What Does an Herbalist Veterinarian Take For Covid-19? Ivermectin or Herbs? Doc Jones Tells All!

POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 BY DR. PATRICK JONES AT HOMEGROWN HERBALISTS

I’ve recently received approximately a bazillion emails and texts with questions about the drug Ivermectin and its use in the fight against Covid-19 infections. I often scratch my head a bit when I get these emails as my company is called HomeGrown Herbalist, not HomeGrown Pharmacist. But I guess it’s not too surprising. I did spend many years sitting in dark lecture halls getting pharmacology facts crammed into my noggin by professors in veterinary school. Add to that the fact that I’ve used hundreds of gallons of Ivermectin over the past 30 years on cattle, horses, pigs, goats, and dogs but am also a naturopath and clinical herbalist (which should put me squarely in the camp of folks that eschew such pharmacological interventions) and I guess it becomes an interesting question.

So, what do I think about Ivermectin? Well, I think it’s a great wormer for livestock. It’s also good for lice or mange. You can use it in dogs too. I’ve treated lots of dogs for mange with Ivermectin over the years. Just don’t give it to collies. It melts their brains. It’s much safer in other dog breeds either because their brains are too hard to melt (Schnauzers and dachshunds) or they don’t have brains (Labradors and beagles).

Ivermectin is also approved for oral use in humans as a little pill for worms and mange and lice and such. Taken properly with a prescription for those conditions, it’s pretty safe. Taken improperly it’s good for causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension (low blood pressure), dizziness, ataxia (problems with balance), seizures, coma, and death. But don’t feel too bad about that. Lots of other “safe” pharmaceuticals have similarly bad effects if used improperly. Another nice benefit of having your doctor prescribe it is that he’ll make sure that any other meds you’re taking don’t interact badly with it.

But what about Covid-19? Doesn’t the Internet say Ivermectin kills Covid-19?

Yes, it does but the internet says a lot of really stupid and dangerous things. In fact, I recently read an article by the FDA warning people not to use Ivermectin for Covid that said a number of really flawed and incorrect things. I think it was probably bring-your-kid-to-work-day and some guy let his 7th-grade daughter write the FDA article so he wouldn’t have to. I’ve also seen a lot of articles on the internet that say some really inaccurate and dangerous things about how to “safely” use Ivermectin for Covid. But I digress… My point is that just because something is posted on the internet doesn’t make it gospel truth. Don’t even get me started on all the herbal misinformation that’s out there as well. Some of it is mind-bogglingly erroneous. If you want to really understand something, don’t use Google. Use Google Scholar or The Bielefeld Academic Search Engine. Then at least you can read real scientific studies and get some real information. Granted some of those studies are garbage as well, but your odds of getting real data are better than you’ll get from some blogger that knows what they’re saying is true because they saw it on Instagram or YouTube.

So, what does the real research show about Ivermectin? It shows that in test tubes Ivermectin has been very effective at interrupting viral replication of the Covid-19 virus in infected cells. I’ve also recently found some good studies showing Ivermectin being effective in real, live humans with Covid. So, from the studies I’ve read on the in-vitro and live human work that has been done, it seems likely that Ivermectin has real promise as a medication for Covid cases. So, if you can find a physician that will prescribe it and get the dosing right for you, it may be helpful.

What I’m not saying is that since there are some promising studies about human Ivermectin drugs, we should all go down to the local feed store and buy some injectable cattle wormer or pour-on delousing products that contain Ivermectin and treat ourselves. Those products aren’t formulated for use in humans and would be much riskier to use than the nice little Ivermectin pills your doctor would give you.

As it happens, I got Covid-19 a couple of weeks ago from this nice lady that likes to smooch me. So, did I run over to the vet clinic and grab some Ivermectin which I can buy wholesale for peanuts?

Nope. I didn’t.

Why not? Well, a better question is why would I? You see, I have lots of little green friends that have also had excellent studies showing good activity against coronaviruses. The fact is that plants have been killing coronaviruses for years and they have no idea that the exciting new Chinese one should be scarier than all the rest of them…they just think it’s a corona and kill it. Thank heavens for plant illiteracy! If they’d Googled “Covid-19” and found out how much better this corona is than the bazillion others they kill, we may have had a real problem.

So, because I’m an herbalist I chose to use herbs instead of Ivermectin to address my Covid adventure. There were several important factors contributing to this decision. First, given the choice between plants that my body knows very well how to process and which contain dozens of chemicals that do nice things or a synthetic cattle wormer that my body has no idea how to process and which contains only one chemical, I’m going to choose the plants. Second, I’m much too lazy to drive over to the vet clinic when I have a HomeGrown Herbalist Respiratory Preparedness Kit and a few other good tinctures in my cupboard.

So, what did I do exactly?

Well, the Mrs. started getting sick on Friday…just feeling dumpy and having a scratchy throat. So, of course, I started taking Immunity Support and Cold Away.

She didn’t.

The second day she was even sicker…achy, sore, and starting to cough. So I added INFXN-ShooFloo to my protocol.

She didn’t.

I told her I knew this nice herbalist that would poke the tinctures into her if she liked but she never got around to it that day…too busy working on projects in spite of her illness, like a good Idaho farm girl. The third day she was really sick, coughing like crazy and achy. One of my adult kids went to the drug store and bought a rapid Covid test. She tested positive. So, I added Artemisia annua, Pine Needle, and Chaga to my protocol, and called it “Doc’s 3 Amigos For The Respiratory System” At that point, she started taking her herbs too. We were taking all of the above about four times a day. Dosing can be found on any product page on the Info & Dosing tab.

The next day I was sick…really sore, achy, and worn out but with no respiratory symptoms. I took some Joint Support Formula and the aches and pains improved markedly. I also took some Respiratory – Cytokine Balance as it contains a lot of grape leaf which contains a lot of resveratrol which interferes with coronavirus cellular attachment and reproduction. At the end of the second day, I was done with the bug and felt pretty good. I was still tired for several days and would have a good cough or two once or twice a day but that was it.

My sweet wife, who was naughty and didn’t listen to the advice of the handsome herbalist she likes to smooch, was much sicker and had significantly more respiratory involvement. We used a lot of Respiratory-Coff which really helped the coughing. I also gave her Respiratory-EXP to get the goobers out of her lungs. Of course, she was getting the Artemisia annua, Pine Needle and Chaga, and other stuff mentioned above as well. She was much sicker than I was.

So, what do we learn from this in-depth corona case study carried out at the Jones house?

First, we learn that starting your herbs the day you think you’re exposed to a bug is a much better idea than starting your herbs three days after you’re sick.

Second, we learn that even though someone likes to smooch you, they may not always listen to you.

Third, we learn that herbal intervention is a continuous, evolving process. In other words, the herbs or formulas you need on day two may not be the same ones you need on day five (By the way, the Respiratory Preparedness Kit comes with detailed descriptions for each of the eight formulas and how, when, and why to use each one). We also learn that having the herbs on hand when you need them is a MUCH better idea than having to order them so they can arrive several days after you get sick. And, lastly, we learn that even if you’re too lazy to run down to the vet clinic and get some free Ivermectin, you can get better quite quickly if you have the right weeds around. :0)

By the way, speaking of preparing ahead of time, we will be having a wonderful online event this weekend (yes, it’ll be recorded if you can’t watch it all live). We’ll be having in-depth seminars on the immune system, auto-immune disease, leaky gut, herbal cleanses, and…wait for it…Herbs and the Respiratory System where we’ll go into great detail on how to fight all sorts of respiratory illnesses including Covid-19. The program is free for enrolled students in The HomeGrown Herbalist School of Botanical Medicine but is available to non-students as well. Personally, I’d recommend enrolling in the full program. There are more than 50 of these sorts of lessons there and, if you do the math, the low enrollment price of the school is pretty much a no-brainer. :0)

So, my advice is to fill your cupboard with herbs, fill your brain with great information and, perhaps most importantly, listen to your spouse…especially if what they’re saying sounds like a really good idea. :0)

I am doing this to keep my link with a great website, Homegrown Herbalists. I think this epidemic gets this business that at this time should be one of the things we all apply. There is a lot of information that supply lines will thin. Work on self-reliance. Doc Jones’ articles can help.

-Allison 

Also available – 

Ivermectin: a multifaceted drug of Nobel prize-honoured distinction with indicated efficacy against a new global scourge, COVID-19

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