Natural Health

vanity ^ | March 19 2019 | little jeremiah

[little jeremiah]

I use pippali powder often; most often when in a blend with black pepper and ginger in equal amounts, I add big pinches to all hot drinks.

https://www.banyanbotanicals.com/pippali-powder/

Rejuvenating Herb that Supports Digestion and Proper Function of the Respiratory System.*

Supports clear, comfortable breathing*

Promotes a healthy liver and lungs*

Supports digestion and a healthy metabolism*

Nourishes the blood, nerves, and reproductive tissues*

Pippali (Piper longum) is a powerful rejuvenating herb that strengthens and nourishes the body. It is a close relative of the common table spice, black pepper, and is similarly pungent and heating. Pippali stimulates metabolism, burns natural toxins, and helps maintain a healthy digestive environment. It is an excellent tonic for the lungs, supporting clear and comfortable breathing. Pippali nourishes the blood and promotes healthy circulation and supports a healthy liver. It is also used in many Ayurvedic formulations in small amounts to encourage proper assimilation of the herbs.*

[Metrobank]

Thank you! Will go to Sprouts Market for some of these odd spices.

[little jeremiah]

I order most of mine from Starwest Botanicals, pippali is harder to find, I get on Amazon as SB has been out of pippali for a long time.

Is Sprouts Market online?

[little jeremiah]

For high cholesterol - and many other issues - Arjuna and Hawthorne are helpful. Eating oatmeal regularly is considered to be good.

Arjuna
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3735908/posts?page=597#597

Hawthorne
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3735908/posts?page=600#600

Triphala Guggulu has many uses, including managing cholesterol. It is helpful in weight lost, for detoxifying in general, promotes digestion and elimination, and good metabolism.

https://www.banyanbotanicals.com/shop/herbs/guggulu/triphala-guggulu-tablets-10/?product_sizes=278

https://www.banyanbotanicals.com/shop/herbs/guggulu/triphala-guggulu-tablets-10/?product_sizes=278

Regular intake of black pepper, ginger (root and powdered), and the herb Fenugreek which is hard to get into food without effort. I have some seeds and I make a tea, not bad.

I use all of the above and my cholesterol got better. Hawthorne and Arjuna I take daily for heart health, as I went through a period of very unpleasant and frightening heart episodes. After starting Arjuna, Hawthorne and Jatamansi (very good for heart, including hypo/hypertension) my heart works normally.

[little jeremiah]

Some herbs for Parkinson’s and similar conditions, as well as unrelated issues, as so many herbs have multiple uses. If anyone wants sources let me know, I buy many of the herbs discussed here from Starwest Botanicals.

I also have a request for information about help with long term effects from Lyme disease. If anyone has knowledge or experience with this, please share.

I don’t have any experience in dealing with anyone with Parkinsons, but this is what a couple of my books have to say. I have never used Passion Flower medicinally but it sounds excellent. While living in Hawaii, where this plant grows wild, I used to collect the fruits, cut open (they have a hard shell), scoop out the innards, and make the best tasting juice by straining out the seeds, diluting with water, and adding sweetener. Children like to cut them open and just eat the inside as is.

Passion Flower
Aerial portions (ie not root)
Properties:
Nervine, sedative, hypnotic, antispasmodic, anodyne

Uses: It treats sleeplessness, chronic insomnia, Parkinson’s disease, seizures, epilepsy, hysteria, neuralgia, shingles, anxiety, and nervous tension. The fruit is rich an flavanoids and a nutritive tonic.

I use Bala in several formulas and after studying up on it today, I want to use it more often.
Bala
Latin name: Sida cordifolia Malvaceae
Common name: Country Mallow
Properties: Rejuvenative, antipyretic, alterative, analgesic, anticonvulsant, aphrodisia, nervine, astringent, stomachic, stimulant, cardiac tonic, mild laxative, vulnerary, demulcent, diuretic

Indications: physical and mental debility, chronic fatigue, muscle atrophy, Parkinson’s disease, spasms, cramps, tremors, stroke paralysis, Bell’s palsy, low libido, nervous diseases, menstrual disorders, asthma, cough, genital herpes, convalescence

In Sanskrit, bala means “strength”. This herb is one of the best rejuvenative tonics. Bala nourishes and strengthens all bodily tissues, especially the plasma, muscle, nerve, marrow, and reproductive tissues, and helps to correct disorders relating to deficiency and weakness of the body and mind. It is commonly used in the threatment of chronic fatigue, general debility, wasting diseases, muscle atrophy, neurological diseases, as well as in convalescence and the elderly.

In treating cramping and neuromuscluar pain, it works well combined with Vidar or Ashwagandha. To relieve severe diseases of the nervous tissues and muscles, such as Parkinon’s or stroke paralysis, it combines well with the Ayrvedic herb Kapi Kacchu, ashwagandha, and teh Ayurvedic compound Yogaraj Guggulu. It is also used for Bell’s palsy and hemiplegia. (I think that is headaches on one side of the head?)

It is a cardiac stimulant and tonic, increases cardiac output with less risk of raising the BP or heart rate, but caution should be used in persons with hypertension. Useful in treating osteopororsis (I’d use with other herbs for that). Because it promotes mental energy and stability, it is useful in providing relief from daily stress and tension, and combines well with herbs that have an affiinity for the mind, such as scullcap, bacopa, jatamansi, shankapushpi, gotu kola, and ashwaganda.

I use Kapi Kacchu in a few formulas, and the “aphrodisiac” effect I have not noticed, most likely as I use mixed with other herbs, and not for that purpose. In Ayurvedic usage, aphrodisiac does not mean agitating desire so much as strengthening the reproductive system.

Kapi Kacchu
Latin name: Mucuna pruriensm Fabaceae
Parts used: seeds
Tissues: All tissues, especially nerve, muscle, and reproductive
Systems: Reproductive, nervous, digestive
Properties: aphrodisiac, antispasmodic, carminitive, nervine
Indications: General debility, depleted tissues, low libido, spermatorrhea, impotence, tics, tremors, spasms, Parksinon’s disease, digestive discomfort, flatulence

Avoid taking while heavily congested.

Kapi Kacchu is known in Ayurveda as one of the leading herbs for rejuventating the reproductive systems of men and women, increasing stamina and vitality, is a nourishing tonic to the entire reproductive system.

For women it combines well with shatavari or vidari, and for menstrual cramps with valerian, cramp bark or motherwort. For men, it combines well with ashwagandha, shatavari, vidari and shilajit.

It improves the muscle tone and strength of the muscle tissue and specific for conditions of muscle stiffness, fatigue, tics, tremors, spasms and loss of strength or muscle tone, and can be combined with vidari, bala, and ashwagandha.

It has been used commonly for conditions of the nervous system like Parkinson’s disease and conditions that present with tremors and rigidity. Research has shown that the seeds contain L-dopa, an essential precursor to dopamine. This herb can aid tremendously in reducing the need for increasing strong medications. It combines well with muscle tonics and nerve pacifying herbs like bacopa, gotu kola, valerian, jatamansi and ashwagandha.

[little jeremiah]

PS - just above the Parkinson’s etc post is info about COPD, high cholesterol, and links to herbs to help with BP issues.

[outinyellowdogcountry]

Thank you LJ. Good info.

[pax_et_bonum]

Thank you again, little jeremiah!

[Marmolade]

Thanks for posting. Are you feeling any better or just in a holding pattern?

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi LJ, I hope you are feeling better. I need to lower my LDL cholesterol. Any natural ways to do that? I have read that high fiber helps, things like oatmeal.

Any suggestions? Thank you.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

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[AZLiberty]

I need to lower my LDL cholesterol. Any natural ways to do that?

The best tool to lower LDL (and raise HDL) is niacin. Better than statins -- and without the long-term side effects such as muscle weakness and neuropathy. There is the flush, of course, but it only lasts an hour or so, and it calms down by 80% or 90% within a month or so.

If I told you all the benefits of niacin you would think I was nuts, but the scientific literature shows that niacin is good for almost whatever ails you -- and whatever you don't want to ail you in the future.

If you were around during "niatonin" and the many other experiments to find the optimum nutrients to complement niacin, you'll be glad to know that the niacin protocol has settled down to three ingredients: niacin (pure nicotinic acid), glutamine (in a special form), and folic acid (not one of the "folate" forms).

A good starting point for most people is:

• 1 g niacin (2 500-mg capsules)
• 1.5 g N-acetyl L-glutamine (3 500-mg capsules)
• 2 mg folic acid

The best (really, the only) place to order the first two ingredients is PureBulk.com. They have the purest ingredients of anyone around. (Niacin, Glutamine -- get the 500-mg capsules. Preferably the gel caps, but the veg caps are better than nothing. Use DMITRYKATS code at checkout to save 10%, except on the niacin, which is already 50% off.) You can also get folic acid from them, but only in powder form. Unless the lab-tech force is strong in you, you don't really want to be trying to measure out 2 mg of powdered folic acid, so Dr. Clark folic acid is a better alternative for most.

(Niacin guru Dmitry Kats recommends these precise proportions: 1 g niacin : 1.53 g glutamine : 1.22 mg folic acid. I'd rather see you get started on this and then optimize, if and when you choose. All three of these nutrients are good for your body -- the combination is even better -- and all of these doses (even 10X) are well within the safe zones.)

[TheConservativeParty]

Thank you for the great information. I have heard of flush niacin before. I want to avoid taking any drugs, in this case a statin drug...no thanks on that, Big Pharma.

[AZLiberty]

Yes, this recipe is just two vitamins plus a natural amino acid in the most bioavailable form known. For reasons about which we can so far only conjecture, we modern humans need much more niacin than our ancestors did. And niacin seems to do its best work in conjunction with the other two ingredients.

[little jeremiah]

1. first thing - if anyone has information about dealing with long term effects from Lyme disease, please post it, others will benefit.

2. Chemicals in food, clothing, household products etc, and try not to be put off by the “eco” word, “green”, the information is sound.

I should have posted a link to this thread but I forgot about it. I ran into this site looking to see if canning lids had a certain chemical on them. Mamavation is a gold mine for info about bad chemicals in foods, clothing, all kinds of products. PFAS (can’t remember what that stands for) are “forever chemicals, in that once in the body, they do not leave, they’re hormone disruptors and cause many, many health problems. After finding this side, my husband had to throw away all his dental floss, he had just bought a bunch on amazon. I highly recommend this site. They use a lab to test all kinds of prodcuts, not woo at all. First link is to their product investigations, they’re always doing more. I just found that the food processer DH got me (given to him by a friend) is on the naughty list. This site is not just for mothers.

https://www.mamavation.com/start

Whether you’re the greenest mom on the block or just getting started, I know you’ll find this blog to be a valuable resource on your journey to dumbing down the amount of hormone-disrupting chemicals your family is exposed to. And don’t worry if you are just getting started because my life used to be full of chemicals, including daily fast food trips, microwaving in plastic, using dangerous chemicals on my skin and smoking. Other than the smoking, I had no idea what those actions could do to my health or later on my family’s health. So I’m not here to judge…just to help you be the superstar of your domicile!

After discovering that hormone-disrupting chemicals are linked to most of the chronic diseases we find in the modern world, I was on a mission to curtail that epidemic in my own family. How do you go about getting rid of all these dangerous chemicals within your home? There was information out there from companies and industry groups, but I didn’t trust most of it.

Over several years, I did hundreds of interviews with scientists, doctors & other professionals, aligned with reputable public health organizations, brought on several advisors and went forth in condensing everything for simplicity so I could share it. The outcome was this blog, our community and my first book Green Enough: Eat Better, Live Cleaner, Be Happier (All Without Driving Your Family Crazy!).

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Product Investigations

[grey_whiskers]

Look of the work of the (now retired) Dr. Richie Shoemaker (MD out of Duke).

He used some anti-cholesterol drugs (off-label) to sequester Lyme disease toxins from the body.
The toxins are
a) fat soluble
b) processed by different people according to some specific genetic markers, resulting in different disease response among different people.

[little jeremiah]

Thank you. I need to look up info. Long term effects from Lymes is not uncommon.

[TheConservativeParty]

Thanks for the Mamavation website link!

[aMorePerfectUnion]

As always, I appreciate you sharing valuable health info lj!

May I ask, would anyone want to hear about tinnitus/dizziness and a natural cure?

It there’s enough interest, I’ll post the remedy that finally gave me relief.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

I would add here that some report bee propolis treats lyme and a great many other things.

In fact, check out this link.

https://lymerevival.com/lyme-disease-and-propolis/

And a more general write-up

https://pjharlowwellness.com/blog/beepropolis