Posted by bleauberry on September 7, 2009, at 19:25:07
In reply to Re: Ritalin and Fatigue??, posted by Monica L on September 6, 2009, at 19:28:12
>
> Thank you so much for the information. I actually went to the Dr. a couple months ago and was told that I had a lot of white blood cells. They said I had some type of infection but they werent sure what it was. I was also told my liver enzymes were increased. I was supposed to go back and get it checked. I'm going back to get it checked soon. Do you know what herbs are used to fight these kind of infections that may cause chronic fatigue? Thank youThere are very few infections we can conclusively test for. The others are riddled with inaccuracy and convict the patient to prison when they come back negative and a doctor uses that flawed test to make a wrong and final decision. Many things just simply cannot be tested for.
When patients are suspected as having something without definitive proof, what happens sometimes is they are started on treatment as if they had it. What then happens is one of three things:
1. Unexpectedly good reaction...confirms the suspected diagnosis.
2. Unexpectedly bad reaction of symptoms worsening and new symptoms...confirms the suspected diagnosis.
3. Neutral reaction. Maybe some slight appetite loss or diarrhea or something, but really not much of a reaction one way or the other...most likely rules out the suspected diagnosis.Common antimicrobial herbs include:
Cat's Claw
Resveratrol
Olive Leaf Extract
Oil of Oregano
Wormwood
GarlicJust do a google search on each of those and read various things you find on each. Most of them are trying to sell stuff. Some are repeats of others. Some give scientific backings and real case studies of examples. In any case, if you were to visit the forums that specialize in things like Lyme, Candida, Viruses, and Parasites, those herbs are all over the place as being the most successful.
Those are some, but not all, of the common herbs in books and natural clinics treating Lyme.
I can attest from personal experience I get viscious Herx reactions (confirmation of infection) from Oil of Oregano, Cat's Claw, and Garlic. Garlic can be obtained in a pure form called Allicin. Powerful stuff without much smell. The odorless ones at the store are not very potent. I chewed one raw garlic clove each night for 3 days and oh my was I Herxing bad. Real bad. Forget the taste. That was like child's play. That was nothing in comparison. Some people have said though that to kill Lyme you really need the equivalent of 8 cloves a day (better to get it from Allicin instead of raw). At even just one clove however, it is a nuclear bomb to parasites and Candida.
Of them all though, I gotta admit, I can barely even handle one single drop of Cat's Claw. Massive killing going on.
Oil of Oregano tastes aweful, but after 3 days gives me a very strong Herx reaction.
Parasites must be a concern as well, but a minor one compared to whatever else I deal with, because I get mild tolerable Herx reactions to Wormwood.
I find Olive Leaf friendlier, with a little pep and mood enhancement with it. Subtle, but better than not.
There are others. A couple I have not tried are Berber or Oregon Grape Root. These have quinine in them, the same chemical some antibiotic and antimalarial meds have as the active ingredient.
poster:bleauberry
thread:915857
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20090902/msgs/916035.html