Re: Knotweed brand to buy.Buhner list - stephania eye wash

[Guest guest]

you mention the eye wash from Stephania. I just brewed my first batch

yesterday. I started with 4 grams of the root and boiled in 16 oz distilled

water down to 8 oz distilled water. Just one drop burned my eyes (although the

burning went away after a few min). Today I diluted it before using which felt

better.

Can you describe how you made the eye wash (if different) and what your

experience has been with it? I have used colloidal silver with 5% DMSO which

feels good but hasn't really done much for symptoms.

deb

>

>

>

> > So what knotweed is best to kill babesia?  Ie most tolerated by the body.

>

> The best knotweed to use as far as Buhner is concerned is... knotweed lol.

> He says to buy real knotweed rather than buying resveratrol. Resveratrol is

obtained by extraction from either japanese knotweed or red wine. He says to try

not to buy resveratrol but rather to buy actual japanese knotweed. 1st Chinese

is the place that he has previously suggested to purchase it from. I buy my

Japanese knotweed from them in bulk and get my empty capsules from my local

Chinatown district for cheap. I use a capsule maker I bought for $20 off the

net(I don't like the taste of the raw herbs so I make capsules out of them).

>

> I buy most of my Buhner herbs bulk from 1st Chinese. It is so much cheaper

that way. On the downside it can be a pain in the butt to continually make

capsules but what a savings. I think I paid about $250 for a years worth of

herbs from them. (red root, knotweed, cats claw, artemisia annua, stephania,

andrographis)

>

> They have a few different choices for the bulk product. You can buy it in

powder, cut and sift or concentrated powder.

> The powder is just that...the herb ground into a powder.

> The cut and sift product is just slices of the dry herb that you would have to

cut up. Most people don't like this form. I bought my stephania in this form so

I could make an eyewash. To turn it into powder I took some of the slices and

ground it in my coffee maker. This works quite well for me but others have said

their coffee grinder wasn't strong enough.

> The concentrated powder is not in the natural form. It has been processed and

its list of ingredients includes corn among other things. If you have any

allergies you might want to ask about the ingredients before you buy this form.

>

> Seems to me that you would want to use artemisia annua to treat babesia.

> Make sure its the annua variety and not the absynthe. It is kinda confusing at

first because the names are so similar. Buhner says that artemisinun is not as

good as the whole herb. However I believe that you have to take more of the

whole herb.

>

> I have been treating with the herbs for a while. I recently added minocyline

to the mix along with serrapeptase and GSE. It feels like I was getting ahold of

the Lyme disease when along came the night sweats and shortness of breath again.

I think that the abx was getting the Lyme disease under control and that gave

the babesia a chance to make a comeback. I am using 9 caps 4xs day of artemisia

annua herb from 1st chinese. Within a week the symptoms were gone. This time I

will take it for a few months just to make sure.

>

> BTW after taking artemisia annua for 2 weeks our stomachs will start to make

enzymes that destroy the artemisia before it is digested. It takes a week after

stopping it before the enzymes are not created anymore. For that reason many

prescribers of artemisia annua say to pulse it. IMHO if you are taking it in

capsule form you should follow this pulsed regime but if using the tincture this

may not apply because the tinctures are generally absorbed before they hit the

gut thus no enzymes are formed.

>

> Hope that helps.

> Take Care,

> Chris

>

[Guest guest]

May I ask what the eye wash is being used for? Is it for floaters? Because I

have a whole mess of them!

-Sonya

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed

[ ] Re: Knotweed brand to buy.Buhner list - stephania eye

wash

you mention the eye wash from Stephania. I just brewed my first batch

yesterday. I started with 4 grams of the root and boiled in 16 oz distilled

water down to 8 oz distilled water. Just one drop burned my eyes (although the

burning went away after a few min). Today I diluted it before using which felt

better.

Can you describe how you made the eye wash (if different) and what your

experience has been with it? I have used colloidal silver with 5% DMSO which

feels good but hasn't really done much for symptoms.

deb

>

>

>

> > So what knotweed is best to kill babesia?  Ie most tolerated by the body.

>

> The best knotweed to use as far as Buhner is concerned is... knotweed lol.

> He says to buy real knotweed rather than buying resveratrol. Resveratrol is

obtained by extraction from either japanese knotweed or red wine. He says to try

not to buy resveratrol but rather to buy actual japanese knotweed. 1st Chinese

is the place that he has previously suggested to purchase it from. I buy my

Japanese knotweed from them in bulk and get my empty capsules from my local

Chinatown district for cheap. I use a capsule maker I bought for $20 off the

net(I don't like the taste of the raw herbs so I make capsules out of them).

>

> I buy most of my Buhner herbs bulk from 1st Chinese. It is so much cheaper

that way. On the downside it can be a pain in the butt to continually make

capsules but what a savings. I think I paid about $250 for a years worth of

herbs from them. (red root, knotweed, cats claw, artemisia annua, stephania,

andrographis)

>

> They have a few different choices for the bulk product. You can buy it in

powder, cut and sift or concentrated powder.

> The powder is just that...the herb ground into a powder.

> The cut and sift product is just slices of the dry herb that you would have to

cut up. Most people don't like this form. I bought my stephania in this form so

I could make an eyewash. To turn it into powder I took some of the slices and

ground it in my coffee maker. This works quite well for me but others have said

their coffee grinder wasn't strong enough.

> The concentrated powder is not in the natural form. It has been processed and

its list of ingredients includes corn among other things. If you have any

allergies you might want to ask about the ingredients before you buy this form.

>

> Seems to me that you would want to use artemisia annua to treat babesia.

> Make sure its the annua variety and not the absynthe. It is kinda confusing at

first because the names are so similar. Buhner says that artemisinun is not as

good as the whole herb. However I believe that you have to take more of the

whole herb.

>

> I have been treating with the herbs for a while. I recently added minocyline

to the mix along with serrapeptase and GSE. It feels like I was getting ahold of

the Lyme disease when along came the night sweats and shortness of breath again.

I think that the abx was getting the Lyme disease under control and that gave

the babesia a chance to make a comeback. I am using 9 caps 4xs day of artemisia

annua herb from 1st chinese. Within a week the symptoms were gone. This time I

will take it for a few months just to make sure.

>

> BTW after taking artemisia annua for 2 weeks our stomachs will start to make

enzymes that destroy the artemisia before it is digested. It takes a week after

stopping it before the enzymes are not created anymore. For that reason many

prescribers of artemisia annua say to pulse it. IMHO if you are taking it in

capsule form you should follow this pulsed regime but if using the tincture this

may not apply because the tinctures are generally absorbed before they hit the

gut thus no enzymes are formed.

>

> Hope that helps.

> Take Care,

> Chris

>

[Guest guest]

Sonya,

I use this product for floaters;

" Senior Eye Vision " - brand is Puritan's Pride.

It has Lutein and Bilberry and a mess of other vitamins, which you can see at

the website.

I have no financial interest in this product.

It works!

If I run out, or stop taking them, the floaters come right back.

As long as I take them I have no floaters.

Also since taking them my night vision has improved some. I still prefer not to

drive at night, but previously my nite vision was so bad I felt like I was

driving with my eyes closed.

I know Stephania root is recommended by Buhner, and it probably works. I bought

a big bag of the root, and it sits in my frig, cuz I never got around to trying

it!

Good luck,

ellen

>

> May I ask what the eye wash is being used for? Is it for floaters? Because I

have a whole mess of them!

> -Sonya

> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed

>

>

[Guest guest]

Great, thank you Ellen. Is this an eye drop or a pill supplement?

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed

[ ] Re: Knotweed brand to buy.Buhner list - stephania eye

wash

Sonya,

I use this product for floaters;

" Senior Eye Vision " - brand is Puritan's Pride.

It has Lutein and Bilberry and a mess of other vitamins, which you can see at

the website.

I have no financial interest in this product.

It works!

If I run out, or stop taking them, the floaters come right back.

As long as I take them I have no floaters.

Also since taking them my night vision has improved some. I still prefer not to

drive at night, but previously my nite vision was so bad I felt like I was

driving with my eyes closed.

I know Stephania root is recommended by Buhner, and it probably works. I bought

a big bag of the root, and it sits in my frig, cuz I never got around to trying

it!

Good luck,

ellen

>

> May I ask what the eye wash is being used for? Is it for floaters? Because I

have a whole mess of them!

> -Sonya

> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed

>

>

[Guest guest]

Pills-

the bottle says to take 4 pills a day, I only take 2.

When you go to the website

http://www.puritan.com/lutein-158/senior-eye-vision-002862?NewPage=1

you'll see they have a buy 2 get 3 free.

they have this often.

good deal.

ellen

> >

> > May I ask what the eye wash is being used for? Is it for floaters? Because

I have a whole mess of them!

> > -Sonya

> > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Can you describe how you made the eye wash (if different) and what your

experience has been with it? I have used colloidal silver with 5% DMSO which

feels good but hasn't really done much for symptoms.

I used the eyewash a few times but it didn't seem to do much for me however I

had a bad case of.. conjuctivitis maybe... my upper and lower eyelids swelled

until they were almost closed. It lasted for almost a week. I finally pulled out

the eyewash which felt so soothing. The swelling went away a day or two after I

started this regime.

I found a site on the web with a recipe for the eyewash. I didn't write this

myself. I have copied the instructions I used below. Its pretty well the same as

Debs:

How to Use Stephania Root as a Natural Herbal Eyewash or Tea for Lyme Disease

How to use the herb called Stephania root which is also known as Han Fang Ji, as

an eyewash or as a tea to drink.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 4 oz. Stephania root

• 16 oz. water

• 2 quart pot

• 1 large sheet of cheese cloth

• 1 16 oz sterilized jar, with a tight seal

• 1 label

• 1 felt pen

• 1 drinking cup

1. Step 1

Place 16 oz. of water into a 2 quart pot and bring to a boil. It is best to use

chlorine free water.

2. Step 2

Once the water is at a full boil add the Stephania root to the water. Reduce

heat to medium. The water should have tiny bubbles to show it is still boiling.

Boil for 20 minutes. Taking care to watch the pot to insure it does not boil

dry. The volume of water may reduce by as much as half. This is fine. It is

concentrating the herb properities. This is called a Decoction.

3. Step 3

Separate the liquid (tea) from the solid (the sliced Stephania Root) by

straining through the cheese cloth, into the sterilized jar. The jar can be

sterilized by boiling it in a pot of water for 10 minutes.

4. Step 4

If using this herb as a tea to drink, pour up to 6 oz of the tea which has just

been completed into a cup or mug. Drink when it was cool enough, not to burn

your tongue. If making an eye wash, just one more step.

5. Step 5

Seal the jar tightly. On the label write, the date, the ingredients, and what

you are wanting to use this for. For this, it would state:

Eye Wash, Water, Stephania root, and the date. Put into refrigerator. Stays

fresh for 3 days.

6. Step 6

This herbal eye wash can be used up to 4 times a day. Many people have found the

Stephania root eye wash soothing, and beneficial when using it for Lyme Disease

..

Tips & Warnings

• When using this tea as an eye wash, use separate cotton balls for each eye. Do

not use the same cotton ball for both eyes.

[Guest guest]

This is the same " recipe " I found on ehow.com

(http://www.ehow.com/how_5237109_use-eyewash-tea-lyme-disease.html). I have to

comment that I went to a Chinese herbalist to buy the Stephania root and they

generally sell by grams and not ounces. This recipe calls for 4 oz which is

well over 100 grams. So I believe the author meant 4 grams (which is in line

with Buhner's mention of the eye wash in his " Healing Lyme " book. Still, even

the 4 grams is a lot because as I mentioned, it really burned. I am diluting

the decoction before using. I have floaters and light sensitivity which is why

I am trying this but too soon to tell if it does more than soothe.

deb

>

>

>

>

> > Can you describe how you made the eye wash (if different) and what your

experience has been with it? I have used colloidal silver with 5% DMSO which

feels good but hasn't really done much for symptoms.

>

> I used the eyewash a few times but it didn't seem to do much for me however I

had a bad case of.. conjuctivitis maybe... my upper and lower eyelids swelled

until they were almost closed. It lasted for almost a week. I finally pulled out

the eyewash which felt so soothing. The swelling went away a day or two after I

started this regime.

>

> I found a site on the web with a recipe for the eyewash. I didn't write this

myself. I have copied the instructions I used below. Its pretty well the same as

Debs:

>

> How to Use Stephania Root as a Natural Herbal Eyewash or Tea for Lyme Disease

>

> How to use the herb called Stephania root which is also known as Han Fang Ji,

as an eyewash or as a tea to drink.

>

>

> Instructions

> Things You'll Need:

> � 4 oz. Stephania root

> � 16 oz. water

> � 2 quart pot

> � 1 large sheet of cheese cloth

> � 1 16 oz sterilized jar, with a tight seal

> � 1 label

> � 1 felt pen

> � 1 drinking cup

> 1. Step 1

> Place 16 oz. of water into a 2 quart pot and bring to a boil. It is best to

use chlorine free water.

> 2. Step 2

> Once the water is at a full boil add the Stephania root to the water. Reduce

heat to medium. The water should have tiny bubbles to show it is still boiling.

Boil for 20 minutes. Taking care to watch the pot to insure it does not boil

dry. The volume of water may reduce by as much as half. This is fine. It is

concentrating the herb properities. This is called a Decoction.

> 3. Step 3

> Separate the liquid (tea) from the solid (the sliced Stephania Root) by

straining through the cheese cloth, into the sterilized jar. The jar can be

sterilized by boiling it in a pot of water for 10 minutes.

> 4. Step 4

> If using this herb as a tea to drink, pour up to 6 oz of the tea which has

just been completed into a cup or mug. Drink when it was cool enough, not to

burn your tongue. If making an eye wash, just one more step.

> 5. Step 5

> Seal the jar tightly. On the label write, the date, the ingredients, and what

you are wanting to use this for. For this, it would state:

> Eye Wash, Water, Stephania root, and the date. Put into refrigerator. Stays

fresh for 3 days.

> 6. Step 6

> This herbal eye wash can be used up to 4 times a day. Many people have found

the Stephania root eye wash soothing, and beneficial when using it for Lyme

Disease .

>

>

> Tips & Warnings

> � When using this tea as an eye wash, use separate cotton balls for each

eye. Do not use the same cotton ball for both eyes.

>