Dear Stephen, I wanted to ask for you of your knowledge of the herb yerba santa
that grows in the mountains of the west coast and inland some.
Herbs
Japanese knotweed and copper contamination
Dear Stephen, In your book “Healing Lyme” you write on page 104 that Japanese
knotweed “is a potential plant in phytoremediation work as it removes copper from copper-contaminated soil and concentrates it in its roots.”
Should resveratrol only be white in color?
Dear Stephen. I came across a site that said (basically) if resveratrol isn’t white in color, you’re paying for filler. Could you comment on the site’s claims?
Local knotweed species
Dear Stephen, I currently live in Albuquerque; are any of the more “local” knotweeds active against lyme/borrelia?
Woodland germander to aid in sauna detox
Dear Stephen, I am trying to find a tincture of Woodland germander to aid in sauna
detox work. Do you know of any source inside or outside the U.S.?
Planetary Herbals andrographis
Dear Stephen, In reading the label of the Planetary Herbals andrographis bottle, it says to take for no more than 10 days at a time. I just wanted to recheck with you to disregard that.
Sarsaparilla oil
Dear Stephen, Is there a way to make or get sarsaparilla oil?
Effect on liver and kidney
Dear Stephen, How do these herbs effect the liver and kidneys?
Resveratrol alternative
Dear Stephen, I have lyme, hep C, hemochromatosis, mycoplasma, and ehrlichia. Recent research shows that resveratrol would not be good for hepatitis C and silymarin can cause harm if you have hemochromatosis. What would you advise?
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever with lyme
Dear Stephen, My 21-year-old son was diagnosed with lyme and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. He’s completely lost, confused, speaks only one word sayings, and you can’t even ask him a question because he can’t answer.