On Goldenseal Root:
So I've managed to stumble across this very useful over the counter blend of Echinacea Purpurea (aerial), Goldenseal root (root), Burdock (root), Gentian (root), Wood Betony (aerial), and cayenne pepper (fruit). They are listed in order of highest to lowest concentration. I haven't done any research into the traditional uses of this blend, but I do know that Goldenseal is a powerful anti-infective agent and has known to be so for several centuries.
Suffice it to say, everytime I've had an upper respiratory or sinus infection in the past year I've taken this blend and the infection has been killed off in 24 hours (and sometimes signifigantly less than 24 hours). Given the problems with antibiotics, I've found this to be a very useful herbal medication. It even killed off a particularly virulent bronchial infection which had me bed-ridden for 4 days last winter. I was about to check myself into the infirmary but decided to give the herbs a try since I knew doctors would just fill me up with antibiotics. There was a drastic improvement by the next morning.
That being said, goldenseal is a particularly powerful herb, if you do take it, you should do so for no more than 10 days. (i've never taken it for more than 2 days myself, and never needed to) And you should could consult a medical proffessional before taking it, especially if you are currently taking prescription medication. There are known drug interactions with the herb, but I don't recall them off the top of my head. I think it may inhibit the action of anti-clotting agents like warfarin, but that may be a different herb i'm thinking of. Pregnant women should never imbibe goldenseal root. Also, you can use goldenseal to flush toxins from your system. (some people use it to pass drug tests)
That being said, it has been traditionally known, and in my experience is quite potent, as an anti-infective and anti-parasitic agent. And its usually a hell of alot safer and more beneficial than antibiotic medication.
Thanks for reading, if anyone here has any personal experience with any herbs TCM or otherwise, which they would like to share, then please do so in reply to this post. With a bit of community participation we may develop some very helpful medical information to share with others via this forum.
So I've managed to stumble across this very useful over the counter blend of Echinacea Purpurea (aerial), Goldenseal root (root), Burdock (root), Gentian (root), Wood Betony (aerial), and cayenne pepper (fruit). They are listed in order of highest to lowest concentration. I haven't done any research into the traditional uses of this blend, but I do know that Goldenseal is a powerful anti-infective agent and has known to be so for several centuries.
Suffice it to say, everytime I've had an upper respiratory or sinus infection in the past year I've taken this blend and the infection has been killed off in 24 hours (and sometimes signifigantly less than 24 hours). Given the problems with antibiotics, I've found this to be a very useful herbal medication. It even killed off a particularly virulent bronchial infection which had me bed-ridden for 4 days last winter. I was about to check myself into the infirmary but decided to give the herbs a try since I knew doctors would just fill me up with antibiotics. There was a drastic improvement by the next morning.
That being said, goldenseal is a particularly powerful herb, if you do take it, you should do so for no more than 10 days. (i've never taken it for more than 2 days myself, and never needed to) And you should could consult a medical proffessional before taking it, especially if you are currently taking prescription medication. There are known drug interactions with the herb, but I don't recall them off the top of my head. I think it may inhibit the action of anti-clotting agents like warfarin, but that may be a different herb i'm thinking of. Pregnant women should never imbibe goldenseal root. Also, you can use goldenseal to flush toxins from your system. (some people use it to pass drug tests)
That being said, it has been traditionally known, and in my experience is quite potent, as an anti-infective and anti-parasitic agent. And its usually a hell of alot safer and more beneficial than antibiotic medication.
Thanks for reading, if anyone here has any personal experience with any herbs TCM or otherwise, which they would like to share, then please do so in reply to this post. With a bit of community participation we may develop some very helpful medical information to share with others via this forum.
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