Buhner's Protocol - The most famous herbal program for the treatment of Lyme disease.

Buhner Protocol - Lyme Disease

Buhner Protocol: The world’s most renowned natural treatment for Lyme Disease – A 4-minute overview

Are you dealing with Lyme disease or its common co-infections, such as Bartonella, Babesia, Chlamydia, or Mycoplasma, and want to make sure nothing is overlooked? Are you considering a sustainable and gentle approach to getting these infections under control? If so, spending just 4 minutes reading this article could save you years of your life.

Borrelia bacteria are incredibly resilient microorganisms, capable of adapting to hostile conditions and changing their form. Unfortunately, statistics show that 1 in 5 patients still progress to the chronic stage despite antibiotic treatment. Luckily, there is a way to minimize this risk – through the power of herbal medicine.

Why herbs?

In treating Lyme disease, three key factors come into play: immunity, inflammation, and infection. While synthetic antibiotics primarily target the elimination of the infection, herbs take a more holistic approach - they address all three of these factors. Natural treatments not only help eliminate harmful pathogens, but also create conditions within the body that prevent their growth, reproduction, and harmful effects.

A study demonstrates the effectiveness of this approach, with 68% of 1,829 patients identifying the herbal protocol as highly effective for alternative Lyme disease treatment.

Moreover, almost every herb offers additional broad-spectrum healing potential, including antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anticancer, antioxidant, hormone-regulating, detoxifying, and many other benefits.

Note: While synthetic antibiotics play a critical role in Lyme disease treatment—they are more targeted and effective—they can also be more aggressive and carry a higher risk of side effects. Herbs, on the other hand, work more gently and comprehensively on multiple levels. Therefore, for acute (fresh) infections, herbs are recommended as a complementary treatment alongside antibiotics. For chronic Lyme disease, herbs can serve as the main long-term and gentle therapeutic method.

What is the Buhner Protocol?

The Buhner Protocol is the world’s most well-known herbal treatment for Lyme disease, developed by herbalist and natural medicine expert Stephen Harrod Buhner. This protocol, highly regarded by both patients and healthcare professionals, is famous for its holistic approach. Rather than focusing solely on eliminating pathogens, Buhner’s philosophy emphasizes a comprehensive healing approach, which is essential when dealing with chronic Lyme disease. The aim of the herbs is to gently create conditions in the body that make it difficult for pathogens to survive and multiply over time.

The Buhner Protocol is a blend of carefully selected herbs that serve the following functions in the body:

Protection of endothelial structures: Preventing bacteria from moving deeper into the body and gradually depriving them of the nutrients they need to survive and reproduce.
Cytokine modulation: Interrupting and blocking inflammatory cytokines triggered by pathogens, preventing them from entering cells and accumulating nutrients.
Immune system modulation: Restoring proper immune function and stopping bacteria from interfering with and manipulating the immune response for their benefit.
Infection suppression: Targeting and eliminating Borrelia bacteria and associated microbes, supporting the healing process.

Why choose the Buhner Protocol?

Based on feedback from experts over the past decade, Mr. Buhner shares the following information about the success rate of his protocol:

"75% of patients fully recovered thanks to the protocol, 15% had to continue with minimal doses of Polygonum cuspidatum and Uncaria tomentosa to prevent their symptoms from returning, 5% experienced only partial relief, and the remaining 5% found the protocol ineffective."

Here’s why we recommend the Buhner Protocol:

Global popularity: The most well-known and widely used herbal protocol for Lyme disease, with over 100,000 users around the world.
Broad coverage of infections: In addition to Lyme disease, it also targets co-infections like Bartonella, Babesia, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and others.
Scientific foundation: Three comprehensive books (each about 500 pages) offer a detailed, analytical breakdown of the disease, treatment mechanisms, and protocols.
Expert reputation: The protocol is highly regarded by world-renowned Lyme specialists, such as Dr. Richard Horowitz, Dr. Bill Rawls, Dr. Wendy Leffel, and hundreds of other medical professionals.
Proven in practice: Over 17 years of application and continuous refinement of the protocol.
Community support: A wide network of experts and patients, with access to specialized herbalists, conferences, blogs, podcasts, videos, discussion forums, and social media groups.
Non-commercial and product-independent: You have the freedom to choose affordable suppliers or even make your own herbal extracts at home.

TIP: the whole set of Mr. Buhner's CORE optimal protocol is included for instance here.

Most of these herbs have been described also in other independent professional studies confirming their positive effect in relation to Borrelia burgdorferi infection.

In what form to take herbs for Lyme disease? Pros and Cons?

The great advantage of Mr. Buhner's protocol for Lyme disease is it's product independence. You can choose from whom and in what form to buy herbs, or even collect them, or produce yourself. There are many quality suppliers on the market. We do recommend searching the internet and trying out what suits you best. When choosing, pay attention to the good reputation of the supplier.

Where can you find more information?

Although this is a relatively easy-to-apply protocol, we recommend reading our summary of the book "Healing Lyme", or purchasing the following books on this topic:

Healing Lyme - Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis and the Coinfections Chlamydia and Spotted Fever Rickettsioses, 2nd Edition

In case of co-infections also the following:

Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections: Complementary and Holistic Treatments for Bartonella and Mycoplasma

Natural Treatments for Lyme Coinfections: Anaplasma, Babesia, and Ehrlichia

These books are available in multiple languages. By purchasing them, you will not only support the professional work of Mr. Buhner (for which we are extremely grateful), but also you will have an in-depth understanding of the very principles of effectiveness of this protocol, which also contributes significantly to the treatment.
In these books, you will learn, for example, about the mechanism of transmission, action, symptoms, testing, prevention, and standard treatment of Borrelia infection and related co-infections. You will also find detailed information about natural treatments, forms, dosages, effects of individual herbs and much more.

Who was Mr. Stephen Harrod Buhner?

Mr. Buhner was a world-renowned polymath (multidisciplinary scientist) with a primary focus on herbalism and environmentalism. In the field of treating Lyme disease and its co-infections, he developed the most comprehensive analysis and the first cohesive treatment protocol for chronic patients.

Mr. Buhner came from a multi-generational family of doctors, with the greatest influence on his work coming from his great-grandfather, Dr. C.G. Harrod. Mr. Buhner is the author of 23 books sold in 20 countries and has received numerous awards, including Book of the Year from Nautilus and the BBC. His work has been published in media outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, and Good Morning America.

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