I'm still at the stage of trying to figure things out and don't know much, except about herbs.
So please bear with me people, as you know a lot more than I do about this. I am such a newbie!
But it got me wondering today about whether CFS is related to chronic inflammation?
In many cases, set up by an initial infection. But once past the "active infection" stage treatments for infection probably don't work.
At least that is what I have found, as my herbal remedies for infection don't really seem to be completely getting rid of the fatigue and echoes of initial symptoms when tired.
So inflammation came to mind next.
There are a number of common, cheap and easily-available herbs that reduce inflammation. There are others, so if anyone would like to include them in comments, please do.
But the ones I've found are "general kitchen herbs and spices". And include:
Sage
Capsicum
Curcumin (Turmeric)
Black Pepper
Ginger
Cinnamon
Rosemary
Camomile
Basil (and Holy Basil)
Those are the kitchen herbs that most people may have right now in stock for cooking.
Diet is also important.
Anyway I am going to experiment with those herbs and see what happens. There aren't generally contra-indications as far as I can see with most of them taken in moderation. It has been found that herbs like Rosemary, Black Pepper, and Sage for example can make striking differences in inflammatory conditions when even taken in culinary doses! But some would be teas 3 times a day, such as Camomile. It depends how the herb suits the person.
But of course even gentle safe herbs can clash very badly with prescription medicines. It's also possible to be allergic to plants of the Daisy Family, or other plant families. And what suits one person might not suit another person.
Just an idea anyway.... I thought I'd share.
So please bear with me people, as you know a lot more than I do about this. I am such a newbie!
But it got me wondering today about whether CFS is related to chronic inflammation?
In many cases, set up by an initial infection. But once past the "active infection" stage treatments for infection probably don't work.
At least that is what I have found, as my herbal remedies for infection don't really seem to be completely getting rid of the fatigue and echoes of initial symptoms when tired.
So inflammation came to mind next.
There are a number of common, cheap and easily-available herbs that reduce inflammation. There are others, so if anyone would like to include them in comments, please do.
But the ones I've found are "general kitchen herbs and spices". And include:
Sage
Capsicum
Curcumin (Turmeric)
Black Pepper
Ginger
Cinnamon
Rosemary
Camomile
Basil (and Holy Basil)
Those are the kitchen herbs that most people may have right now in stock for cooking.
Diet is also important.
Anyway I am going to experiment with those herbs and see what happens. There aren't generally contra-indications as far as I can see with most of them taken in moderation. It has been found that herbs like Rosemary, Black Pepper, and Sage for example can make striking differences in inflammatory conditions when even taken in culinary doses! But some would be teas 3 times a day, such as Camomile. It depends how the herb suits the person.
But of course even gentle safe herbs can clash very badly with prescription medicines. It's also possible to be allergic to plants of the Daisy Family, or other plant families. And what suits one person might not suit another person.
Just an idea anyway.... I thought I'd share.