Questions about Samento and Banderol

Hi guys, got some questions about these herbs.

First, can they at all disrupt gut flora like antibiotics do? If so, is it of a magnitude much less than antibiotics?

Second, do these need to be pulsed, or can they be taken daily? My current plan is to treat my babesia first with Malarone and Artemisinin and Cryptolepis, and add in the Samento and Banderol about a month later, every day for the Lyme.

Also, how long do people recommend staying on the Samento and Banderol for after symptoms are gone?

Thanks!

I would say that herbs such as Samento and Banderol do not disrupt gut flora anywhere close to the level of antibiotics. I did the full Buhner protocol for 9 months and never had yeast issues while eating some carbs/sugars.

Antibiotics have been a different story. I have to take nystatin (an anti fungal for the GI tract) twice a day along with the antibiotics so I sm not overrun with yeast.

That said, there are certain people who have very sensitive stomachs and struggle with herbs as well.

With herbal protocol I believe it is taken daily rather than pulsed. That has been my experience with every herb my doctor has had me take.


Katina Makris took herbs and homeopathic remedies for 5 years until symptoms ended. She wrote the book Out of the Woods and is a Lyme Activist. She still takes a very minor dose or herbs - at least that what she indicated to me several years ago when I posted a comment on her blog. Different for everyone but usually you take herbs until all symptoms are gone and then for several months following that.