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Antibiotics keep the Borrelia from transforming to the spirochetal form. Repeat this twice a day.
There are no regulated manufacturing standards in place for many herbal compounds and some marketed supplements have been found to be contaminated with toxic metals or other drugs.
Can you take cats claw with antibiotics. My llmds reason for not using both cats claw and antibiotic at the same time is– if your use cats claw 12 12 days on and 36 hours off the Borrelia transforms back to the spirochetal form on the off cycle. Which is the most vulnerable to the cats claw. Antibiotics keep the Borrelia from transforming to the spirochetal form.
The world would be a different place if cats claw took the place of antibiotics. The rate of illness would reduce and recovery would quicken regardless of the diagnosis for a given illness. Of course pharmaceutical antibiotics have their place and purpose.
Cats claw is unique though in that pathogens such as bacteria cannot become resistant. Cats claw has some antiplatelet and antihypertensive effects which may be additive to those of conventional drugs. Data from a clinical study suggest that cats claw may safely be given with sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine.
In contrast to Austria where cats claw capsules are officially recommended to support the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis this natural medicine is unfortunately not yet approved in Germany in the form of standardised drugs. Of course everyone is free to purchase non-standard preparations in the form of teas powders capsules or drops. I am doing fine without the cats claw.
Because Cats Claw is derived from the same substances that comprise the quinolone class of antibiotics it shares similar side effects. Most notably both the quinolone antibiotics and Cats Claw have been associated with tendon damage. Or you can take a trip to the veterinarian if you are not confident enough to do it yourself.
Or if you feel its a particularly serious case such as infection has set in or your cat is very sensitive and difficult to hold down it might be best to let the vet take care of it. Your vet might prescribe medication including antibotics. As cats claw may interfere with some drugs such as those for blood pressure cholesterol cancer and blood clotting you should speak to your doctor before taking it.
Cats claw can also slow blood clotting leading to easy bruising and bleeding particularly in people on anticoagulants. Because of this you should stop taking cats claw at least two weeks before surgery to avoid excessive bleeding. Researchers documented the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of cats claw Uncaria tomentosa UT and Uncaria guianensis UG in a 2002 study.
The results indicated that while both species of cats claw provide effective antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Cats claw should not be used in place of medication prescribed for you by your doctor. Cats claw is often sold as an herbal supplement.
There are no regulated manufacturing standards in place for many herbal compounds and some marketed supplements have been found to be contaminated with toxic metals or other drugs. I can tell you the instructions I was given. My Lyme doctor told me to dilute drops of the samento in filtered water.
I was to start by taking only 12 a drop dilute 1 drop in a few ounces drink half discard the rest Then I was to slowly increase by one drop a day until I was taking 15 drops in the AM and PM. Cats claw helps eliminate the parasite Babesia and bacteria such as Bartonella and other bugs without the so-called Herxheimer die-off reaction so common with antibiotics because the bioactive pharma-compounds in the herb regulate the destruction of pathogens so that its at a level the individual person can tolerate. DONT skip doses or fail to use the entire course of antibiotics as prescribed to your cat.
Giving an antibiotic willy nilly or stopping short of the whole course can prove far worse than not using antibiotics at all. DONT start using an antibiotic you happen to have left over from the last time. A Naturopath told me in 2014 that Cats Claw tested very good for me but I did not take it then.
I started taking it about 10 days ago. Im going very slow with two drops a day and I am herxing very strongly and upping my detox. I am taking low dose naltrexone to help modulate my immune system.
I am trying and hoping the best with Cats Claw. Natural antibiotics such as echinacea can be used to help fight infection and slippery elm can be used to treat digestive tract problems in your cat. Check with your local health food specialist for information about many types of natural antibiotics.
Special care should be taken when administering any herbs to your cat. You can also use a chemical antiseptic containing chlorhexidine which has residual effects for up to 6 hours. Repeat this twice a day.
If the abscess is large and does not seem to be easy to burst clean the area and apply hot compresses to boost the blood supply. The next step would be to get your cat treated with antibiotics. Dont use cats claw if you are taking high blood pressure medications.
Some medications for high blood pressure include nifedipine Adalat Procardia verapamil Calan Isoptin Verelan diltiazem Cardizem isradipine DynaCirc felodipine Plendil amlodipine Norvasc and others. Women who are pregnant nursing or trying to conceive should not take Cats Claw. Speak to your doctor if you are taking any other medications to avoid interactions.
Cats Claw can cause thinning of the blood so do not take it 2 weeks prior to surgery. If you have any doubts speak to your doctor.