalist that I used to heal the first time around also said the same thing - bacteria can't build resistance to herbs because they are too complex.

I don't believe that alternating between treating two different infections is doing you any good either. I would encourage you to have her explain her reasoning for doing this at minimum.
Posted 4/16/2016 7:19 PM (GMT -5)
I wouldn't pulse the herbs...if it were antibiotics - that would be different.
Posted 4/17/2016 5:34 PM (GMT -5)
Something that came out of the Lyme Summit was that Dr. Cowden recommended pulsing herbs. I think it was 12 days on and then 1.5 days to 2 days off. That way the bugs think they are safe and come out of hiding when you are off, allowing you to kill more when you start up again.

He says that you should not be off for more than 1.5 to 2 days because any longer would cause too much of a herx.
Posted 4/18/2016 7:52 AM (GMT -5)
Yes, Cowden's full protocol calls for pulsing of herbs once you get to month 4 (if my memory is correct). His thinking is based upon what happens with pharma abx and is obviously in contradiction with what master herbalists recommend.

While I know people have herxed/improved with Cowden, I can't say I've read any reports on here of people healing fully on his protocol. My theory is because his protocol doesn't address the coinfections adequately....and it's when he incorporates the coinfection herbs that he starts pulsing.

So many things with these infections is uncertain and I've decided to stick with the majority vote: no pulsing of herbs.
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