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Herbals outperform antibiotics in treatment of Lyme Disease One of the world's leading Lyme Disease researchers has tested a natural treatment protocol based on the Cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa) product Samento and Banderol (from the Otoba plant) and found that it is at least as effective as conventional antibiotic treatment - and for some forms of the disease, more effective, reports CAM editor Simon Martin.
Dr Eva Sapi, PhD, a professor of cellular
disease, high treatment cost and extremely
of New Haven, Connecticut, was the first
person to discover that the microbe that
Eliminate all forms
causes Lyme disease, Borrelia Burgdorferi (Bb), creates biofilm
"In this study, our working hypothesis was
that for an efficient therapy, we have to find
antimicrobial agents that can eliminate all the forms of B. burgdorferi", Prof Sapi and
humans through the bite of a deer tick infected with Bb. The bite is usually
"During the course of Borrelia infection,
followed by a rash and/or bulls-eye shaped
Sapi — a sufferer
include a flu-like feeling, fever, chest
leading the charge
congestion, headache, nausea, and joint pain.
Unfortunately, the classic bulls-eye rash
against Lyme
doesn't always occur - probably only in 30%
of cases - and some patients get no rash at all.
Before Dr Eva Sapi's brain swelled after she
doctors that a Lyme Disease rash is often
agents should eliminate all those forms,
researching cancer cures. She now sees a
including the spirochetes, round bodies,
naturopathic physician and is relentlessly
dedicated to finding agents that reliably
with the flu or a musculoskeletal injury.
"Here we have provided evidence that
"The failure to diagnose Lyme Disease
"Samento and Banderol are found to be
can have devastating consequences, including
brain damage due to meningitis, heart damage
due to infective endocarditis, Lyme arthritis
forms of B. burgdorferi bacteria in vitro.
Disease Research Group of the University
and Bells' Palsy", say leading malpractice
doxycycline, one of the primary antibiotics
used in the clinic to treat Lyme disease,
Pleomorph
Sapi, director of the graduate program in
The microbe is classified as a spirochete
spirochetal form of B. burgdorferi."
bacterium, but is a pleomorph; it cycles
that she was quite determined to find an
effective agent that would 'kill the bug - and
inactive – one of these a cyst form, as well
soon'. So, this study is proof that Dr Sapi
as the colony-like biofilm - in response to the
is following through with her promise. It is
a hopeful note in the battle against the
therapy will not destroy the bacteria", say
previous clinical trials on pharmaceutical
Testing negative is common
Sapi and her colleagues. "The frontline
Prof Sapi was appalled to find that when it
came to Lyme diagnosis and treatment, chaos
initially tested negative for the infection.
months of treatment with these drugs, only a
Lyme Disease is," she says. "I realized that
somebody had to go back and test the ticks."
Besides this, the conventional antibiotic
* Akshita D et al, In vitro effectiveness of Samento
and Banderol on different forms of Borrelia
* Akishita D et al, In Vitro Effectiveness of Samento
and Banderol Herbal Extracts on the Different Morphological Forms of Borrelia Burgdorferi,
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Why the herbal programme works better than pharmaceuticals Two leading Lyme Disease experts
commented on the New Haven study would expect given the herbs' broad-
May 2009 issue, told us that in addition
to Lyme Disease the products used in the
"The recent in vitro research at the
discovered that deer ticks could be infected with
BROADER SPECTRUM
clinically in Lyme Borreliosis patients.
LESS RECURRENCE
protocol for Lyme Disease — and who "Also, patients who use the
antibiotics in these Lyme patients, that I
Improvement "If you know a person has mycoplasma, you can treat it," Prof Sapi says. She cited Revised 2010 protocol for treatment of Lyme Borreliosis Support: (Lyme disease)
week to 10 drops, 3 x per day. (If there is
• Detoxification of the kidneys by drinking enough water (min. 1.5 litres per day).
Schedule:
tiredness, stop for 1 day and start slowly
• Samento 10 drops, 3 x per day for 60
again with the lowest dosage with which it
kidney, liver and lymph) 8 drops, 4 x per
days (may be combined with antibiotics).
Support:
Grass Juice extract may be used as further
drinking enough water (min. 1.5 litres per
• After 1 month at 30 drops per day —
• Burbur detox (works on the kidney, liver
• In case of co-infections (present in
Lyme Borreliosis; Chronic
add Cumanda (build up to 20 drops, 2 x per
Schedule:
• Start with Samento 1 drop, 1-3 x per
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