Dear Stephen,
I am writing you from Europe with the hope that you will help me and my mom because we are in a desperate situation. Already 15 years by now we have health issues that till recently were not diagnosed. Mom developed chronic arthritis, gout, hypertension, joints swelling. After adopting a dog and cat from the street in 2010, we had some new infections, and mom got swollen tissue on the occipital part of the head, red-violet itchy spots, swollen tissue on her back and behind ears, very high blood pressure, vision problems, one eye moved to another side and then went back, breathing problems, skin nodules, sweats, dark urine, something white on the foot that was gone after 5 days of cephalosporines. As soon as she stopped the antibiotics she had brainstem infarction (was hospitalized with bacteremia), she survived, we sent blood samples to USA for the analysis, because where we live in Europe we can not even do the analysis.
Mom is positive for Bartonella quintana, B. henselae, (Quintana titar 1:256, much higher than Henselae), babesia. So am I. Mom is my biggest concern because of her age (86), she has swollen eye balls, swollen tissue on her head above neck, and as I stop giving her antibiotics, she doesn`t wake up. She has swollen tissue in bucal mucosis, the same she had on the foot, but it doesn`t go away after one year of antibiotics. Now she is on amoxicillin. We also started houttunyua that we got from USA and artemesia that we bought from Dr. Zhang, I am giving her also his product called A1#3 for inflammation, without improvement after a month now. We are taking supplements: Vit D3, Omega 3, B12 (we were taking glutathione, alpha lipoic acid, resveratrol, but because of terrible reactions in spots that I mentioned we had to stop). We also were able to get from the USA burbur, pinella and parsley drops for detox. And strange things are happening in these spots, on the back and neck, it seems we have toxins in these swollen spots.
Here, we have no medical help and we fight completely alone searching on Internet, we read about you saving people with your advices about using plants and we need your advice, what remedies would you recommend to take in such a difficult situation? Mom besides bartonella and babesia also has adenovirus, when hospitalized 7 years ago because she had for years abrupt fever and never got a diagnosis (some skin changes she had they thought it might have been herpes zoster). Mom doesn`t see now, her eye balls are swollen, and she has hallucinations. Besides bartonella and babesia, I also have mycoplasma. I need your help and advice which is of critical importance for us, what would you recommend for therapy? Thank you so much in advance.

 

Stephen’s response:
I would suggest a tincture formulation of the following:

• Isatis
• Lomatium
• Licorice
• Baikal skullcap
• Sida acuta

Equal parts of each tincture – ¼-1/2 tsp 3x daily for 30 days to see if it helps, if it does, keep on doing it.

And . . . greater celandine tincture: ¼ tsp 3x daily for 10 days to see if symptoms are helped, if they are then do it for 30 days, then stop.

This formulation should take care of the mycoplasma, the babesia, and the adenovirus problems. If the babesia is really troublesome, then you should also take ¼ tsp cryptolepis tincture 3x daily (also from WoodlandEssence.com)

Not sure where you are in Europe but some of these herbs are hard to get there. Isatis, licorice and baikal skullcap are probably available…Greater celandine is often available in the UK. But the lomatium and the sida you will have to get from the U.S. and the country you are in may or may not allow it. Woodlandessence.com has the sida and maybe the lomatium.

Stephen

This protocol was incredible. After only a few weeks most of my symptoms were gone. After six months all my symptoms were gone… it has given me my life back.

– Amazon review by Joseph

Please note:

Stephen Buhner is no longer living and this Q + A column on Planet Thrive is closed to new questions. It will be kept on our website so readers can access vital information in the archives, communicate with each other in the comments section, and find herbs, books + lyme adjuncts in our directory. If you want to read more of Stephen’s writings, please see his website at: stephenharrodbuhner.com.



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11 Comments

  1. elaine gillespie

    Dear Dr Buhner.

    I have had lymes and coinfection 10 years untreated.I was told by uk nhs my tests were negative However it was uncovered 3 times positve. I could not find your herbs in uk. And as i have poor short term memory. Would not manage making tincturemyself. I have 50 syptoms il not bore ypu However im now wheelchair bound at 48 years old severe muscle weakness in arms legs I am worried as a mug tea to heavy to lift and cutlery i struggle with arms go weak limp numb I do things like put small travel kettle in fridge BOILING WATER FALLS OVER HITTING MY POWER CHAIR FOOTPLATE oR I SIT IT ON TEA CONTAINER LID tHINKING IT KETTLE STAND. BOILING WATER FALLS OVER i GET MY WORDS ARE GARBLED CANT SPEAK I have help with pwesonal care all tasks in home done for me I am positve highly active mycoplasma phemonia coxsakie virus ANaplasma . borderline posive babasia only 1 strain tested out of 4 Also ricketsia bartonela. I have read treating lymes is non effective if you have babasia. Is shivering chills run up down body Even in summer i lie fully clothed under a quilt in a spaced exhaustion drifting in out of half asleep.Is this syptom of babasia?

    i am starting month 4 cowdens as i cant find your herbs in uk. However on day 93 im only worse This shivering chills is worse aNSD ALL SYPTOMS ARE WORSE. I am ythinking it is the babasia coming to forfront? and stopping cowdens working?

    can i add your plan in for babasia while im on cowdens? I new id have to do your as well As iv been ill 10 years .Goping from what us lymes forum say cowdens does not kkill chronic lymes
    at what point should i say right cowdens is not working and stop Im starting month 4 now polan runs for 6 or 9 months? i feel no improvement And as im to sick to work its lot money waste eavh month.if no benefit.

    i can hardly see letters when tryping go blind with light intolerance Sorry for non sentaces. my brain gets confused .
    WHAT do you think?
    please advice
    best regards
    elaine.

  2. Sonia Slany

    Bristol botanicals (UK) are a good source in Europe for the Buhner recommended herbs and tinctures.I have a question tho, they offer 3 different types of isatis- Ban Lan Gen tincture, Da qing ye, and qing Dai. Stephen, which one is the one you use?
    Thank you for all your research, it is invaluable.

  3. barbara

    Dr Radek Lorecki, this men helped a lot of people in Europe, he is practicing in Dublin, Ireland,I flew to him from Poland,as I could’t get help here, he is from Poland too.
    his website
    http://www.panacea-natural-medicine.com/

  4. Zofia

    I have seen the above post over a year ago, and I decided to attend Dr.Lorecki’s clinic, and I would like to confirm, that Dr Radek Lorecki has successfully treated me, now I am fully recovered from Lyme Disease, I had finished the treatment 6-months ago, and symptoms never returned.

    He is working now in the Core Integrative Health Clinic, in Dublin Ireland.

    http://www.coreintegrativehealth.ie

    Like, Barbara, I flew from Poland to see him.
    He is a genius.

    Regards
    Zofia B.

  5. Ed Conway

    Hello..does dr lorecki help with mold illness as well as lyme..I’ve.found his page recently but I’m unsure on what to do

  6. Bree

    Hi Zofia, what treatments did you receive? I’m considering going to see him.

  7. Aoife

    Hi Barbara
    Would you be open to speaking to me about your Lyme treatment? I have Lyme 3 years and I am looking into options or recovery (currently on many anti-biotics and herbal supplements). I would be very grateful if you were will in speak to me (or via email). Many thanks, Aoife (aoifehall@yahoo.co.uk)

  8. Aoife

    Hi Zofia
    Would you be open to speaking to me about your Lyme treatment? I have Lyme 3 years and I am looking into options or recovery (currently on many anti-biotics and herbal supplements). I would be very grateful if you were will in speak to me (or via email). Many thanks

  9. Noah

    I came across this comment, and wanted to ask how you are doing now? God bless you.

    Noah

  10. dermot seberry

    Unlike you after 2 years with Lymes i found Dr Loreki.
    After giving me a curable time frame and a cost to treat me, which did not work, thousands of euros later, I ran out of money, he too ran out on me.
    He has never contacted me since to say why it or to see how I was or explain why his treatment didnt work. Too much self pride.
    RIP off. Now I’m broke physically and financially!

  11. Elena Teresko

    I have a COMPLETLY different experience with Dr Lorecki.

    I was referred to Dr Lorecki by my friend, who found him on this website.
    She told me a story about Dr Lorecki, which made the most significant impact on my life. This was a turning point in my life.

    She was his patient for a while; one day, she went together with her husband, the restaurant to celebrate their anniversary. After this dinner, she developed acute digestive issues.

    On Friday at 11 pm, she rang Dr Lorecki and asked him for advice
    he gave her instructions on what to do.
    Dr Lorecki requested an update, first in the morning she rang him approx 8 am; they had a few minutes chat.
    On Saturday morning Dr Lorecki drove her home to County Wicklow, 60 minutes in one way to bring, on his own, a herbal tincture and other homoeopathic remedies.
    He was there before 10 am.

    After 90 minutes, there was a significant improvement in her symptoms.
    He was there for over two hours, closely monitoring her health issue before he left her house, he requested to text him an update every 2 hours.

    When she asked him why you did this for me,
    he said just FOUR words: ” because I could, Madam.”

    She was COMPLETLY fine by Monday morning.
    Also, he didn’t charge her for remedies, his time and effort;
    she was on the Dole.

    Now my story.

    I was diagnosed with Lyme in 2009. I had extreme fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, heart palpitations, impaired cognitive functions, vertigo, insomnia, skin aches.
    Every four weeks, I had severe flare-ups.
    My marriage was almost destroyed.
    I tried everything.
    Medical doctors told me that this is ONLY in my head and referred me to … a psychiatrist.
    I am a psychologist with over 20 experience.

    In 2017, I contacted a clinic in Belgium about euthanasia.
    Yes, I wanted to finish my life.

    In 2018 I decided to enter Dr Lorecki’s health recovery programme,
    He said ” I treat people, not conditions “, and I received in writing
    ” Estimated programme length is (minimum) 12 months and is applied quarterly.
    Actual programme length may vary.”

    I UNDERSTOOD that he must protect his back, especially in this money-driven world.

    He never used the word “cure” or “curable time-frame.”

    I did EVERYTHING according to the instructions and recommendations.
    I changed my diet, avoided animals and EMF’s, I took all herbs and supplements according to the time table, introduced slowly exercise routine, never missed his appointments; after 5 months I had approx 70 % improvement, after 10 months no symptoms.

    I finished the 12-months health recovery programme in 2019 with astonishing results.
    I have no symptoms of Lyme disease, since then he contacted me twice, to ask about my health.

    I cannot express my thanks to Dr Lorecki for the work he has done to help me. His care, empathy and professionalism were evident.

    This man deserves his success.

    I am FOREVER GRATEFUL
    Elena Teresko

    My email is:
    elena.teresko.58@gmail.com
    I am happy to answer all questions.

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