Dear Stephen, I am currently on a beta blocker, which you say is contraindicated with stephania. The blocker allows me to sleep more soundly without heart palpitations, so I am afraid to stop it. Any thoughts?
Stephania and beta blockers
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Knotweed and estrogen positive breast cancer
Dear Stephen, I was diagnosed with early stage estrogen positive breast cancer and one of my doctors told me not to take the knotweed because resveratrol may stimulate cancer cell growth.
Hand tremors
Dear Stephen, Are there any additional herbs, tinctures, or treatments that can stop hand tremors from lyme? Anxiety makes them worse, but the tremors are always present except when sleeping or during deep meditation.
Stephania and Wobenzym N
Dear Stephen, Wobenzym N helps decrease herx reactions & allows me to breathe better. Should I continue with the wobenzym or will the herbs be enough to control die-off reactions?
About to go on Cowden protocol
Dear Stephen, I have had MCS for 15 years (along with CFIDS and FM). The last six years I have also had uveitis (iritis) in one eye. Will the Cowden protocol help with uveitis?
Andrographis and stephania for ALS-type Lyme?
Dear Stephen, Will andrographis and stephania work well on their own, without cat’s claw and knotweed? I read in your book that stephania inhibits cytokine production and andrographis does as well.
Cortisol properties in stephania root?
Dear Stephen, I found that very soon after getting to the 2 stephania 3x day, I was able to lower my hydrocortisone dose to about 12.5 mg. I’m wondering if stephania root has some cortisol-like properties?
Stephania eyewash
Dear Stephen, If I wash my eyes with the stephania root infusion, how should I do it? Should I use an eye cup. Should I use just the clear liquid on top, or the whole, well, mess
Stephania root eye decoction
Dear Stephen, I am about to start your protocol for lyme but I am unsure how to prepare the eye decoction you describe in your book.
Stephania tetrandra okay with antibiotics?
Dear Stephen, Is it okay to take stephania and maybe all of the core protocol with cefalosporins and tinidazole?
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