i was overwhelmed at first...i had a print out from my llmd, 4 big bags of raw herbs and directions to measure by grams...forget it
esp since cognitive problems were major(the tea has helped me so much cognitively)
anyway...i plan a morning to organize the herbs...and it usually ends up taking less than 2 hrs...each time i do it it is easier and quicker...it helps to have plastic baggies and markers ready
i do one at a time---pour it all out on table...they are all 1 pound.
then i just cut it in half then in half again. then i take each 1/4 pound and divide it into 5 and figure each is about 10 grams...i use a knife or a ruler or even my hands. i don't think it is so impt for it to be exact. the idea is you are going to make your tea weaker at first and then gradually make it stronger...
in the beginning i make a batch of each herb separately and then start taking it a teaspoon at a time...working up to an ounce or so. i mix it in tea or juice. (be careful of yeast with juice) i know someone who puts it in ceareal or coffee. i guess some can handle it alone. it gets harder as you work up to stronger dose. kinda bitter.
but i am someone who has never been able to take any liquid meds with out vomiting...no cough syrup or anything...but this works so well for me and gave me my life back that somehow i do it
getting back to fixing the herbs. when i have my Piles of herb i just put each in a baggie and mark how many grams it is . at first you need 10 gram piles...but later you can make them bigger when you have built up to stronger dose
then i put all the baggies i am not using that time back into the original herb bag---it is labled
and i keep all 4 -5 herb bags in a small, sturdy tote with a top on it.
i don't like that i am storing in plastic and wish it was glass...but for now this works for me.
i tried to order the correct scale but wasn't able to figure it out.
and the times i used my food scale...it didn't seem to work very well.
i'm gonna post this so i don't lose it and see if i can come back with some more info from the handout.
REMEMBER I'M NOT A DOC...JUST DOING WHAT MY DOC SAYS BASED ON BUHNERS BOOK then i put all the baggies i didn't use this
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BELOW IS A COMBO OF WHAT MY LLMD TOLD ME AND HINTS I HAVE LEARNED BY DOING IT. REMEMBER I AM NOT A DOC AND USE BUHNER'S BOOK OR BUHNER HIMSELF AS RESOURCES. GOOD LUCK.
Lyme Tea-adapted from core Buhner protocol
This is a anti-biotic/immune boosting medicinal herbal tea formula. It is all based on Stephen Buhner�s Healing Lyme book and his recommendations to treat chronic infectious/tick bourne illness/lyme disease. Herbal healing is slower, but perhaps more permanent, so be patient in terms of seeing results.
The tea:
One gallon water
Japanese knotweed 10 g (increase dose slowly, 10 g per week or so, up to 40g) Stephania 20g (increase slowly up to 80g) Sarsaparilla 10g (increase slowly to 40g) Cats Claw 15g (increase slowly to 60g) Red Root 10g
Andrographis with 5g as starting dose, working up to 30g (use initially for 2-3 mos.
Some have removed this later and found better results (?))
Optional:
Artemesia Annua 5 g (increase slowly to 40g) Use if suspicion of Babesia
Use a postal scale, there are inexpensive ones here: http://www.oldwilknottscales.com An option is the MyWeigh Triton T2 with the calibration weight
Combine herbs and water in a large stockpot. Bring to boil, then lower heat and simmer 1-2 hours, then strain and pour into a wine bottle, glass bottle, or use an ice tea jug w/spigot and store in fridge.
Be sure you let tea cool before putting into glass or the glass may break.
General dosage guidelines: about 3-4 ounces 3 times a day. This is not so exact dosing. You can really go on symptoms, herxing, and symptom relief as far as dosage and so on.
Symptoms flare up bad (Herx)-reduce dose for a while
Not getting much progress-increase dosing.
Details on herbs:
Get cut and sifted, not powdered-lasts longer and tea is more palatable.
I use baggies (not sure if the plastic is a problem) but figuring out what 10 grams was, was difficult at first. (It comes by the pound-and I had trouble finding a scale with grams)
When I have it broken down into � lb-either by scale or by eye, I then break that � lb into 5 bags and figure they are each close to 10 grams. Once you are at higher doses and don�t have to break it down so much it is easier.
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When I have it broken down into � lb-either by scale or by eye, I then break that � lb into 5 bags and figure they are each close to 10 grams.
does this make sense? if 1/4 lb is 112 gr
and i divide the 112 gr into 5 bags...
each bag should have 22 gr right? not 10...
and no one called me on this?
i have a masters plus 60 grad credits and still cant do 4th grade math....so it doesnt surprise me
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LOL - I can barely add anymore... and to think... I was 20 points away from a perfect score on the Math SAT's
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