The Power Of Teasle For Chronic Lyme Disease
Dr. Burrascano, Stephen Buhner and other experienced LLDs recommend teasel and Dr. Scott Taylor in the not-to-be-missed article “Lyme Disease: A Plague of Ignorance” .
Teasel drives the spirochetes from the joints into the blood stream. That is why it is very effective to take while taking antibiotics. The teasel pushes the bacteria out of their hiding place and the antibiotic or other alternative bacteria killers can do their job.
So, teasel may help stop the spirochetes from evading the immune system.
Even when taken alone with out the assistance of antibiotics it can cause a significant herx, which indicates die-off.
Teasel is to be taken long term in low doses for total saturation. Spirochete’s can go dormant for long periods of time and then become active again. By slowly saturating the body with teasel it stays in the system to kill the Lyme when it becomes active.
Teasel is also known to help with joint problems, tight ligaments, and cramping. It has been very helpful for folks dealing with Lyme. FM, MS, all chronic problems involving joint and muscle pain.
There are reports that teasel works well with blue vervaine and wild bergamont. You can take them all at the same time under the tongue.
Suggested dosage:
If you are a sensitive individual you will want to start out slowly when taking teasel.
Long term 8-14 months.
3-5 drops under tongue 3 times per day. If you are overweight it will be necessary to take the 5 drops 3 times daily to saturate your system.
If you herx or are sensitive when taking new things start slowly. 1 drop 3 times per day and work up to full dose.
Children under 50 lbs. 1 drop under tongue 3 times per day.+
Keep in mind that Lyme bacteria produce neuro-toxins when they die that will cause flare-ups of many current symptoms, cause new symptoms and make you feel terrible (see Herxheimer Reaction.)
For more information read Matthew Wood’s book, “The Book Of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines”, about using Teasel Root tincture for Lyme Disease.
The best way to buy teasel is at 1st Chinese Herbs. Download the free ebook for more information about using herbs to help us with some of our Lyme symptoms.
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December 28th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Wanted to know where to purchase some pure teasel for lymes disease.
December 29th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Thanks for your comment. There are many places you can find teasel, but I choose Chinese Herbs for strength and quality.
January 1st, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Jenna, I am so happy you included this article about Teasel. My 17 year old daughter was plagued with chronic Lyme disease and neuroborreliosis, and we made many trips to the emergency room in the last two years because of meningitis-like symptoms. Since we live in Texas, the state with no Lyme disease…HA!, the only course of treatment had been doxycycline, which we figured out was causing severe cerebral hypertension, and it was no longer an option for Katelynn. I tried every homeopathic and herbal treatment I found that was helping other Lymies, and nothing would help my poor baby for any length of time. She also has symptoms of bartonella, but her tests did not indicate it…oh surprise, surprise.
I read about a lady who had been cured 9 times from Lyme disease by using Teasel, and I listened to her testimony on You Tube and visited her website: http://www.ladybarbara.net . We corresponded, and what I found most interesting was the fact that the Teasel used most often was the Chinese species, dipsacus japonica, and THE SPECIES THAT SHE USED AND THAT REALLY DID THE HEALING WAS DIPSACUS SYLVESTRIS, the common weed found in the USA. She sells it, and has links to other herbal sites that sell it as well.
Well, I started Katelynn on one drop under her tongue two or three times a day, and increased it to two drops twice a day, and then three drops twice a day. She had a minor herx about 2 days after starting the single drops, and it was as if all her nerve endings came to the surface of her skin and felt like a mild stinging. It lasted about 12 hours, and then faded away. She got better and better physically, and for the first time in months, she actually attended school for a full week!! (She has missed 39 days since late August when she started her senior year.) She is still suffering from insomnia and has some tremors all over her body when she misses too many dosages of the teasel, but that is so minor compared to what she has been going through since her second tick bite in March of 2008. TEASEL ROOT, IN THE FORM OF AN EXTRACT FROM DIPSACUS SYLVESTRIS, HAS BEEN THE MIRACLE CURE FOR KATELYNN. I have been quiet about the speedy turn around in her health because I wanted to be sure the “healing” lasted…and it has. She started Teasel on December 15th, so it really hasn’t been that long, but I couldn’t keep quiet any longer… ;~) LOL!
I hope you will try this little miracle remedy, Jenna. You will not be sorry; I’m sure! God bless you for such a wonderful blog and for sharing all of your research with us.
With biggest blessings,
Molly Gentry
p.s. Matthew Wood researched and used dipsacus sylvestris in all his teasel studies. We had used a combination extract for Lyme that had Venus Flytrap, Teasel Japonica, and Parsley right after I read about teasel, but it didn’t help half as much as the sylvestris extract. I don’t know why that is…it just is…
January 1st, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Hi Molly!
What fantastic news!! It just amazes me how different protocols work on different people - but speaking as a mother (5 daughters, one son and two grandsons) - I would gladly take the disease if it meant keeping any of them safe… it must hurt you grievously as a parent watching your daughter suffer.
I will pray for you and Katelynn - and I know nagging is no fun but you need to stay on whatever is working for a minimum of 2 months being symptom free. Many people talk about multiple infections which is certainly the case some times, but it seems to me that given Lyme’s nature, it is more likely that the disease was dormant for a while.
Now with aspartame poisoning (which has many of the same symptoms of Lyme), I worry about all the diet soda my 5 girls have consumed…well, its a new year and I’m planning to be well this year also. You are truly blessed to have found the key to your daughter’s “brand” of Lyme and co-infections!
Blessings,
Jenna
January 16th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Hello Jenna and Molly!
I tumbled in here looking for details on the HCl protocol for someone who was emailing me about it. Lots of good info here!
Molly, that is SO splendid about Katelynn. I have heard any number of times that folks making statements that ‘Teasel doesn’t ~work~’ are most often taking some form of Dipsacus japonica. I also don’t know WHY the sylvestris seems to work better, but it certainly seems to.
If anyone is interested, Matthew Wood will be doing a free teleseminar on Teasel on http://www.lymehope.com on Wed Jan 20th. The audio recording will be available for free within a few days of the live teleseminar. His wonderful Book of Herbal Wisdom was written back in ‘97 and I’ve certainly been waiting for a comprehensive update.
Jenna, thanks again for presenting such a wide range of Lyme topics.
LadyB