Infectious Disease Treatment

[centralforce6661]

We all occasionally suffer from external pathogenic invasion, be it flu or another form of common cold, gastro etc.
There is so much information out there on 'home remedies' for these illnesses and many of these are virtually ineffective or involve doing absolutely nothing ie rest.
Whilst it is perceived as normal to allow infections at the superficial layer to persist and resolve via the bodies' normal immune response, here are some ways to naturally boost the immune response and the reason for attempting this is very serious.

People do not realise that a lot of very serious diseases (not all, but alot) arise from improperly resolved superficial 'infectious' illnesses which are pushed deeper inside by the use of heavy tonifying foods during their course, poor antibiotic use (over-prescription and non-consumption of the whole course when given), pre-existing deficiency of the body or the improper use of natural products such as lemon which is an astringent food and thus holds and retains pathogens inside the body.
Firstly, one needs to know the nature of the infectious illness, Hot or Cold.
Hot infection will generally include a high fever, still with chills as chills and fever occurring together is the hallmark of a superficial infection but with predominance of fever. There will be green or yellow coloured sputum, likely some sweating, soreness of the throat and a rapid pulse.
Cold infections will generally include more chills than fever, white or clear sputum, a scratchy sensation in the throat and tightness of the neck, nape and other muscle groups. Generally there is no sweating with a cold infection and these are usually felt more strongly than those which are hot. The pulse in a cold infection will feel 'tight'.

Please note either of the types can cause a palpable fever on the skin or a thermometer, it is how the person feels subjectively that I am referring to as hot or cold.

For Hot infections, the herbal remedies are as follows, and one can combine these for a greater effect:
- Mint (steeped in hot water,or at the end after other herbs, do not boil)    Bo He
- Mulberry Leaf (boiled for 20 minutes), 5-9 grams                                    Sang Ye
- Chrysanthemum Flower (boiled for 20 minutes, 5-9 grams) - good when there is eye involvement   Ju Hua- Trisocanthes Seeds (boiled for 20 minutes - 5-9 grams) - Resolves phlegm in the lung                    Gua Lou

Can be used in Hot or Cold infections:

- Kudzu Vine (boiled for 20 minutes, 9 grams) - good for releasing muscle pains                             Ge Gen
- Fresh Ginger (boiled for 20 minutes, 5-10 slices) - great when there is nausea, vomiting              Sheng Jiang 
- Platycodon (boiled for 20 minutes, 5-9 grams) - stops coughing                                                     Jie Geng
For use in COLD infections only:
- Cinnamon Twigs (boiled for 20 minutes - 9 grams) - good for chest pain during infection              Gui Zhi- Siler/Saposhnikoviae/Ledebouriella  (boiled for 20 minutes - 9 grams)                                            Fang Feng- Japanese Catnip/Schizonepeta (boiled for 20 minutes - 3-10 grams)                                              Jing Jie- Notopterygium (boiled for 20 minutes - 5-10 grams) - good for pain involved with flu                      Qiang Huo
- Perilla Leaf (boiled for 20 minutes - 5-10 grams) - Good when there is eye involvement                 Zi Su Ye

The general idea when taking any combination of the above herbs is to generate a light sweat - one should drink the tea made of one or a group of the above herbs and then cover themselves with a light blanket and get a light (not too heavy) sweat going. If the illness has not resolved after 2 hours, drink the tea and attempt again.

In my experience, very weak pathogens will be very easy to beat using combinations of the above however very strong pathogens (some of which have wound up friends and colleagues bed ridden and off work for days or weeks) may require a few days of boiling the herbs and drinking them, during which time one can function almost as normal.
You can boil the same herbs several times, they do not need to be totally fresh every time with the exception of mint.
As this treatment method involves sweating, it is important to remember that for certain health states this should be applied with caution. Particularly when there is a collection of the following symptoms occurring with a person, the symptoms of Yin or Blood deficiency:
- Night sweating,
- Insomnia,- Anxiety,- Thirsty but not interested in drinking,- hungry but not interested in eating,- Infrequent, dark yellow urination,- Constipation due to dryness- Malar Flushing (redness on the cheekbones but no where else on the face),- Pale face with no sheen/shine (dry)- Tired, low energy without respite,- Dizziness,- Dry eyes or floaters in the vision,- Poor short term memory- Heart palpitations
Any one of the above symptoms in isolation is probably not reason to contraindicate this treatment protocol except for extreme fatigue from which the person gets no relief however any combination of these should be a sign to proceed with great caution.
One can supplement the above herbal therapies with the following to alleviate the drain that sweating places on the body in the case of deficiency:
- White Peony (Boiled with the decoction - 2-5 grams)                Bai Shao- Chinese Red Dates (Boiled with the decoction - 2-3 pieces)     Da Zao
One should avoid astringent foods and herbs during the time that they have an infection or supplements which are invigorating as this tends to give the pathogen strength and push it deeper inside:
- Ginseng (Strong tonifiying action)
- Schisandrae (strong astringent action, keeps the pathogen inside the body)
- Heavy Vitamin and Mineral Supplements- Sour Foods- Tonic Herbs- Sweet Foods
- Excessive Eating
Whilst it is true to some degree that strong alcohol might be effective in warming the cold in someone who has a COLD infection, this is likely to produce other bodily toxicities and I do not recommend it.
   
  

 

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@ivy. Ref treatments
Thank you! This is great. Grandma used several odd these teas. Some I've never heard of. I'll have to look for a local store that sells them. 
Where do you buy/suggest to buy the supplies for the teas?
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On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 4:03 PM, ivyissexy69@... [SSHealth]<[email protected] wrote:   We all occasionally suffer from external pathogenic invasion, be it flu or another form of common cold, gastro etc.
There is so much information out there on 'home remedies' for these illnesses and many of these are virtually ineffective or involve doing absolutely nothing ie rest.
Whilst it is perceived as normal to allow infections at the superficial layer to persist and resolve via the bodies' normal immune response, here are some ways to naturally boost the immune response and the reason for attempting this is very serious.

People do not realise that a lot of very serious diseases (not all, but alot) arise from improperly resolved superficial 'infectious' illnesses which are pushed deeper inside by the use of heavy tonifying foods during their course, poor antibiotic use (over-prescription and non-consumption of the whole course when given), pre-existing deficiency of the body or the improper use of natural products such as lemon which is an astringent food and thus holds and retains pathogens inside the body.
Firstly, one needs to know the nature of the infectious illness, Hot or Cold.
Hot infection will generally include a high fever, still with chills as chills and fever occurring together is the hallmark of a superficial infection but with predominance of fever. There will be green or yellow coloured sputum, likely some sweating, soreness of the throat and a rapid pulse.
Cold infections will generally include more chills than fever, white or clear sputum, a scratchy sensation in the throat and tightness of the neck, nape and other muscle groups. Generally there is no sweating with a cold infection and these are usually felt more strongly than those which are hot. The pulse in a cold infection will feel 'tight'.

Please note either of the types can cause a palpable fever on the skin or a thermometer, it is how the person feels subjectively that I am referring to as hot or cold.

For Hot infections, the herbal remedies are as follows, and one can combine these for a greater effect:
- Mint (steeped in hot water,or at the end after other herbs, do not boil)    Bo He
- Mulberry Leaf (boiled for 20 minutes), 5-9 grams                                    Sang Ye
- Chrysanthemum Flower (boiled for 20 minutes, 5-9 grams) - good when there is eye involvement   Ju Hua- Trisocanthes Seeds (boiled for 20 minutes - 5-9 grams) - Resolves phlegm in the lung                    Gua Lou

Can be used in Hot or Cold infections:

- Kudzu Vine (boiled for 20 minutes, 9 grams) - good for releasing muscle pains                             Ge Gen
- Fresh Ginger (boiled for 20 minutes, 5-10 slices) - great when there is nausea, vomiting              Sheng Jiang 
- Platycodon (boiled for 20 minutes, 5-9 grams) - stops coughing                                                     Jie Geng
For use in COLD infections only:
- Cinnamon Twigs (boiled for 20 minutes - 9 grams) - good for chest pain during infection              Gui Zhi- Siler/Saposhnikoviae/Ledebouriella  (boiled for 20 minutes - 9 grams)                                            Fang Feng- Japanese Catnip/Schizonepeta (boiled for 20 minutes - 3-10 grams)                                              Jing Jie- Notopterygium (boiled for 20 minutes - 5-10 grams) - good for pain involved with flu                      Qiang Huo
- Perilla Leaf (boiled for 20 minutes - 5-10 grams) - Good when there is eye involvement                 Zi Su Ye

The general idea when taking any combination of the above herbs is to generate a light sweat - one should drink the tea made of one or a group of the above herbs and then cover themselves with a light blanket and get a light (not too heavy) sweat going. If the illness has not resolved after 2 hours, drink the tea and attempt again.

In my experience, very weak pathogens will be very easy to beat using combinations of the above however very strong pathogens (some of which have wound up friends and colleagues bed ridden and off work for days or weeks) may require a few days of boiling the herbs and drinking them, during which time one can function almost as normal.
You can boil the same herbs several times, they do not need to be totally fresh every time with the exception of mint.
As this treatment method involves sweating, it is important to remember that for certain health states this should be applied with caution. Particularly when there is a collection of the following symptoms occurring with a person, the symptoms of Yin or Blood deficiency:
- Night sweating,
- Insomnia,- Anxiety,- Thirsty but not interested in drinking,- hungry but not interested in eating,- Infrequent, dark yellow urination,- Constipation due to dryness- Malar Flushing (redness on the cheekbones but no where else on the face),- Pale face with no sheen/shine (dry)- Tired, low energy without respite,- Dizziness,- Dry eyes or floaters in the vision,- Poor short term memory- Heart palpitations
Any one of the above symptoms in isolation is probably not reason to contraindicate this treatment protocol except for extreme fatigue from which the person gets no relief however any combination of these should be a sign to proceed with great caution.
One can supplement the above herbal therapies with the following to alleviate the drain that sweating places on the body in the case of deficiency:
- White Peony (Boiled with the decoction - 2-5 grams)                Bai Shao- Chinese Red Dates (Boiled with the decoction - 2-3 pieces)     Da Zao
One should avoid astringent foods and herbs during the time that they have an infection or supplements which are invigorating as this tends to give the pathogen strength and push it deeper inside:
- Ginseng (Strong tonifiying action)
- Schisandrae (strong astringent action, keeps the pathogen inside the body)
- Heavy Vitamin and Mineral Supplements- Sour Foods- Tonic Herbs- Sweet Foods
- Excessive Eating
Whilst it is true to some degree that strong alcohol might be effective in warming the cold in someone who has a COLD infection, this is likely to produce other bodily toxicities and I do not recommend it.
   
  

 

[veronikasmith]

Thanks, central force! What would you recommend for lyme disease, which is caused by bacteria... ? I know of some who have been infected. Currently in a high risk area and frankly, afraid to go in the woods because of that crap. But I love the woods, so it sucks being afraid. What can one do right away if they get bit and show the classic rash? What should one already suffering do and what should their diet look like? Please and thank you

 

[centralforce6661]

Veronika, this will depend vastly on what the symptoms are that the person is displaying.

Typically, more acute Lyme disease will require different treatment to chronic and the varying degrees of symptomology will indicate how that disease is affecting the individual and thus guide the treatment.

Typically the initial stages can be treated with any or all of the above herbs, depending on the hot or cold sensations.

Lower limb pain and blockages can also call for the inclusion of Angelica Pubescens (Du Huo) with the treatment.

For chronic Lyme disease however, a full symptom picture is required as this has gone beyond the superficial layers and requires more personalised diagnosis.

 

[veronikasmith]

Ok, I see and thank you for replying. Most people I know well seem to be asymptomatic, but I've seen the infamous rash on them. One of those people was given penicillin I had around and some colloidal silver by me, but refused to go to the doctor. Maybe it saved them. The other person was bit over ten years ago, and again 3 years ago. Not a lot has changed with him. Maybe not everyone is doomed for life when they're bit? Or maybe it's dormant? Others who I'm only acquainted with tell me it can be debilitating, and much time off work is needed. They haven't really told me how it's debilitating, other than fatigue.

 

[centralforce6661]

Most people will only usually tell you about one symptom when it comes to anything.

The medical establishment has trained people's thoughts that everything our bodies do is separate and nothing is interconnected.

Therefore if someone goes to the doctor because they are always tired, they don't bother to bring up the diarrhea they have had for four years prior because 'that has nothing to do with it.'

The amount of times I have heard these words come out of a person's mouth in connection with questioning the workings of their health...

Turns out the person has a prolapsed anus and the blood flow blockages is causing the tiredness.. or their diet is terrible, causing the tiredness.. you get the gist.

It is likely that each of these people with Lyme disease has a number of other things going on and you would only get to that information by asking a series of questions similar to the following list (but dependent somewhat on what answers you receive):

- Pain the person feels, location, nature, thermal temperature, relieving factors,
- Unusual or strong Hot or Cold feelings,
- Headaches, location, duration, nature, time of day,
- Sleep and the quality thereof,
- Sweating or lack thereof,
- The presence of simultaneous Chills & Fever (indicates a superficial disease) or alternating Chills & Fever (indicates a half interior, half exterior disease) which may be evident in Malarial or Glandular Fever affected persons,
- The quality of the breath and feelings in the chest including shortness of breath,
- Heart sensations including palpitations, racing,
- The state or tendency of the emotions from worry, to grief, anger, anxiety, excessive joy, fear or 'stress',
- Digestive complaints, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, pain, reflux or any other unusual state,
- Strength of appetite,
- Strength of thirst and the types of food and drinks a person craves or commonly consumes,
- Presence of phlegm in the nose or otherwise,
- The length, duration, any associated pain or emotional state, colour, flow strength, clotting etc. of a woman's menstrual cycle,
- Things which make any or all of the symptoms better or worse; heat, cold, exercise, stillness/rest, food, water etc.
- Mental afflictions/disturbances (usually as observed rather than by questioning - "Hi, do you find you have any mental disturbances" - unlikely to produce the needed response from most people),
- Length of the disease including progression of symptoms, previous treatment and the response to it,

All of these things together delved into in detail in addition to the appearance of the tongue and the palpable feel of the radial pulse is how one can determine the state of Yin & Yang, Qi, Blood & Yin in the body and which organs/channels are affected and therefore apply treatment.

Just for the record, and a little off track but since we are on the subject, things which people think help determine how the body will respond but tend to confound the information collected from the above:

- The Western Medical Diagnosis Disease Name
- "My Doctor said..."
- "Google says.."
- "In this book I read, written by a woman who had cancer.."
etc.

Why does this confound things?

People get these labels or this information and they try so hard to make their personal circumstances match the labels - therefore they begin to tell half truths about how they feel, or they default on paying attention to relieving/aggravating factors because Google told them that their condition shouldn't be affected by this or that or that the woman who cured herself of cancer by eating nothing but raw fruit and junk said that this is all she did to cure it (when in reality this may not be a whole truth) or when the Doctor tells the patient that their pain will never go away because - insert irreversible anatomical change here - has no cure.

This is why tongue and pulse reading is so important - it shows what the person may be hiding for whatever reason and thus the root of the disease.