Hi there and merry christmas one and all .... really do like this site...
does anyone here know please... if you are going to take say 2000 of garlic a day does it matter whether you take it all in one dose or separate doses? and if you need to take say for example some fenugreek but the only tablet you can get of it has three times that amount in it does this mean that you can just ignore the extra or you can just take it every other day or every three days because your body stores it?

I would say that dosage depends on intent of usage.

Why all that fenugreek?

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Hiya. Thanks for reply. I have been doing some research into a herbal remedy for sinusitis, catarrh, blocked ears etc and have come up with a place in Australia that does something. As I am in UK and it is expensive to get it from there to me I am duplicating the formula which is 500 vit c, 1800 horseradish, 1000 garlic and 50 mg of fenugreek each and you take 2 x 3 a day if you are bad. The only place I can find that does fenugreek capsules only does ones with a high dose. So I wanted to knoiw if taking one every three days would cover it as it wouldbe the equivalent. As I cannot take 50 of fenugreek 6 times a day I would be taking it in one lot every few days instead. See? LOL.

I don't know for sure, but if it were me, I would either do the fenugreek every 2 or 3 days only, or buy the emply capsules if they're available by you, and divide the powder up yourself into smaller doses for daily use. Not sure how it tastes, but you might be able to just open a capsule and sprinkle a portion of the powder into a drink or on something like yogurt.

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hi there, thanks for the reply, I think the fenugreek comes in liquid form in a capsule, would be easier to have one every few days then. doubt that it hurts to have a higher dose but it is wasting them if you have one every day unnecessarily.

I doubt fenugreek will have any bad effects in large dosages but you must consider continuity of the medicine. Just because you take one large dose does not mean that it will be in your body and working 24 hours later... therefore you would have a considerable time when none it around to work along side the other herbs. Continuity is key when working with herbs... just like any other medicine. Since we don't know exactly how long this herb is active in the body you would do better to take a little time to find the right product.

here is a product that you could put in capsules yourself
https://www.easycart.net/BeyondACentu...tics.html#7220

hiya. yes yo uare right, i see that thanks. have spent a lot of time trying to find a supplier who does fenugreek in a smaller dose and so far no luck, so if it comes to it will bave to get the higher dose and take one every day to make sure it works alongside the other herbs. thanks.

p.s. I am in England so am avoiding anywhere outside where the post and packing and custom charge rockets the price sky high.