Herbal Medicine
Using Herbs to Support Lyme Disease Therapies
According to the NY State Department of health, active tick season starts in March for adult ticks and May for nymph ticks. With a milder winter this year, it is likely that some have already had encounters with ticks. Both adult and nymph ticks can carry multiple infections referred to as tick borne Illness. These illnesses include Lyme disease caused by the bacteria borrelia burgdorgeri, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and others. The treatment for Lyme disease is antibiotic therapy such as doxycycline or cefuroxime and is often adequate if caught early. However, caught in late stages, it can be more difficult to treat. Different types of antibiotics and herbs have been studied to find the most effective agent that can kill or eradicate all forms of the bacteria. In subculture studies, single antibiotic therapies are often found to be ineffective at complete eradication. However, there are herbs that have been studied and tested in vitro that have been found to be effective in eradicating all forms of borrelia bacteria.
Read MoreMedical Marijuana Comes to the Stram Center for Added Options for Patient Symptom Control
The Stram Center is pleased to be able to prescribe medical marijuana to patients meeting required NYS mandated criteria.We believe that medical marijuana will be a good symptom control option for patients not adequately benefiting from conventional pharmaceutical symptom control options for the qualifying conditions.
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