Destroying the Lyme Disease Biofilm Using An Ancient Infiltrator

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Destroying the Lyme Disease Biofilm Using An Ancient Infiltrator

For people with relapsing Lyme disease symptoms

By Greg Lee

Co-founder of the Two Frogs Healing Center


Resealable bags protect your food


You use resealable plastic bags to keep your food and leftovers fresh. A thick plastic bag sealed at the top prevents any unwanted organisms from spoiling your food.


How are resealable bags similar to a chronic Lyme Disease infection?


When gathered in a colony, Lyme bacteria are able to create a protective covering to prevent from being killed off. This protective covering is called a biofilm.


This biofilm enables the bacteria to seal themselves within a "plastic bag" when they are in danger.


This biofilm protects the bacteria from antibodies, antibiotics, and other medicines that will kill it. In theory, the bacteria are believed to be able to lie dormant in their biofilm for months or even years.



When conditions are safe again, the bacteria can re-emerge and aggravate symptoms of pain, fatigue, and mental fog.


As a result, some people end up struggling with a recurring Lyme Disease symptoms for years, even decades.


Many of these people seek the care of a Lyme literate physician. These people may end up receiving many different antibiotics over the course of several years.


Antibiotics are believed to stimulate the Lyme bacteria to cover itself with a biofilm. When the bacteria re-emerges, symptoms can flare up bad enough to require hospitalization.


How can you stop this cycle of bacteria sealing itself and re-emerging later to aggravate your symptoms?


An age old herb shows new promise for cutting through a difficult biofilm


In 2006, a 17 year old student in Mississippi used an ancient Ayurverdic herb called terminalia chebula to penetrate the biofilm and kill the pseudonomas bacteria behind cystic fibrosis.


Here is the link to the original article: Cogito - Main - Details ContentID=15951 .


Her work was also featured in the January/February medicine and health sciences issue of Imagine Magazine published by John Hopkins University.


If this herb can cut through the pseudonomas biofilm, can it also penetrate the Lyme bacteria biofilm?


Current patients report a reduction in their symptoms when taking this herb


When clients take this herb combined with other anti-Lyme herbs and treatment methods, their symptoms are reduced as much as 90% in as little as eight weeks.


These results are usually seen in clients that have been infected for about a year or less.


In some cases, patients may see an increase in their symptoms due to greater numbers of bacteria being uncovered or killed off in their body.


Initially, symptoms may increase when taking these herbs


Some patients have reported an increase in symptoms of fatigue and joint pain when starting to take the terminalia chebula herb in their formula.


In the beginning, the herb is added at a very low dose so as to minimize any flare up of your symptoms due to greater numbers of bacteria being released.



As you get stronger, your symptoms get reduced and the dosage of this herb is increased to cut through any remaining biofilm.


This helps your immune system to be more effective at:


killing off more bacteria, eliminating harmful toxins, and keeping you healthy and strong.


A ancient herb brings new hope for eliminating the symptoms of chronic Lyme Disease


Instead of dreading a recurrence of your Lyme Disease symptoms, an ancient herb called terminalia chebula may be able to penetrate the thick resealable plastic bag around the Lyme bacteria.


And then antibiotics, anti-Lyme herbs, and your immune system can do their job.


Get rid of your Lyme Disease pain, fatigue, and mental fog for good.


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Article: Destroying the Lyme Disease Biofilm Using An Ancient Infiltrator

[skylark99]

Interesting.

I also found this, which may add to the recent discussion on Klebsiella pneumoniae:


BioMed Central | Full text | Tannin extracts from immature fruits of Terminalia chebula Fructus Retz. promote cutaneous wound healing in rats


(Open access)

Tannin extracts from immature fruits of Terminalia chebula Fructus Retz. promote cutaneous wound healing in rats

Kun Li, Yunpeng Diao, Houli Zhang, Shouyu Wang, Zhen Zhang, Bo Yu, Shanshan Huang and Hong Yang

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011, 11:86doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-86

The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at:
BioMed Central | Full text | Tannin extracts from immature fruits of Terminalia chebula Fructus Retz. promote cutaneous wound healing in rats
Received: 1 June 2011
Accepted: 7 October 2011
Published: 7 October 2011

© 2011 Li et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (Creative Commons — Attribution 2.0 Generic — CC BY 2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

(excerpt):

"Results

After optimal extraction and purification, content of tannin extracts was increased to 81%. Tannin extracts showed the inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella Pneumonia in vitro. After excision of wounds, on days 7 and 10, the percent of wound contraction of group Ⅱ was higher than that of group Ⅰ. After being hurt with wounds, on days 3, 7, and 10, the wound healing quality of group Ⅱ was found to be better than that of group Ⅰ in terms of granulation formation and collagen organization. After wound creation, on day 3, the vascular endothelial growth factor expression of group Ⅱ was higher than that of group Ⅰ."

[posey]

Thanks Skylark, that is interesting. I bought some of the powder snd tablets. I know the FDA has a warning out on Ayurvedics from India containg lead but we don't always trust the FDA anyway and I am willing to take a chance if I can speed things up.

I am taking 2 Ayurvedics now and one has Terminalia chebula in it.

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Why MARCONS Prevent You From Killing Lyme Bacteria and How You Can Stop Them

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TCM, thank you for all the good advice you posted. It is good to have someone who can validate a site or company. I appreciate it.

I did buy the powder and capsule form from Amazon. I want to use the powder in lotion or neem oil in addition to what I am doing to speed things up. It is reassuring to see all the research there is on Ayurvedics. For a long time I didn't believe in all this but the more I read, the more my interest is peaked. Although I have always thought that some medications must come from plants. I don't know why I didn't research this stuff earlier.

Again, thanks for your help. It is reassuring!!

posey

[tcmgpt13]

I wanted to add some more discussion about this herb to the post and wasn't sure it would all fit on one page. Looks as if it does. Glad you found the info useful Posey--there's now more added here that you haven't read.

HARITAKI, the HINDU name for the herb terminalia chebula.

Be sure to shop around for good prices on all ayurvedic herbs and ayurvedic formulas (same advice applies to TCM herbs and Western herbs). The most economical way to buy haritaki is in bulk as a powder. Amazon has this herb from Bazaar of India (as the vendor) selling currently at $13.25 plus $5.95 shipping. On the Bazaar of India website itself this herb sells for $9.95 per half pound but the site right now is offering free shipping for any purchase.

Once buying powdered herbs in bulk it is then easy to buy empty capsules along with a small capsule maker to produce your own capsules. Most health food stores sell them or you can buy these products online (sometimes the empty capsules are much cheaper online, so again shop around for best prices). The initial investment in a capsule maker is an expense but you get to make a lot of capsules both now and in the future for very little money compared to buying an expensive ready made product, particularly those sold by MLM companies.

Bazaar of India sells good quality ayurvedic herbs as does Banyan Botanicals. I just found the facebook page for this company. Their prepared herbs are sold under the name VADIK:

facebook.com/pages/Bazaar-of-India-Premium-Ayurvedic-Herbal-Products/140107286063585?sk=info.

Banyan Botanicals' discussion about the herbs they sell--they mention using organic herbs. Also they are a fair trade company and support sustainable harvesting of herbs (read the home page for that discussion):

banyanbotanicals.com/quality-control.html

Sometimes other sellers sell herbs from these companies at discounted prices but of course shipping charges need to be taken into account. As with anything these days it pays to shop around for the best deals.

Also remember, this herb may or may not agree with your body constitution or symptoms. If you feel worse (beyond a short herx) after using this herb then reassess using it.

A little about the properties of the herb Haritaki or terminalia chebula:

Properties and Uses: According to Ayurvedic traditions, Haritaki is a Vata pacifying remedy used to treat cough, constipation, nervous disorders, asthma, hemorrhoids, heart disease, diahrrea, digestive problems, skin troubles, itching, edema, menorrhagia, spermatorrhea, tumors, voice and vision disorders, and for the mind in general. It possesses all six tastes except for salty, and is a reputed purgative with traditional use in dysentery and flatulence. The body's enzymes are activated by Terminalia's hot character, helping the plant medicine to dissolve ama.

herbies-herbs.com/pages/AyurvedicHerbUses.htm.

More information about the herb Haritaki, including some cautions about using it:

Haritaki Benefits The herb Haritaki has following health benefits

The herb has rejuvenative, laxative, astringent, purgative and dry properties.
Paste made from the herb is effective in healing process of the wounds and ulcers. It also reduces swelling and acts as a cleanser.
The herb relieves the eyelids in conjunctivitis.
Regular gargling with the herb’s decoction helps in oral ulcers, sore throat and stomatitis.
It acts as an active astringent and relieves bleeding and loose gums and also gums ulceration.

It is also the main ingredient in Triphala, which is used to treat bleeding gums, hair wash and cleaning tooth in pyorrhea.

Haritaki powder fried in ghee, when consumed regularly, boosts energy and promotes longevity.
Several gastrointestinal ailments such as ascites, tumors, enlargement of liver-spleen, piles, colitis and intestinal worms can be treated.
Haritaki powder mixed in ghee and honey is effective in anemia treatment.
Asthma and hiccups can be lightened when Haritaki is combined with sonth powder and taken with hot water.
Hepatitis and obesity can be cured with herb’s decoction when taken with honey.
The herb is a memory enhancer and is salutary in urinary stones and dysuria.
The herb is effective in digestion and improves appetite. The herb has astringent and anti-inflammatory properties, it is beneficial in vaginal discharges such as leucorrhea and urethral discharges such as spermatorrhea.

CAUTIONS before taking Haritaki herb:

The herb should not be taken by pregnant women and also by lean individuals.

It should not be taken in severe mental depression, vitiated pitta conditions, and fasting.

ayurveda.ygoy.com/?p=1508

Description of Vata Dosha or the type of constitution which may benefit from Haritaki

What having a Vata Dosha means. If you do not have a Vata Dosha (or at least a partial Vata Dosha) using this herb alone could worsen symptoms which is why I hate it when Western medicine attempts to use herbs like Western drugs without considering the constitution of the individual:

Vata governs movement in the body, the activities of the nervous system and the process of elimination. Vata influences the other doshas.

Qualities of Vata:Cold, light, dry, irregular, rough, moving, quick, changeable

If Vata dosha predominates, movement and change are characteristic of your nature. You will tend to always be on the go, with an energetic and creative mind. As long as Vata is in balance, you will be lively and enthusiastic, with a lean body.

Physical Characteristics: Those with a predominance of Vata dosha are usually have a thin, light frame and excellent agility. Their energy comes in bursts, and they are likely to experience sudden bouts of fatigue. Vatas typically have dry skin and hair and cold hands and feet. They sleep lightly and their digestion can be sensitive. When the Vata dosha becomes imbalanced, it manifests in the body as weight loss, constipation, hypertension, arthritis, weakness, restlessness, and digestive challenges.

Emotional Characteristics: Vatas love excitement and new experiences. They are quick to anger but also to forgive. When Vatas are in balance, they are energetic, creative, and flexible. They also take initiative and are lively conversationalists. When unbalanced, they are prone to worry and anxiousness and often suffer from insomnia. When they feel overwhelmed or stressed, their response is, “What did I do wrong?”

chopra.com/vata

To read more about a vata constitution banyan botanicals has a large discussion of this on their site including suggestions for diet and lifestyle:

banyanbotanicals.com/constitutions/balancing_vata.htm