Help with herbs please

Hi all I’m planning on stopping abx in a few weeks as I am symptom free but would like to Continue with some herbs for my peace of mind.

Please could anyone reccomend in which ones I should be using in this situation.

I want to get the ordered so I have them ready for when I stop the doxy


I had an em rash and my symptoms after starting doxy were fatigue nausea and slight shoulder pain.

I think I just had lyme, I never took a test

Dr. J does a maintenance protocol when people are symptom free for a time. He does 2-3 days a month of some combo antibiotics. I would think a similar herbal approach would work for you as well.

Since you don't know if you were dealing with more than lyme something that provides a broad spectrum anti-bacterial/malarial coverage would make sense in my mind.

If it was me (and this is only my personal opinion about what I know about the herbs specifically the ones Buhner uses) I would go with some combination of Sida Acuta, Japanese Knotweed, Houttyunia, Alchornea and Cordyceps. If this combo a few days a month doesn't knock back any lingering bugs I'm not sure what would.

Szabo,

I will comment based on knowledge of Buhner. Buhner indicates the 2 most important and specific herbs for Lyme are Japanese knotweed and cat's claw. He also has said those 2 herbs are good to take long term. IMO, any herbal combination you use should have those 2 as primary.

Also, you mentioned having the bullseye rash and treating with abx, so I'm assuming it was caught and treated early. Buhner highly recommends Astragalus for ongoing Lyme prevention and enhancing immune function. He does warn that some with chronic Lyme are worse on astragalus because it increases an immune response that is already dysfunctionally increased.

I would suggest starting with those three. The book has the doses for the different forms. Knotweed and cats claw can be taken as powder and bought in bulk in 1 lb bags from 1st Chinese. That's the cheapest way to use those.