Help with Herbs!

Hi All,

It's been awhile!!! So I've been reading Buhner's book and I am about to order my herbal relief!! I am trying to stay away from tinctures (alcohol and anything that will further a possible Candida overgrowth), so I am looking for Japanese Knotweed pills with the right resveratrol dosage.

I have found the NOW brand pills, with 200mg natural trans-resveratrol. And have also found the Green Dragon Botanicals with 500 mg of the root. I'm still confused on the trans-resveratrol calculations (or what trans-resveratrol even is in comparison with just resveratrol?).

Which one would follow Buhner's protocol more closely?

Also, anyone have websites that they use specifically for Buhner's herbs in capsulated form? I am looking at 10 different websites all at once trying to get herbs in capsulated forms!

Can I do the whole vial all at once so it's ready for use, or would I have to do everytime I want to take? Also, would I heat the water to almost boiling, like when making tea? I don't use the microwave.....

also, awesome, thank you!!!!

To clarify, adding alcohol to boiling liquid and removing it from the heat only reduces the alcohol by 15%:

/www.oasas.ny.gov/admed/fyi/fyi-cooking.cfm

PantsFace,

Please try this site for Japanese Knotweed capsules:

greendragonbotanicals.com/products/lyme-related-herbs/

What other herbs are you trying to find?

I've taken as many as 20 different herbs (not all at the same time) that Buhner recommends and will gladly share the sources I used.

I am trying to get these herbs:

Japanese Knotweed
Red Sage
Baikal Skullcap
Cat's Claw (tomentosa bark)
Cat's Claw (rhynchophylla)
Andrographis
Cordyceps Mycelium
Ashwagandha
Siberian Ginseng (eleutherococcus senticosus)
Glyscyrrhiza
Lion's Mane
Astragalus
Marshmallow root powder

I have found at Mountain Rose Herbs: Cat's Claw Bark (tomentosa), Cordyceps powder, Ashwagandha powder, glyscyrrhiza powder, astragalus powder, eleutherio capsules

At Green Dragon: Japanese Knotweed

Are you willing to make your own capsules or just consume the powder?

If yes, 1st Chinese Herbs sells powder form of the herbs you listed and they also sell capsule makers and capsules.

They also sell some of the herbs in ready-made capsules.

1stchineseherbs.com/bulk-herbs-1/

1st Chinese Herbs is one of Buhner's recommended sources....you can get a 10% discount if you type LYME in the promo code box during checkout....and they offer free shipping on orders > $40

I want to be "by-the-book" but am having a major problem with sugar, not sure if it's Candida related or Lyme, either way I am trying to stay away from tinctures, which is most of what Buhner is recommending. so I am trying to find a way to consume powder/capsulated forms rather than tinctures.....also trying to get the best deal because we all know how expensive all of this is :(

Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a stilbenoid, a type of natural phenol, and a phytoalexin produced naturally by several plants in response to injury or when the plant is under attack by pathogens such as bacteria or fungi. Food sources of resveratrol include the skin of grapes, blueberries, raspberries, mulberries,[6] and senna.

above from wiki

Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese Knotweed) is not the same a resveratrol. Some resveratrol may have a little polygonum cuspidatum in it, but it is by no means what Buhner is suggesting we take.

I really think there are a lot of people that are not getting the super benefit of Polygonum cuspidatum because they are taking resveratrol.

artermix

If you are already taking equivalent doses of all of the the herbs in the LB protocol capsules, you would most likely be fine taking them.

However, if you have not taken any of the herbs in those capsules and/or are taking lower doses, I advise against it.

It's best to try individual herbs in the lowest possible doses to gauge response - not only possible allergic reactions but, whether or not you herx.

Low and slow is always the way to go.

I think there comes a point with tincture intake that we need to be cognizant of the alcohol consumption.

While I am fortunate to not be dealing with Candida, I'd become concerned about my alcohol intake ala my tinctures. This was one of the reasons I consulted Tim Scott.

I was taking 1 tsp 3x daily Japanese Knotweed, 1/2 tsp 3x daily of many other herbs and just a few at 1/4 tsp 3x daily.

When you add up all those doses times the 17 herbs I was taking, I was getting 1.5 oz of alcohol per day (assuming 50% alcohol tinctures and some were actually as much as 65%).

I certainly tasted the alcohol when I downed my tinctures ;)

PantsFace said...
Hi All,

It's been awhile!!! So I've been reading Buhner's book and I am about to order my herbal relief!! I am trying to stay away from tinctures (alcohol and anything that will further a possible Candida overgrowth), so I am looking for Japanese Knotweed pills with the right resveratrol dosage.

I have found the NOW brand pills, with 200mg natural trans-resveratrol. And have also found the Green Dragon Botanicals with 500 mg of the root. I'm still confused on the trans-resveratrol calculations (or what trans-resveratrol even is in comparison with just resveratrol?).

Which one would follow Buhner's protocol more closely?

Also, anyone have websites that they use specifically for Buhner's herbs in capsulated form? I am looking at 10 different websites all at once trying to get herbs in capsulated forms!

Since Buhner recommends Green Dragon Japanese knotweed, I felt comfortable taking it. Japanese knotweed contains resveratrol. (He states not to use the grape resveratrol)
Does he also recommend NOW brand? If not, I wouldn't use it, I am 'by the book' for the herbs.