Magazine
Dosage for Source Naturals Japanese knotweed
Dear Stephen, The book says that Source Naturals’ Japanese knotweed should contain 500mg of Polygonum cuspidatum, but the bottle says 200mg. I asked the sales person and he said it’s the only kind he had.
Which stephania to use for Bell’s palsy?
Dear Stephen, Which stephania should I use for Bell’s palsy and lyme?
Knotweed okay with lumbrokinase?
Dear Stephen, I’ve read that knotwood has blood thinning properties. Can it be taken with lumbrokinase?
Melatonin dose for children
Dear Stephen, I have a question about the melatonin dose for children. For children ages 6 and 8, would I use the “Clark’s rule” of dividing their weight in pounds by 150 (average adult’s weight)?
Stephania tetrandra tincture
Dear Stephen, I want to make a tincture from Stephania tetrandra (powdered) that was bought about 10 month ago. Can I use powdered herbs to make tinctures?
Severe vertigo
Dear Stephen, After 1 month of treatment with herbs I experienced severe vertigo (disequilibrium) in the afternoon.
Bartonella, lyme and polyneuropathy in child
Dear Stephen, My son was diagnosed at the age one and a half with a rare autoimmune
disease: CIDP, and we finally now have a positive bartonella test and are awaiting his lyme and babesia results.
Astragalus and auto-immune
Dear Stephen, I have been advised by an herbalist not to use astragalus as it seems that I am Th-1 dominant and that astragalus stimulates Th-1 activity.
Cryptolepis more effective than artemisinin and plaquenil?
Dear Stephen, I am currently taking artemisinin and plaquenil. This combination, along with clarithromycin seems to be helping, however can you tell me if cryptolepis is more effective?