Rivendell
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I am using Knotwweed (whole herb powder) from 1st Chinese Herbs. Stephen Buhner recommends this company. The Knotweed is a product of China.
Since the meltdown in Japan, I have had serious concerns about purchasing any more Knotweed from this company, since China is so close to Japan. (But then, the U.S. seems to getting more of the air currents from Japan, with rain all over the midwest and east.)
I know I can purchase Knotweed in capsules, but the herb could still be coming ultimately from China.
Does anyone on the Buhner protocol know if I should be concerned? Anyone know of a company using Knotweed grown in another part of the world that would be safer?
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It grows in the wild in a variety of climates, so you might talk to a local herbalist and ask them if they know if any grows nearby... Local wildcrafted Japanese Knotweed would have a lot less radiation than anything coming from Asia...
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Rivendell
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Thanks Razzle. I understand that you can harvest it in the spring and fall.
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I've been worried about ordering Modifilan as well.
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Rivendell
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Hi Cane. I'm not familiar with Modifilan.
I ordered the Knotweed right after the accident, so I think it was safe - already on the shelf. They sent it to me like two days later.
I had been wanting to try it. And I was starting a months supply of Doxy, so wanted to give the Doxy an extra boost. And I really wanted to keep taking the Knotweed.
What are you going to do?
I've checked Planet Thrive (Stephen's Q & A) and haven't seen any questions about this.
I guess I could email him through Planet Thrive. Maybe someone could tell me something.
This whole thing is so sad.
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sparkle7
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Knotweed grows all over like a weed. You could probably find other brands grown in other locations. Don't know if anywhere is safe. Maybe the southern hemisphere? The Amazon...?
I'd stay away from any modifilan shipped after 3/11/11. It's harvested pretty close to the meltdown vicinity. Maybe look into irish moss instead.
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canefan17
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I sent Modifilan manufacturers an email. They said it was safe because the waters they gather Modifilan from is far enough away.
I don't believe them however and won't be ordering modifilan anymore.
Modifilan is a brown seaweed used to help clear radiation from chernobyl victims.
I was using it for metal detox among other things.
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Yeah, seems like they might say anything at this time. I'm not trying to be xenophobic but they are Russian. People need to make a living. Why would they really care about Americans buying their products? There isn't a way to test it - really. Maybe a giger counter?
Our own FDA is not going to be testing fish from the Pacific for radiation. Really makes you wonder... I mean, why not? The safe level of radiation is 0.
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Washington, DC July 30, 2005 The National Academies of Science released an over 700-page report yesterday on the risks from ionizing radiation.
The BEIR VII or seventh Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation report on "Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation" reconfirmed the previous knowledge that there is no safe level of exposure to radiation �that even very low doses can cause cancer.
Risks from low dose radiation are equal or greater than previously thought. The committee reviewed some additional ways that radiation causes damage to cells.
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UPDATE, 11:30 am, Thursday, April 14, 2011. The fuel pool at Unit 4 apparently has experienced an inadvertent criticality at some point in the past month.
Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) has confirmed that some fuel rods in the pool are damaged. A 400 milliliter water sampling from the pool taken Tuesday found elevated levels (as much as 100,000 times above normal) of Iodine-131, Cesium-134 and Cesium-137.
As nuclear engineer Arnie Gunderson of Fairewind Associates points out, there should be no Iodine-131 detected at all.
also...
Note to readers in Hawaii: U.S. EPA measurements from Hilo show elevated levels of Iodine-131 and Cesium-137 in milk samples taken earlier this week (19 picocuries/liter of Cesium-137 and 18 picocuries/liter of Iodine-131 vs �acceptable� level of 3 picocuries/liter). This is of concern for people who may drink local milk, or eat local cheeses and meat from local livestock.
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This is not going away anytime soon, unfortunately.
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I have had this same concern with chlorella. Most seem to be manufactured in Japan or China. I still haven't found a suitable replacement yet and I just ran out last week.
I hope you can find some knotweed that works for you. I am also concerned because one of my supplements has knotweed in it and I am about to run out. I have no clue where they get theirs from either. I will have to e-mail them to find out.
How about Source Naturals? Don't they make Japanese Knotweed that Buhner used to recommend? Not sure where it would be from.
This is all so difficult now with supplements coming out of that region. We really have to watch where this stuff is coming from.
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sparkle7
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Sun chlorella is grown in Bali but packaged in Kyoto according to their website.
You may want to grab what you can that's in the stores now. As long as it was delivered before 3/11/11.
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Rivendell
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Thanks All. what a mess.
I've seen pictures of Japanese Knotweed and I swear that I have seen it growning in southern Indiana. If I find it, maybe my S.O. could dig it up for me.
But seriously, the Knotweed does help me, so I want to keep taking it.
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Here's a source I would try, ask if they have knotweed:
Star West Botanicals, in CA
They have organic herbs and check for heavy metals, etc you could ask about the radiation issue and if they check their herbs for that too. (assuming they have knotweed, they have a lot of hard to come by herbs in general, fyi).
As for chlorella, I am using New Chapter Organics because their land where they grow stuff is in Costa Rica, and they are biodynamic not just organic
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Just wondering whether anyone has found a source for Japanese knotweed which doesn't come from Japan or other areas that may have been exposed to radiation.
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