Jarisch-Herxheimer reactions, the so-called herx, is the body’s reaction to toxins due to the death of bacterial systems, during the progression of the disease or its treatment. Herxheimer’s reaction often occurs with Lyme disease due to an effective therapy. When taking antibiotics or herbs, a large amount of bacteria dies. It is believed that it is not only about the body’s reaction to dying spirochetes but mainly to endotoxins, poisonous surface proteins (Osp) and lipoproteids, left in the blood and lymph by decaying bacteria.
Below there are herbs recommended by Buhner used with the Herxheimer reaction (Herx reaction):
1.General:
Zeolit
Activated charcoal
You can buy Chlorella here
More about herb’s properties here
Green clay (internally)
Fruit pectin
Red root (lat. Ceanothus americanus) and Salvia miltiorrhiza
You can buy Red root here Salvia miltiorrhiza here
More about Red root’s properties here and Salvia miltiorrhiza’s properties here
You can buy Epsom salt here
More about it’s properties here
Castor oil
- With Herxheimer reactions in GI tract:
Zeolit
Activated charcoal
You can buy Chlorella here
More about herb’s properties here
Food-grade diatomaceous earth (don’t breathe it)
More information may be found in the publication: Stephen Harrod Buhner “Healing Lyme: Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis and the Coinfections Chlamydia and Spotted Fever Ricettsioses.” Second edition.