Dear Stephen, Can one also tincture the seeds of Japanese knotweed?
tinctures/decoctions
Making boneset tea with reishi mushrooms
Dear Stephen, I would like to make your boneset tea with reishi mushrooms. Where do you get the mushrooms? And after you mix and cook, do you strain the liquid out or do you eat the herbs/mushrooms as well?
Extracting resveratrol from Japanese knotweed root
Dear Stephen, Can you tell me how to extract resveratrol from knotweed root? I know about grinding the root into a finer material but how do I extract the resveratrol?
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?
Combining tinctures
Dear Stephen, Can you combine all of the basic tinctures (knotweed, cat’s claw, eleuthero) together to take at one time?
Taking vitamin C with tinctures
Dear Stephen, I mix my tinctures in about 4-8 ounces of water before I take them. Lately I’ve been adding the C-salt (effervescent vit C) powder. The vitamin C won’t neutralize the tinctures/herbs, correct?
Avoiding alcohol tinctures with Tindamax
Dear Stephen, I may be starting the cyst-buster Tindamax in the future, which has an antabuse reaction if alcohol is taken. Is it okay to switch to capsules instead of tinctures while on Tindamax?
Teasel draws out bacteria and viruses from organs?
Dear Stephen, It has been suggested I use teasel while treating for coinfections of lyme as it draws the bacteria out of organs and makes them easier to kill. Do you have experience with teasel?
Stephania okay to take long term?
Dear Stephen, I have added stephania root as a tincure, 1/2 teaspoon 3 times a day for late stage neuroborreliosis. I can’t find anything in your book about how long one safely can use stephania or how long you recommend on this dosage.
Core protocol taken as a decoction
Dear Stephen, I am making a decoction of your core protocol herbs. Does this sound like the best combination of herbs for my infection?