Chikungunya virus protocol

by Stephen Harrod Buhner | Nov 26, 2016 | Co-Infections, Columns, Healing Lyme, viral infections | 5 comments

Dear Stephen,
Have you heard of chikungunya virus and can you recommend herbs to treat it?

Stephen’s response:
What I recommend for chikungunya:

Chikungunya Virus Treatment
Andrographis panniculata: 1-2 600 mg capsules 3-6x daily
Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed): 1 TBS root powder 3x daily in liquid or 1 TBS tincture 3x daily or resveratrol tablets made from knotweed root 1000 mg 3-6x daily.
Glycyrrhiza spp (licorice): Tincture, ½ tsp 3-6x daily for 30 days
Salvia miltiorrhiza: Tincture, 1 tsp – 1 TBS, 3-6x daily
Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset): strong infusion (tea) 3-6x daily
Neem leaf: strong infusion (tea) 3-6x daily

Stephen

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Micki Peluso on November 29, 2016 at 5:50 pm

Hi Stephen,
I’ve asked this before but didn’t receive an answer. I have chronic long term lyme but due to heart failure, afib and being on coumadin,and beta blockers I am unable to take the herbs that eally kill lyme and its co-infections. Doctors believe the lyme attacked my heart. What can I safely take besides cat’s claw and andrographis(palpitations might set off afib). I also have to be careful of severe herxheimers which I get, due to my weakened heart. Right now I only take Japanese knotwood and L’thutathione in small doses. Most antibiotics are either blood thinners or cause afib. This disease is killing me with no recourse to stop it. Please advise. Thank you, Micki Peluso
d on November 30, 2016 at 12:37 pm

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healing lyme admin on December 3, 2016 at 7:49 pm

Hi Micki,
As noted on our website, the Buhner Healing Lyme Q & A is no longer taking new questions. Feel free to search our archives or contact Stephen directly at stephen@gaianstudies.org. Best, Julie
Erika Larsen on February 28, 2018 at 8:40 am

Hi, I am wondering how long you suggest taking the above herbs for chiungunya? Thanks! Erika
Jimena Paratcha on June 27, 2021 at 3:35 am

Thanks very much for this protocol.
And, yes
as Erika questions.. how long do you suggest taking these herbs for chikinguya?

Jimena