RE: Herbal Remedies - Tick Bite (trying to avoid a spinal tap) !!!!!

January 15, 2004

Shelby-

It this is recent, then this is one time and maybe the only time that I would

say get on the anti-biotics. My sister was mis-diagnosed and it was 2 years

before they detected Lyme and she has a horrible time with it. If you let it go

too long, then it is much harder to eradicate.

Also, another thought, does she have access to colloidal silver or a colloidal

silver maker?? An alternate to the antibitoics would be to drink 8oz of homeade

colloidal silver a day. This must be done for at least a month and then a

preventative dose must be taken, just to be sure. I am on another email list

and people have had great results treating Lyme with colloidal silver.

What ever you do, do something soon, b/c when lyme takes hold it is horrible.

But if you act soon, it will be killed.

Rob

Shelby Blakely [s.blakely]

Thu 1/15/2004 1:26 AM

Herbal Remedies

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Herbal Remedies - Tick Bite (trying to avoid a spinal tap) !!!!!

Hey all,

My sister in MN found what we think is a tick in her clothes & she now has a

headache & a red rash around where she found the tick. I've been on the

internet & I'm pretty sure she has Lyme Disease. How do you treat this

without antibiotics or a spinal tap?!

Please Help, this is really freaking her out!

-Shelby

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January 15, 2004

Some herbs that may help for Lyme disease and the symptoms that arise from it have various properties. Several herbs that have shown antibacterial qualities in research are yerba santa, goldenrod, garlic, echinacea, astragalus, black walnut, burdock, schizandra and gentian. Horseradish contains hydrogen peroxidase which has demonstrated antibacterial and antioxidant properties and has shown effectiveness against tick-born encephalitis virus. Garlic, gentian and black walnut are also traditionally known as parasiticides. An herbalist reported benefits for her Lyme disease from tobacco leaf which has shown larvicidal and pesticidal activity in scientific studies.

Traditional herbalists draw on "blood cleansing" or detoxifying herbs in parasitic infections, including such favorites as nettles, goldenrod, burdock, yellow dock, red clover, milk thistle, sarsaparilla, dandelion, kelp and alfalfa. These are used in folk herbalism in resolving rashes, arthritic complaints and lymph congestion. Yerba santa is known to folk herbalists as an excellent herb for coughs, sore throats, fevers, chills and colds that may accompany the onset of Lyme disease. Ginger has been well studied as an anti-inflammatory for arthritis and migraines and as a remedy for nausea. It has been shown to have antibacterial effects and pro-biotic properties in supporting healthy intestinal bacterial population, a plus in countering the side effects of antibiotics.

Shelby,

I would suggest Total Tonic with black walnut hulls, along with DMSO. And probably echinacea plus.... You may want to check with Doc too on this.

Suzi

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