Thanks for shining a light on this wonderful TCM herb. The berries make a very nice, tart, refreshing tea. If you haven't already looked into them, the herbs Dan Shen (Salvia Miltiorrhiza) and Huang Qin (Scutellaria Baicalensis), also offer some very interesting therapeutic properties vis-a-vis Covid and spike protein pathology.
Walter any chance you could do a summary article outlining all the supplements, herbs, etc that you believe would benefit people with regards to Covid?
DO NOT use schisandra for anything approaching a cytokine storm. That's the problem when ppl who don't know TCM herbs recommend something that is strictly contraindicated during an inflammatory/immune response 🤦
Schisandra is indicated for deficient disease, while the cytokine storm is primarily an excess disease. Go ahead and boost the storm because that is actually what you would be doing 🤦
Long COVID, where the individual diagnosis is amenable to Wu Wei Zi, would potentially be useful in the context of a balanced formula. Thanks for bringing up a crucial point when herbs are are examined or prescribed outside of their traditional context based on "active ingredients" and a pharmacology mindset rather than understanding the energetics of an herb and how it interacts with both a patient's constitution and their current state.
Have you looked into Omega 3"s? They are POWERFULLY anti-inflammatory. I know dozens of friends and acquaintances who have used (sometimes) very large doses to eliminate inflammation, and therefore pain and chronic conditions. The only factor that all centenarians have in common i a low level of chronic inflammation! No reason it would not do the same for the ills of spike protein.
Thanks for shining a light on this wonderful TCM herb. The berries make a very nice, tart, refreshing tea. If you haven't already looked into them, the herbs Dan Shen (Salvia Miltiorrhiza) and Huang Qin (Scutellaria Baicalensis), also offer some very interesting therapeutic properties vis-a-vis Covid and spike protein pathology.
Walter any chance you could do a summary article outlining all the supplements, herbs, etc that you believe would benefit people with regards to Covid?
DO NOT use schisandra for anything approaching a cytokine storm. That's the problem when ppl who don't know TCM herbs recommend something that is strictly contraindicated during an inflammatory/immune response 🤦
Why?
Schisandra is indicated for deficient disease, while the cytokine storm is primarily an excess disease. Go ahead and boost the storm because that is actually what you would be doing 🤦
I mean you could use schisandra in some aspect on the recovery stage of covid, but DEFINITELY NOT in the acute stage. This is pure nonsense
Long COVID, where the individual diagnosis is amenable to Wu Wei Zi, would potentially be useful in the context of a balanced formula. Thanks for bringing up a crucial point when herbs are are examined or prescribed outside of their traditional context based on "active ingredients" and a pharmacology mindset rather than understanding the energetics of an herb and how it interacts with both a patient's constitution and their current state.
I understand. Point well taken. Thank you.
Thanks, I’ll check with my TCM provider
Have you looked into Omega 3"s? They are POWERFULLY anti-inflammatory. I know dozens of friends and acquaintances who have used (sometimes) very large doses to eliminate inflammation, and therefore pain and chronic conditions. The only factor that all centenarians have in common i a low level of chronic inflammation! No reason it would not do the same for the ills of spike protein.