Re: Cats Claw vs Astragalus

[Guest guest]

The Buhner protocol text stated in long term Lyme cases it would exacerbate

symptoms if I recall correctly. I think it MAY have something to do with Auto

Immune issues.

Anyone else care to comment?

Randy

On Aug 12, 2010, at 11:10 PM, " " <canefan18@...> wrote:

> Can somebody explain why astragalus is forbidden from the core protocol in

Late Chronic Lyme... but cats claw is ok?

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[Guest guest]

That's exactly it. It has to do with your immune system pathways. In the early

stages of many infections (I'd say any, but I'm not totally sure on that), one

of your TH pathways (Th1 or th2) creates inflammation to fight the infection.

With lyme, and some other illnesses, after you've had it for a while it switches

and the OTHER becomes dominant. You really want them balanced. Astragalus

stimulates this pathway that becomes dominant later on. So in an early

infection, it helps to balance and fight, but in a long standing case it will

overstimulate and may make things more out of whack.

That was a pretty unscientific explanation... but is as I understand it!

- jen

From: randy@...

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:50:50 -0400

Subject: Re: [ ] Cats Claw vs Astragalus

The Buhner protocol text stated in long term Lyme cases it would

exacerbate symptoms if I recall correctly. I think it MAY have something to do

with Auto Immune issues.

Anyone else care to comment?

Randy

On Aug 12, 2010, at 11:10 PM, " " <canefan18@...> wrote:

> Can somebody explain why astragalus is forbidden from the core protocol in

Late Chronic Lyme... but cats claw is ok?

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[Guest guest]

Yes, I read that as well. 

> Can somebody explain why astragalus is forbidden from the core protocol in

Late Chronic Lyme... but cats claw is ok?

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