How much Foti to take? How much Foti to take?
How much Foti to take? 
LongNhi
13 y
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I just bought some foti powder that said 10:1 extract. If I understand it right, 10:1 means it needed 10 parts of foti root to get 1 part of the benefial components. My questions are:
1. Could you explain what this mean?
2. How much can I take per day in order to reverse (hopefully) my graying?
3. I am a little concern because the powder tasted kind of sweet and good, not bitter like I anticipated. This is a herb that can eat and actually enjoy!
You input is very much appreciated.
LongNhi
PS: Welcome back! I hope that you had a great time relaxing and sightseeing. I have to refrain myself from asking until I see the list starts to go down; my question somewhat falls in the category of vanity 
and there are others that have much more important issues to ask; it feels a little odd to be ahead of those people. But if you are back and can answer so quickly, I thought may be I can fall into that small crack without disturbing the need of others too much.
Hi mingus,
Thank you for the information.
10:1 to means the powder is concentrated ten times.
In other words, 10 lbs of the plant are reduced down to 1 lb.
Is the reduction due to how people process it? Does the herb stil keep the potency after being processed, extracted?
Start with a quarter to 1/2 teaspoon a day. Can be mixed with hot water to make a tea. Take everyday until you begin to wake up covered in sweat at night.
Then reduce to only taking every other day.
This is interesting information. I saw HV said somewhere to use 5000mg, 3 times/day. It seems like a lot. May be he meant 500mg? And I am not sure how this translate to tsp? For the last couple days, I tried 1 tsp, 3 times a day. I am not sweating at night yet. Is it possible to overdose?
The fo ti (he shou wu) will revitalize your body and you need to take enough so that you start generating more heat inside of your body. And at that point you reduce how often you consume it to every other day.
So sweating at night is sign that the body has a lot of vitality?
It will take months to reverse the gray, but it will happen.
I will do this rather than dyeing my hair. Thank you for the heads up.
There are lots of herbs that help with vanity. Rosehips, butchers broom, amla, acerola, nettle, etc... etc... etc... Some amino acids: Tyrosine, Glycine, tri methyl glycine.
What do these herbs do?
Ozone therapy will also reverse gray, but the gray comes back quick if you stop. Fo ti takes a lot longer to work, but works a lot longer even after stopping.
How do we use ozone to reverse gray? Do you blow it on the hair or drink the ozone water ?
Hi mingus,
Thank you for the information.
10:1 to means the powder is concentrated ten times.
In other words, 10 lbs of the plant are reduced down to 1 lb.
Is the reduction due to how people process it? Does the herb stil keep the potency after being processed, extracted?
There can be some loss of potency due to increased oxidation during the processing.
Start with a quarter to 1/2 teaspoon a day. Can be mixed with hot water to make a tea. Take everyday until you begin to wake up covered in sweat at night.
Then reduce to only taking every other day.
This is interesting information. I saw HV said somewhere to use 5000mg, 3 times/day. It seems like a lot. May be he meant 500mg?
I did a search to see if there was a post where I said 5000mg and could not find it. If I did than that would have been an error, but I don't think I did.
And I am not sure how this translate to tsp?
Depends on the density of the herbs. An average though would be around 1500mg equals a half a teaspoon.
For the last couple days, I tried 1 tsp, 3 times a day. I am not sweating at night yet. Is it possible to overdose?
Fo ti is pretty safe. If people have reactions to fo ti it is usually from the sulfites sometimes used on the herb.
The fo ti (he shou wu) will revitalize your body and you need to take enough so that you start generating more heat inside of your body. And at that point you reduce how often you consume it to every other day.
So sweating at night is sign that the body has a lot of vitality?
It will take months to reverse the gray, but it will happen.
I will do this rather than dyeing my hair. Thank you for the heads up.
There are lots of herbs that help with vanity. Rosehips, butchers broom, amla, acerola, nettle, etc... etc... etc... Some amino acids: Tyrosine, Glycine, tri methyl glycine.
What do these herbs do?
Not all of those are herbs. Rosehips, amla, acerola and nettle leaf all support the adrenals. Butcher's broom helps improve circulation and strengthen tissues. It is also commonly used for varicose veins.
Tyrosine and glycine are amino acids. Tyrosine helps to increase dopamine and melanin as well as support the thyroid. Glycine is calming and helps with tissue repair.
Trimethylglycine (TMG) is derived from beet leaves. It is what is known as a methyl donor. Methylation is required for about 4,000 reactions in the body including hormone and neurotransmitter production, joint health, stomach acid formation, energy, immunity, etc.
Ozone therapy will also reverse gray, but the gray comes back quick if you stop. Fo ti takes a lot longer to work, but works a lot longer even after stopping.
How do we use ozone to reverse gray? Do you blow it on the hair or drink the ozone water ?
I have never heard this so not sure how to answer this one. But ozone is good for preventing hair loss by DHT since it oxidizes the DHT and increases oxygen to the hair follicles. In this case a shower cap can be worn and the ozone blown in under the cap to keep the ozone at the scalp and out of the face.
Re: How much Foti to take? LongNhi
13 y
32,141
Thank you for 2 very detailed and educational replies.
I guess that I need to reduce my fo-ti intake to 1/8 of a teaspoon . I don't think that I have any allergy due to sulfites but I notice that my liver feels a little heavy for the last couple days and my bowel seems to slow down. What I also notice that I don't feel hungry and can go without eating for a long time. I lost couple pounds for the last 3 days without trying. I also take your adrenal tonic and it also gives me this impression of not being hungry. My bowel was great; I have more energy and feel more refreshed when waking up in the morening until I started to take fo-ti, 1tsp, 3 times a day. Just FYI, I have not taken any medication, herbs, or even aspirin for i don't know how long. I am taking a day off from the fo-ti to let my body recupe. I will probably take some bitters to help the liver to clean up all the excess.
Thank you again for help.
LongNhi
PS:
This is interesting information. I saw HV said somewhere to use 5000mg, 3 times/day. It seems like a lot. May be he meant 500mg?
I did a search to see if there was a post where I said 5000mg and could not find it. If I did than that would have been an error, but I don't think I did.
It 's from this message:
http://www.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?action=read&id=1280454696&u...
What I also notice that I don't feel hungry and can go without eating for a long time. I lost couple pounds for the last 3 days without trying. I also take your adrenal tonic and it also gives me this impression of not being hungry.
The Adrenal Tonic will raise blood sugar levels slightly, which stimulates the production of serotonin suppressing the appetite. But it does not cause the crashes of sugar due to the protein content and amla that stabilize the blood sugar.
That is why I could not find the 5000mg. I was searching Curezone. But yes, that was a mistake. It should have read 500mg not 5000mg. I don't know if I can edit those posts or not. Thanks for pointing it out for me.
Re: How much Foti to take? Hveragerthi
13 y
32,276
I just bought some foti powder that said 10:1 extract. If I understand it right, 10:1 means it needed 10 parts of foti root to get 1 part of the benefial components.
My questions are:
1. Could you explain what this mean?
10:1 means it takes 10 pounds of the herb to make one pound of the extract 1 pound of the extract. A 4:1 means 4 pounds of herbs are used to make a pound of extract, and so on. After the herbs are extracted and concentrated they mix in a base, usually maltodextrin, and the whole mix is dried and powdered.
2. How much can I take per day in order to reverse (hopefully) my graying?
I recommend an 1/8th of a teaspoon 3 times daily at least 20 minutes before meals.
3. I am a little concern because the powder tasted kind of sweet and good, not bitter like I anticipated. This is a herb that can eat and actually enjoy!
The sweetness is going to be from the maltodextrin, which is a carbohydrate.
You input is very much appreciated.
LongNhi
PS: Welcome back! I hope that you had a great time relaxing and sightseeing.
Yes, it was really nice other than being extremely cold.
I have to refrain myself from asking until I see the list starts to go down; my question somewhat falls in the category of vanity and there are others that have much more important issues to ask; it feels a little odd to be ahead of those people. But if you are back and can answer so quickly, I thought may be I can fall into that small crack without disturbing the need of others too much.
No problem.
