Class Notes from Lesson 8-5 Constitutional

 Lesson 8-5: Asthma part 3 and Chronic Inflammation Management

PRIMARY TREATMENT PROTOCOLS Chronic Inflammation, Auto-immune disorders, Allergies

Prepare a tonic, with emphasis on tea herbs when possible.

Recommend a mineral tea, to be taken 2-3 times a day, prepared fresh each time, using available combinations of Alfalfa, Red Clover, Nettle Leaf, Mormon Tea, Oat Herb or Dandelion Leaf.

If there is chronic mucosal congestion, add to the above, Oxe Eye Daisy (Leucanthemum), Canadian Fleabane (Conyza), Tickseed (Bidens), Horsetail (Equisetum), Yerba Mansa Leaves (Anemopsis) or Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis)

If there is chronic intestinal congestion, add Canadian Fleabane (Conyza), Walnut Leaves (Juglans), Erodium, Sumach Leaves/Berries (Rhus), Jojoba Leaves (Simmondsia) or Fireweed (Epilobium).

If the skin or joints are the primary reactive tissues, add Betony or Hedge Nettle (Stachys spp.), Desert Lavender (Hyptis), Self Heal (Prunella), Rosemary, Basil, Lemon Balm (Melissa), Agastache spp., Yerba Mansa Leaves (Anemopsis), Chamomile or Pineapple Weed (Matricaria). Ginger Root may be used if it does not aggravate the skin or digestion.

If the lungs are the primary reactive organs, add Oxe Eye Daisy (Leucanthemum), Horsetail (Equisetum) or Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis), Cudweed (Gnaphallium spp.), Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon), Horsetail (Equisetum), Yerba Mansa Leaves (Anemopsis) or Desert Lavender (Hyptis).

If the liver is the primary reactive organ, add Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis), Cudweed (Gnaphallium spp.), Pussy Toes (Antennaria spp.), Agrimony Herb, Dandelion Leaf, Erodium, Rosemary or Basil. 

SUPPLEMENTS:

Vitamin C (1-2 grams daily).

Vitamin E (between 400 and 800 i.u .daily).

Magnesium (usually 500 mg daily).

Selenium (around 50 mcg daily).

Chromium chloride or picolinate (100-200 mcgs daily).

Zinc (25-50 mgs daily...not to used concurrent with NSAIDs).

Omega 3 oils (fish oils, 1-3 grams a day, Flax Oil, 1-2 tablespoons a day).

ANTI-OXIDANTS and ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES

Chaparral (Larrea) as a tincture, 30-60 drops a day.

Milk Thistle (Silybum), 3-6 capsules a day, 20% Silymarin, 1 a day.

Mahonia as a tincture, 30-60 drops a day.

Turmeric (Curcuma), 4-8 capsules a day, Curcumin 95%, 2-3 capsules a day.

Licorice Root (Glycyrrhiza), 4-6 capsules a day, 20% Glycyrrhizin, 1-2 a day.

Ginkgo 24/6 extract 50-200 mgs a day.

Green Tea 1-3 cups a day

Andrographis paniculata (respiratory or liver) 15% Andrographolides, 1 capsule a day

Coleus forskohlii as a tincture, 60-90 drops a day, 2-4% forskohlin, 2- 4 capsules day (except with low blood pressure or with beta blockers)

Boswellia serrata, 60% boswellic acid, 2-3 capsules a day

Astragalus membranaceus as tincture, 60-120 drops a day, as FE, 30 drops a day, as capsule, 3-4 a day

Desert Willow (Chilopsis) as strong decoction, 3-4 ounces a day, as tincture, 60-90 drops a day, as capsule, 3-4 a day.

FLAVONOIDS Blueberries or Huckleberries, Prickly Pear fruit, Cactus Flowers, Penstemon Flowers, Ocotillo Flowers, Desert Willow Flowers, Service Berries, Salal Berries, Rose Hips, Elder Berries, Aralia Berries, Mulberries.

Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course

https://www.swsbm.com/school/