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Healing Lyme: Natural Healing and Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis and Its Coinfections Paperback – June 25, 2005

by Stephen Harrod Buhner (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars 307 ratings

Despite Centers for Disease Control estimates that only 20,000 new Lyme disease infections occur each year, the true figure, as Harvard medical school researchers have found, nearly approaches 200,000. Symptoms run from mild lethargy to severe arthritis to incapacitating mental dysfunction. And despite medical pronouncements to the contrary, extensive research has found that tests for the disease are not very reliable and antibiotics are only partially effective; up to 35 percent of those infected will not respond to treatment or will relapse. The spirochetes that cause Lyme are stealth pathogens--they can hide within cells or alter their form so that antibiotics cannot affect them. Lyme disease is, in fact, a potent, emerging epidemic disease for which technological medicine is only partially effective.

Healing Lyme examines the leading, scientific research on Lyme infection, its tests and treatments, and outlines the most potent herbal medicines and supplements that offer help--either alone or in combination with antibiotics--for preventing and healing the disease. It is the essential guide to Lyme infection and its treatment.

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    288 pages
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    June 25, 2005
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"Stephen Buhner is among the plant geniuses of our time."--Rosemary Gladstar

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* The first comprehensive book on herbal healing for Lyme disease
* the most up-to-date analysis of Lyme research in print
* Contains an herbal treatment compendium for all Lyme symptoms
* Outlines natural approaches for preventing Lyme infection
* Useful for both lay and professional readers
* Treatment protocols and book data extensively referenced

Foreword by Wendy Leffel, M.D.
Introduction: Welcome to the Lyme Wars
Chapter One: Borrelia burgdorferi, a Potent Emerging Disease
Chapter Two: Considerations in the Natural Treatment of Lyme Borreliosis
Chapter Three: The Core Protocol: Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis
Chapter Four: The Expanded Protocol: An Herbal Repertory for Lyme Disease
Chapter Five: Herbal Treatment of Lyme Coinfections
Chapter Six: Prevention of Lyme and Initial Treatment after Tickbite
Chapter Seven:~ The Lyme Protocol and Repertory Streamlined
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Raven Press; First Edition (June 25, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0970869630
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0970869630
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
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Stephen Harrod Buhner

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Stephen Harrod Buhner is the author of Herbal Antivirals, Herbal Antibiotics (now in its second edition), and 17 other works including Herbs for Hepatitis C and the Liver, Sacred Plant Medicine, The Lost Language of Plants, The Secret Teachings of Plants, and Ensouling Language. He speaks internationally on herbal medicine, emerging diseases, complex interrelationships in ecosystems, Gaian dynamics, and musical/sound patterns in plant and ecosystem functioning. He is a tireless advocate for the citizen scientist, the amateur naturalist, and community herbalists everywhere. He lives in New Mexico.

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Customers find this book extremely informative about Lyme disease and its co-infections, with extensive knowledge about herbal medicines and thorough explanations. Moreover, the book provides protocols with and without antibiotics, and customers report immediate pain relief, with one noting their swelling has gone down. Additionally, they appreciate its excellent condition and consider it worth their time.

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126 customers mention "Information quality"126 positive0 negative

Customers find the book extremely informative, particularly praising its extensive knowledge of herbal medicines and excellent research.

"...read, since it contains numerous case histories, but the well researched discussions of volumes of peer reviewed scientific herbal treatment..." Read more

"...book 2-3 times (Lyme makes you forgetful) and I take notes, I understand lymes better, I am more understanding of myself too...." Read more

"...each supplement had in depth information on side effects and included case studies. For example it mentioned andrographis could cause a skin rash...." Read more

"...Two weeks! I had gained back some of my energy, some of my mental clarity and I could do things again...." Read more

56 customers mention "Readability"53 positive3 negative

Customers find the book readable and worth their time, with one customer describing it as a blessing.

"...the blood brain barrier because of my late stage Lyme so it was worth the small risk. I started slowly, only 450 mg a day...." Read more

"...one is especially highly technical, I found there was a value in reading through it...." Read more

"...This book is well written, understantable, and a must for anyone suffering with Lyme or a family member who desires to support the one with Lyme." Read more

"...conventional docs don't know about treating it, and it's certain worth your while with a chronic disease as serious as Lyme." Read more

47 customers mention "Pacing"34 positive13 negative

Customers praise the book's pacing, finding it easy to understand and thoroughly detailed, with one customer noting it serves as a complete guide.

"...Healing Lyme, it also contains useful treatments for Babesia, Bartonella and Ehrlichia...." Read more

"...Part two is somewhat more straightforward and presents enough specifics so that an individual might opt to pursue one or more of the protocols on..." Read more

"...This book is well written, understantable, and a must for anyone suffering with Lyme or a family member who desires to support the one with Lyme." Read more

"Stephen Buhner does a phenomenal job explaining how the bacteria works in nature...." Read more

14 customers mention "Lyme disease"11 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the book's comprehensive coverage of Lyme disease, including various related co-infections, and one customer notes how it explains the bacteria's dissemination.

"...their habitat, their collection, their actions, their function in Lyme and other disorders, their use in Ayurveda, traditional Chinese Medicine,..." Read more

"...(eyes, neuro-Lyme, collagen support, etc), as well as how to treat the co-infections...." Read more

"...It really enhanced my understanding of Lyme, Syphilis, and the history and impacts of the diseases and medicine while simultaneously being a..." Read more

"...Stephen Buhner's wisdom - plant healing, complex multiple infections, personal accountability, and step by step instructions -saved my life...." Read more

12 customers mention "Pain relief"10 positive2 negative

Customers report positive effects from the book, noting immediate pain relief and reduced headaches, with one customer mentioning their swelling has decreased.

"...The headaches are almost gone except for one, once a month or so...." Read more

"...I have had consistent back pain for three years. I saw immediate relief of pain along with a herx reaction causing inflammation, but I felt great..." Read more

"...important in the treatment of Lyme, I tolerated it well and my symptoms disappeared...." Read more

"...I have most of my energy back, I'm jogging again, the pains in my head are gone, my memory is improving and I feel more like my old self...." Read more

10 customers mention "Effectiveness"7 positive3 negative

Customers find the book effective, describing it as a scholarly work, with one customer noting that the herbal treatments work.

"Healing Lyme is about the most thorough and scolarly work I've read on the subject...." Read more

"...I am so much more clear minded, and functional. I would highly recommend this book...." Read more

"...His patients are reporting wonderful results on their return visits...." Read more

"...If you can't get it into your system adequately, its efficacy is immediately decreased. Contrastingly, Homeopathy is more readily assimilated...." Read more

6 customers mention "Antibiotic use"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's approach to antibiotic use, with one customer noting it provides both antibiotic and non-antibiotic protocols.

"...He also presents an accessible streamlined version of each Lyme protocol including recommended brand-name herbs and where to buy them...." Read more

"...He gives a balanced approach to fighting Lyme, and recognizes the use of antiobiotics, but provides protocols with and without antibiotics so the..." Read more

"...This book gives you the protocol, dosages of herbs and supplements, along with explaining everything, including the breakdown of how the herbs fight..." Read more

"...Stephen has weighed up the advantages and disadvantages of antibiotics for Lyme and looked at the herbal remedy side as well...." Read more

5 customers mention "Sturdiness"5 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the book's sturdiness, noting that it arrived in excellent condition and like new.

"...seller, the book arrived in the timely manner, well packaged, and brand new. I recommend the seller as well." Read more

"Product was like new." Read more

"Good book, arrived in good condition." Read more

"arrived in a timely manner in excellent condition. I recommend adding it to a library for people working within the lyme disease spectrum." Read more

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  • Steven Sponaugle
    5.0 out of 5 stars These herbal recommendations helped many patients
    Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2008
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    Healing Lyme is easily the best discussion of herbal Lyme treatment, which I have found. Desperation Medicine by Ritchie Shoemaker, is an easier read, since it contains numerous case histories, but the well researched discussions of volumes of peer reviewed scientific herbal treatment research make this book more useful for treatment of chronic Lyme disease. In reality, over ninety percent of Lyme Disease sufferers will not learn they have Lyme Disease, within the first 30 days of infection, when published research reveals antibiotic treatment is 90 percent effective.

    The herbal Lyme treatments, described by Buhner are far more gentle and effective for the majority of Lyme Disease sufferers than the conventional prescription antibiotics.

    Many patients suffering from Lyme Disease, Bartonella, Babesia and Ehrlichia, have benefitted from some of the herbs discussed by Buhner.

    Source Naturals Resveratrol is especially effective for reducing MMP 9 to levels, below 300. I have also seen Polygonum cuspidatum decrease excessive VEGF levels.

    Cats Claw has been very helpful for Lyme and rheumatism patients and I have seen it increase deficient White Blood Cell counts.

    Andrographis paniculata has produced dieoffs, in some patients, who had already been treated with oral antibiotic protocols and Dr. Zhang's Chinese Lymes Herbal protocol. Andrographis can kill spirochetes, without the side effects caused by prescription Doxycycline. A Mycoplasma patient also experienced a dieoff with Andrographis.

    I feel Buhner's herbal protocols are more effective than Dr. Zhang's Chinese Medicine protocols.

    An important Lyme herbal left out of this book is Cumanda. Another important treatment left out is AHCC, Active Hexose Correlated Coumpound, a maitake mushroom extract, which can double or triple Natural Killer Cell levels. Readers interested in herbal Lyme treatment should consider adding Cumanda and AHCC to their Lyme treatment regimen.

    Intravenous Vitamin C seems to be well tolerated, by many Lyme patients, unlike many prescription antibiotics, which tend to cause systemic fungal overgrowth and digestive discomfort. Intravenous vitamin C appears to be a more effective, gentle Lyme Disease, Babesia and West Nile Virus treatment, than the herbal or oral prescription medications.

    Information in Healing Lyme can improve liver detox treatment, especially elevated bilirubin treatment. Hepatitis patients would also benefit from many of the herbals in this book, especially Smilax.

    Healing Lyme is well organized by symptom and herb and extremely well documented, with published research. Some clinical results discussed in the research appear too fantastic to be true, but ordering the actual study or reading the Pubmed abstract reveals the results were published, in peer reviewed scientific journals.

    Although this book is titled Healing Lyme, it also contains useful treatments for Babesia, Bartonella and Ehrlichia. Many of the herbals can also increase white cell, natural killer cell, lymphocyte, T4 helper cell, interleukin 2, 6 or 10, and are useful in increasing or decreasing unbalanced portions of the immune system. Adjusting the immune system is crucial to successfully treating these tick borne diseases and often necessary to detect these diseases, with serum tests presently available.

    Stephen Buhner is a genius. Healing Lyme would be a bargain at ten times the price, although it is difficult to read, due to the incredible volume of detailed biochemical and immunological information. Buying even one of the journal articles discussed in this book, would cost more than the entire cost of this book, which obviously reviews hundreds of published peer reviewed articles.

    BTW, I am not a Doctor, and have attempted to email Stephen Buhner's website, where this review was uploaded, by someone else.

    Steven Sponaugle
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  • Randy McDonalds
    5.0 out of 5 stars May have saved my life.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2012
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    I was unexplicably sick for about 17 years. What was easily overcome in my mid 20's became harder in my thirties and by the time I hit my 40's I was sure I was dying. I saw over 37 specialist, closed down my business, ended up at the Mayo Clinic where once again I was told there was nothing wrong with me. I suffered from severe gastro-intestinal issues every night, deep joint pain, blurry vision, hundreds of floaters, tremors, vertigo, skin rashes, insomnia and blindness in one eye and the most horrible headaches EVERYDAY.
    A little over a year ago, my eldest daughter commented to me that she was reading about Lyme disease and that because of my symptoms, she thought I may have it. My husband began to read about it and he also agreed that Lyme might be the culprit of my severe decline. We thought that now that we had an answer all we had to do was find a specialist and voila! problem fixed. Well, little did we know that we were in for a roller coaster ride! I came to likened finding a Lyme specialist to finding an abortion doctor in the 1940's. I tried for a year to find a doctor to help me and the only ones I found were alternative doctors that did not accept insurance and prohibitably expensive.
    I read blog after blog (with my one eye...lol) and one day I came across the name Buhner. I consider that day the first day of my path to recovery. I ordered the book and it took me a week to read it, a few weeks to gather all the herbs recommended and another few weeks to begin seeing results. I am now feeling better than I have for years! The protocol ingredients are easy to find, some of them expensive and can be hard to stick to because of the sheer number of pills and teas and tinctures. But if you want to beat this disease you have to. I found this book to be the ONLY thing that has helped me.
    I Purchased a screw bin at Lowe's and organized all the supplements, pills and homemade pills by waking, morning, lunch, dinner and bedtime. Regular pill organizers are not large enough, so don't waste your money.
    I have read the book 2-3 times (Lyme makes you forgetful) and I take notes, I understand lymes better, I am more understanding of myself too. The headaches are almost gone except for one, once a month or so. No more midnight diarreah, the floaters are almost gone as well as the vertigo and most of the other symptoms that plagued my daily life. I think that following his protocol allowed me to eventually have the clarity of mind to finally find a wonderful Lyme Doctor. I created an excel spreadsheet to organize the herbs and suplements by groups so I can easily refill my pill dispenser. And I will finally begin my round of antibiotics. It has been a long journey. It has been a hard journey. I am thankful for Mr. Buhner, for writing this book, for taking the time to explain to me what 37 doctors did not know, for helping me gain some clarity at time of profound sadness and darness in my life. And mostly for saying oh, and by the way, you'll need some antibiotics too.
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  • Jennifer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Finally what I needed.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013
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    This book was recommended to me by an herbalist at whole foods. It came to me just when I needed it. I had been on IV antibiotics for 9 months and had to switch to oral antibiotics not because I wanted them but because I could not afford it anymore. My health was declining fast and I needed something to supplement the inefficiency of the oral antibiotics. I started on the core protocol and I began to rebound. I liked how each supplement had in depth information on side effects and included case studies. For example it mentioned andrographis could cause a skin rash. I knew I needed an herb to break the blood brain barrier because of my late stage Lyme so it was worth the small risk. I started slowly, only 450 mg a day. It eventually restored clarity of mind with no side effects. Even more remarkable was the effects of the teasel supplement. I have had consistent back pain for three years. I saw immediate relief of pain along with a herx reaction causing inflammation, but I felt great just to have relief from pain. The IV antibiotics never reached the havoc the Lyme was doing on the muscles in my back so I felt it was a huge score. Best of all I buy the recommended herbs in bulk and make the pills myself. After all the money I shelled out (16 thousand last year) I finally found something that was working for me and didn't break the bank.
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  • Dizbopper
    5.0 out of 5 stars Healing Lyme
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2015
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    If you are in any doubt as to whether you have Lyme Disease please give this book a chance. I got a typical Lyme (red bull's eye) rash two years ago, had a course of antibiotics and was told I tested negative for it. Since then I have had mild to medium symptoms which I thought might be Lyme but was told they were not as subsequent tests also proved negative. In November 2014 I was struck down with a mystery virus which really put my life on hold as it was so debilitating. Six months later I was barely any better, and a neurologist simply referred me to a psychologist with a view to helping me adjust to the limitations of a chronic fatigue state. With nothing to lose (and a gut feeling that Lyme disease was the root cause) I decided to do my own research. Apparently Lyme Disease tests in the Uk can be very inaccurate and many people are using a German lab which can more accurately diagnose. Not wanting to spend £500+ on this to confirm what I strongly suspect anyway, I bought this book. It seemed many people were using anti-microbial herbs to cure Lyme and I figured the herbs couldn't hurt even if they didn't help. just one week later, having followed the 'core protocol' in this book I am feeling well enough to have been inspired to write this review. As the herb treatment has already been so effective I can only conclude that I do indeed have Lyme/co-infection. I have more energy, can cope with going out and have far less pain. There might be some people who think this sounds like it's all in my head but if you are in a chronic fatigue state yourself, then you know how real and unpleasant it is. This book is genuinely changing my life. Some of the reviews suggest it's too highbrow, but I think it strikes a good balance as it's aimed at medical professionals and laymen. Some of it is complex due to the nature of the way Lyme parasites affect the body but you don't have to read it all - but make sure you read the bit about herb dosages carefully. Just to add that I do have a fantastic and supportive doctor - she just doesn't know much about Lyme. Hope this review helps anyone else who is unsure.
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  • OneProudNana
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful information presented understandably
    Reviewed in Canada on August 30, 2015
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    Very interesting. The author suggests that if you find parts too technical, then skip them. The parts that ordinary people can understand are filled with useful and interesting information. When he suggests natural alternatives, he goes into dosages, where the plant is found, how long it's been used for healing, what it's been used for, problems to look out for and so on. He even tells of plants that are being harvested too intensely and thus becoming endangered and what to look for when you buy them so as to be assured you are not being part of the problem.
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  • Ertugrul Tayfun Özmen
    1.0 out of 5 stars WIEDER EIN TOLLES BUCH, ABER NIX FÜR DEN LAIEN UND UNGEDULDIGEN, SCHMERZGEPLAGTEN BORRELIOSEKRANKEN...
    Reviewed in Germany on December 23, 2012
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    Das Buch hat sehr gute, schön erklaerte Texte, aber für einen Laien ist es nicht. Ich kann damit nichts anfangen, da das meiste dadrin im Alltag fast nicht anwendbar ist. Für Experten, die sich in "natürlicher Heilung" tummeln und fortbilden wollen, ist es O.K., aber nicht für welche, die schnell wie möglich und unkompliziert zum Ziel wollen... Also = Laien und ungeduldige, FİNGER WEG !!! Ich habe meine beiden Bücher schon zum weiterverkauf im Internet eingesetzt... TUT MIR LEID HARROD !!!
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  • Gailv
    5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a solution to Lyme
    Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2013
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    I was bitten by some kind of insect in Jan 2013 & spent 8 months in misery tryin traditional medical approaches to healing as well as some non-traditional. The antibiotics helped but I still had lingering symptoms and a general unwell feeling. I tested negative for Lyme twice. If this wasn't Lyme, it was doing a great imitation! As one specialist informed me, bugs carry all kinds of disease. Nevertheless, I tried the basic protocol in this book & I feel rejuvenated...and very thankful to the author!
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  • hilary holden
    5.0 out of 5 stars I had severe Lyme Borelliosis in 2005 for ten months ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2014
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    I had severe Lyme Borelliosis in 2005 for ten months before diagnosis. Long enough for it to be well established and put me into extreme chronic fatigue with worsening neurological symptoms. I used the core protocol in this book over a period of 18 months, and artemesinin for 1 month, followed by a lyme liver flush based on P Kanes "detox" book (specialises in neurotoxins). I started very gently with the protocol in this book. It got me completely well. Repeat: completely well. No "post lyme syndrome" (ongoing infection as far as i'm concerned). I am still completely well and have never had any relapse. I was being pressured to have antibiotics (I'm not anti them, I just didn't think my body would cope with a long period of them, plus there is a 35% relapse after a/bs) . One practitioner encouraged me not to take them, so i didn't. Basically, this book got me well.
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