with Stephen Harrod Buhner, master herbalist
My primary symptom from Lyme is severe skin burning. I have not been able to wear shoes/socks for five years. Clothes, sheets etc increase the pain. A warm bath is the ONLY relief. Cold is my enemy. My second symptom is twitching, which is controlled with magnesium. What do you suggest to stop this awful pain? Thank you.
Stephen’s response:
I have heard of this before but it, as you know, is difficult to deal with. I am not sure how much alleviation I can offer but here is what I would suggest to begin with.
1. 5000mcg vitamin b-12 daily
2. Tincture of lemon balm/licorice, full dropper 3x daily for 30 days then switch to lemon balm only for 6 months.
3. Rhus tox, a homeopathic tincture. Use as directed on bottle for three days only.
4. 1 tsp vitamin C daily
5. 1 tsp flaxseed oil daily
6. Pine pollen tincture (available from Woodland Essence) 1 tsp 2x daily for 3 months minimum.
7. Knotweed and stephania tablets daily as directed in Healing Lyme book.
As to pain relief, this is a tough one. I would initially suggest that you use a tincture of pulsatilla patens, 10 drops 3-6 times daily NOT TO EXCEED each hour. Let me know how that goes, there are some other things that may help but I would like to know what affect this one has over time. Please use it for 30 days and let me know.
Hope this helps.

posted on April 15, 2007 | tags: body burning, Borrelia burgdorferi, burning skin, chronic pain management, Healing Lyme, Japanese knotweed, lyme disease, magnesium, muscle twitches, pine pollen, pulsatilla patens, resveratrol, Rhus tox, stephania root, vitamin B12, vitamin C
Andrographis
400 mg tablets: Nature's Way
<400 mg tablets: Paradise Herbs
400 mg tablets: Planetary Formulas Full Spectrum
Japanese Knotweed (Resveratrol)
Green Dragon Botanicals
100 mg tablets: Paradise Herbs
bulk, wildcrafted: Woodland Essence
bulk and Source Naturals 500 mg tablets: 1st Chinese Herbs [Editor's note: As of September 2011, we have received reports that some people have had bad reactions to Source Naturals brand Resveratrol but have done fine with Paradise herbs. Sometimes the brand makes all the difference.]
Cat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa)
500 mg capsules: Raintree
bulk, sustainably harvested: Raintree
Cryptolepis
tincture: Woodland Essence
Eleuthero (Siberian Ginseng)
Herb Pharm tincture - alcohol-based
Herb Pharm tincture - glycerite (alcohol-free)
250 mg capsules: Nature's Way
Stephania Root
Caution: New research has shown stephania
unsafe for use in pregnancy.
1st Chinese Herbs
Woodland Essence
ARTICLES BY STEPHEN BUHNER
The Use of Apis and Bi-Edta in the Treatment of Lyme Disease
Some Arguments against the Standardization of Herbalists
Gaian Voices Interview with Stephen Harrod Buhner
Depth Diagnosis in the Practice of Sacred Plant Medicine
The Lost Language of Plants
The Health Benefits of Water Fasting
Herbelegy
The Fall of Gruit and the Rise of Brewer's Droop
Paradise Lost: Of Healing, the Sacred, and Beer
The Yeast of the Ancients
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