Bartonella protocol explained

by Stephen Harrod Buhner | Jul 20, 2012 | bartonella, Co-Infections, Herbs, miscellaneous | 6 comments

Dear Stephen,
I am currently on the Sida acuta/hawthorn/etc. protocol for bartonella. Can you please describe briefly what each herb does? Is there any point in taking this protocol for more than 30 days, and if so, for how long can I stay on this protocol?

Stephen’s response:
Sida is a systemic antibiotic (described in depth in the new, very long, expanded edition of Herbal Antibiotics, just now out). It is specific for protecting red blood cells from bartonella organisms which invade the cells themselves. The bacteria also causes endothelial hyperplasia, so some of the herbs are specifically protective of the endothelial layer (erythromycin will also do this), the bacteria often impacts the heart which the hawthorn protects, and the liver which the milk thistle protects. The bacteria also causes specific inflammations in the body which a number of the other herbs are designed to counteract.

Stephen

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Stephen Harrod Buhner

Stephen Harrod Buhner was an Earth poet and an award-winning author of twenty-four books on nature, indigenous cultures, the environment, and herbal medicine including the acclaimed book Healing Lyme: Natural Healing & Prevention of Lyme Borreliosis & Its Co-infections.

Stephen came from a long line of healers including Leroy Burney, Surgeon General of the United States under Eisenhower and Kennedy, and Elizabeth Lusterheide, a midwife and herbalist who worked in rural Indiana in the early nineteenth century. The greatest influence on his work, however, was his great-grandfather C.G. Harrod who primarily used botanical medicines, also in rural Indiana, when he began his work as a physician in 1911.

Stephen’s work has appeared or been profiled in publications throughout North America and Europe including Common Boundary, Apotheosis, Shaman’s Drum, The New York Times, CNN, and Good Morning America. Stephen lectured yearly throughout the United States on herbal medicine, the sacredness of plants, the intelligence of Nature, and the states of mind necessary for successful habitation of Earth.

He was a tireless advocate for the reincorporation of the exploratory artist, independent scholar, amateur naturalist, and citizen scientist in American society – especially as a counterweight to the influence of corporate science and technology.
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cherry on September 24, 2013 at 1:00 pm

Dr. Buhner, i have so many questions. I have been searching for answers for a very long time and i cant. Is it possible for you to email me? I am desperate.
Christina on April 11, 2015 at 7:30 am

Hello. Thank you for your help. I am on your core protocol, and about to start the Bartonella protocol. The core protocol has made me feel significantly better :) I was also wondering if there was a point in taking the bart protocol for more than 30 days? Or how to guage that… Thank you for your wonderful work.
Steven on September 12, 2016 at 10:45 am

Hello Stephen,
I am trying to figure out what the TBL is for the houttuynia dosage for the Barbarella protocol could you please tell me what this means as i am unsure if you mean tablespoon or tablet and how to take the powder from 1st Chinese herbs.
Thanks in advance
Have been suffering for 4 years and Im trying to figure this out with your help since I cannot find a dr that will help me even with positive results.
healing lyme admin on September 12, 2016 at 9:23 pm

Stephen Buhner uses TBL to stand for tablespoon. Apologies for the confusion! I believe you would mix the powder into water or a drink…or take with food.
Steven on September 13, 2016 at 11:54 pm

Thank you for your help can use all i can get as my brain is fried have millions of questions thank you for all your research now the fun part is trying to afford the herbs and figuring out which ones are the best buy for the money
JAN BUNTYN on September 19, 2016 at 4:04 pm

Stephen,
I have been on the 10 tinctures and 5 pills in your Bartonella & Mycoplasma book, for the Bartonella protocol. I was on it 3x per day for 2 weeks, then stopped for about 10 days due to having to wake and urinate ever 90 minutes through the night. I tried once per day for 2 days, but could tell when the herbs were wearing off and hence not doing the job. I tried twice per day and that almost worked. On my 5th day back I am trying to take he herbs every 8 hours but when I do, I have a lot of burning on urination. I have not been tested for Bartonella, but two ingredients in your protocol I have been taking and both helped me to feel better and have more energy. I have been taking Longevinex (Japanese Knotweed) and Adrenal Support from Beyond Health (contains Rhodiola and Magnolia Officinalis). I also take Armour Thyroid (90 mg/day, divided dose, before breakfast and before dinner) and the Adrenal support seems to “spread out” the energy I get from the thyroid pills. Is there anything I can do about the burning? I worry about my kidneys and liver but may not need to.