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Having heard of something is no criteria for its existence. Got that right. I am posting this because I have seen amazing improvement in people using the herb. curious- improvement for what symptom? inflammation? Do they need to use it daily? Obviously I am not familiar with Ayurvedic medicine, so ...

Okay- so that review was written in 2000.

Clinical trials using ashwagandha for a variety of conditions should also be conducted.
(Altern Med Rev 2000;5(4) 334-346)

Never heard of it, for inflamation or anything else in all these years.

Conclusions. Participants were most familiar with the classic target erythema migrans of Lyme disease but were unlikely to correctly identify the nonclassic erythema migrans.

Yeah- wonder how many docs are capable of correctly identifying the nonclassic EM?

Oh My. This discussion is getting a bit surreal

Bagge: You seem to have already concluded that chronic, persistent Lyme disease infection does exist. What evidence do you personally have to show that these patients ever had Lyme disease in the first place? How have you demonstrated that their persisting symptoms are due to continuing infection an...

Unfortunately, we did not get paid for all those days off we enjoyed last week. So now I have very mixed feelings about more potential time off.

Of course if students are already on campus-well then, it might even translate into overtime for staff willing to stay. We'll see.

Rita- wind up radio??

With no word from you I thought you may have evacuated. Sounds like you had a very harrowing experience.
That is quite a first hand report you have provided.I hope some of the relief efforts from mid atlantic have now reached your area.

but deemed the diagnosis unlikely due to the lack of exposure to a tick endemic area. Lyme serology was negative, strengthening the clinical judgement lack of exposure to a tick endemic area- does not mean it is impossible. I consider being outside an endemic area- and the woman was camping !?! Gee...

I feel like I won the lottery!!!! Tuesday morning in my little corner of the East Coast-did not lose power, winds have died down, and it just seems like an ordinary rainy day. I will not be venturing forth however- because numerous traffic lights are out and some idiots do not follow the four way st...