Question to Traveler (or any other herbal wiz) Chinese herb concentrations

I'm not Traveler, but in the meantime while you wait for her you might enter gou teng and Lyme(for instance) into our search bar at the top. I just did and there were several threads about it.

I know you're looking for specific dosages, there are probably some suggestions in there.

Keep in mind that dosages for children should be lowered from what an adult takes.

5:1 ratio, meaning 5 g dried herbs makes 1 g granules

Lymemomster,

I'm so sorry he (and you) are going through this. How old is he? Poor guy. What happened with the Riamaphin? Did you stop it?

I am the complete opposite of an herb wizard but I do 1/4 the dosage for me and anything I give my son.

I give my son Yogi Bedtime tea and something by Pure Formulations called Bedrest. I think that is it.

Please keep us posted. Hugs to you!

Thank you for your kind words, Lymiemomster!

With a 5:1 concentration, I would start off very, very slowly on the herbs and at a very low dose - remember, it means that instead of 1 gram of herb, he's getting 5 grams of herbs. Are all the herbs at a 5:1?

So, for childrens dosages, Buhner says to adjust for their weight and age. Divide their weight by 160 - in his example, he states "if they weigh 40 lbs, you would give them 1/4 the adult dose" - and then adjust for their specific circumstances and symptom picture/response.

Both the Cat's claw -gou teng(uncaria rhyncophylla) - and the Japanese knotweed have antibacterial actions, so he may herx on either of these (as well as the Houttuynia for Bartonella), but Japanese knotweed is mainly for endothelial protection, whereas the Unicaria rhynchophylla is specifically for Neuroborreliosis - Buhner states "If you have neuroborrelosis, it is crucial to add Unicaria rhynchophylla to the core protocol". He only speaks of using the tincture, as a dose of 1/2 - 1 tsp, 3 - 6 times a day, depending on the severity of bran infection. But you can look up one of his suggested herb sources and see what dosage he would be getting and calculate that for the herbs.


That being said, Japanese knotweed would possibly be the easiest one to start, because it's main purpose is to protect the endothelial cells that line the blood and lymphatic vessels. Buhner's suggested dose for the powder is 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon, 3 times daily - just remember to divide by 5, as the herbs you are using are concentrated - and to start very slowly.


For the constipation, I would encourage you to get him taking magnesium oxide (to bowel tolerance) or stool softeners (for short term use only) or something. Being constipated only holds more toxins inside of us - besides, it's very uncomfortable and even painful at times (this is one of my worst symptoms).

Do be sure he is doing all you can get him to do for detoxing as well. This will be very important to get him through treatments, no matter what form of medicine is being used. If you need ideas, you can go here: www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html or ask! I know one mother that created jello shots to get meds down her child - and the last I heard, it was working!

I have used TCM twice in my life, and both times it helped me tremendously. Of course this will also depend on the experience of the practitioner, but since you are only buying the herbs from him (following a different protocol), I wouldn't think you need to be concerned about the quality of the herbs - but I'm sure you can always ask where they get their herbs.

Lymiemomster, how is he doing today? Did you start the Japanese Knotweed?

How is he taking it?

If you are doing teas, you can make one cup of tea and give it in small doses even for a couple of days to start out in a low dosage.

Hoping it is going well.

That would at least be a good place to start, Lymiemomster. Remember, it may make him herx, so detox, detox, detox.

Yes! Thank you for sharing that article!! And here are a couple of others that have been helpful when seeing TCM practitioners:

www.acupuncture-atlanta.com/articles/Lyme-Freuhauf.pdf


www.biroco.com/yijing/fruehauf_guinterviewENG.pdf

Thank you for the positive feedback goshawk. We all of us found our way here and felt the same way you do, so we want to pay it back, and forward, in kind!

I said to my friend today that I don't remember how I found this forum, but I see that so many, too many others find this often at the point of desperation, and it almost seems like a greater power points us in this direction.

Oh YAY, Lymiemomster!! I would encourage you to check him out!!

Yes, my TCM practitioner that healed me the first time around (when no one else could or would even try), was a student of Freuhauf!! I stumbled across his articles one day and took them to her, and that's when she told me this. She was also a student under Linus Pauling.


And I'd like to echo Julymorning's words of thank yous for the kind words about this community!! We do out best to make it feel more like a community than just a message board. The mods all do our best to coordinate so that we can help direct people to the information that they need, and to share our own experiences - and so we encourage members to do the same! It makes for a caring community and one that ends up being a wonderful part of a person's support system!

So, thank you all for helping to make this one of the best places on the net - since we have these infections anyway!!