Natural Treatments for Lyme Coinfections by Stephen Harrod Buhner

Author:Stephen Harrod Buhner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Health/Lyme Disease
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Company
Published: 2015-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

The bioavailability of green tea and EGCG can be significantly enhanced, however, if you take them with certain other substances. Quercetin (1,200 mg daily) or ascorbic acid (200 mg) or omega-3 fatty acids (1,000 mg), for instance, will all increase their availability. Quercetin increases the bioavailability of green tea catechins and decreases their methylation, in vitro and in vivo. Quercetin is itself a very good supplement for treating cytokine cascade problems. It inhibits NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-1β, EGF, iNOS, NO, and JNK. I would highly suggest, at minimum, a quercetin/EGCG combination (and no, nobody sells one, so buy them separately). EGCG is also much more effective if combined with resveratrol (knotweed), vitamin E, and/or N-acetylcysteine.

And . . . there is evidence, as usual, that the whole herb—the green tea itself—is and remains much more bioavailable than the isolated constituents.

If you do wish to use EGCG, it is really good, but bear all the necessary restrictions on its use in mind and combine it with other things, most especially quercetin.

Dosage

Try to get a supplement with at least 80 percent total catechins, at least that amount of polyphenols, and 50 percent or so of EGCG. A supplement with the natural green tea flavonoids would be even better. Dosage range is 400 to 800 mg daily. For greater effectiveness in treating Babesia-generated endothelial cell damage, for instance, take it with 1,200 mg quercetin daily—both at the same time, in the morning.

Note: There is about 100 mg EGCG in a cup of green tea. I would imagine that drinking green tea itself throughout the day would be a good approach and it produces better bioavailability.

Comment

EGCG is a very good supplement to use to normalize endothelial cells that are being targeted for inflammation, especially during Babesia and Bartonella infections.

Ceanothus spp. (Red Root)

There are 50 or 60 or a million species of Ceanothus in the Americas, from Canada to Guatemala, no one seems to know exactly how many there are. The genus isn’t native anyplace else but it has been planted as an ornamental throughout the world, especially in Europe. Most species can be used medicinally; the most common are C. velutinus, C. cuneatus, C. integerrimus, C. greggii, and C. americanus. All species are apparently identical in their medicinal actions. My personal favorite is Ceanothus fendleri, a.k.a. Fendler’s ceanothus, which grows in my region and which I have been using for over 25 years.

Red root is an important herb in many disease conditions in that it helps facilitate clearing of dead cellular tissue from the lymph system. When the immune system is responding to acute conditions or the onset of disease, as white blood cells kill bacterial and viral pathogens they are taken to the lymph system for disposal. If the lymph system clears out dead cellular material rapidly the healing process is increased, sometimes dramatically. The herb shows especially strong action whenever any portion of the lymph system is swollen, infected, or inflamed. This includes the lymph nodes, tonsils (entire back of throat), spleen, appendix, and liver.

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