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Buhner describes his core lyme protocol on page 76 of his book:

3 herbs are the most important as to the lyme war:

1. andrographis paniculata: 400 mg per capsule, 3-4 times daily for 8-12 months

this herb is perhaps the best primary herb to use in the treatment of lyme disease. it is antispirochetal, enhance imune function, protects heart muscle, is anti inflammatory (helping with arthritis symptoms), crosses the blood/brain barrier where it is active as both an anti spirochetal and calming agent, enhances liver functio and protects the liver, helping clear infection from the body.

Because andrographis has shown significant protective effects against inflammation immediated neurodegeneration in the brain, it is essential to use in Lyme disease. It easily crosses the bloodbrain barrier and accumulates in significant quantities in central nervous system tissues: brain spinal cord and cerebral spinal fluid.

specific indications
borrelia infection, with heart involvement, with arthritic inflammation, with low immune function, brain fog, confusion, neuroborroliosis. in general: any borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection.

2. Japanese knotweed of in latin: polygonum cuspidatum: 1-4 tablets 3-4 times daily 500 mg per capsule

Functions in lyme disease: a broadly systemic plant, japanese knotweed modulates and enhances immune function, is active against a number of gram negative and gram positive bacteria including leptospira and treponema denticola spirochetes, is anti inflammatory for both arthritic and bacterial inflammations, protects the body against endotoxin damage, helps reduce Herheimer reactions ansd is cardioprotector.
This plant has a very specific way of reducing arthritis because of the resveratrol, an important constituent of the plant.
This herb crosses the blood/brain border where it exerts actions ont he central nervous system: antimicrobal, antiinflammatory as protectants against oxidative and microbal damage ans as calming agent. the her specially protects the brain from inflammatory damage, microbial endotoxins and bacterial infections.
Knotweed enhances blood flow expecially to the eye, heart, skin, and joints. This makes it especially useful in lYme as it facilitates blood flow to the areas that are difficult to reach to kill the spirochetes. It is a drug and herb synergist, facilitating the movement of other herbs and drugs into these hard to reach places when taken with them. It is specific for lyme skin manifestations, especially in reduing or eliminating skin responses to lyme disease both the typical em rash in the US and that of acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, which is common in European lyme disease. It si also specific for treating bartonella coinfections that can occur in Lyme disease.

specific indications in lyme disease: neuroborreliosis, bull's eye rash, acarodermatitis, chronica atrophicans, low immune functions, spirochete infection, lyme arthritis, endothelial damage from lyme and lyme coinfections, cardiac involvement, post lyme disease syndrome, bartonella coinfection.

3. cat;s claw (uncaria tomentosa) 500 mg, 3-4 capsules 3-4 x daily for 8-12 months

You know this one already Denise. Buhner says one should take the whole herb in stead of samento...

herb that can be added to the core protocol:

smilax (sarsaparilla) 425-500 mg, 1-4 capsules 3-4 times daily for 8-12 months

Smilax is a systemic her with a wide range of actions in the body, many of which are specific for lyme disease and its symptoms. specifically: it lessens herxheimer reactions from die off of spirochetes (and lyme coinfectious organisms) by its ability to bind endotoxins in the blood stream, it is antispirochetal, modulates immune response (lessening autoimmune reactions and stimulating specific immunity), enhances immune response to lyme spirochetes, is antiinflammatory for arthritic symptoms, a neuroprotector for brain function (its constituents cross the blood/brain barrier), enhances cognitive function, reduces skin responses to lyme disease (helpful in reducing and preventing symptoms of acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, which is common in european lyme disease), enhances the actions of other herbs and drugs used in lyme treatment, lessens fatigue, gives pain relieve and protects and enhances liver function.

specific indications: borrelia infections, with skin involvement, with arthritic inflammation, with herxheimer reactions, with unresolved weakness, brain fog confusion. Neuroborreliosis. Generally: any borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection.

More specific herbal treatment is also layed out in "healing lyme" as regards to specific symptoms such as (in my case) and lyme coinfections, he refers to the three most important ones: Babesia, Ehrlichia and Bartonella:

1. general arthritic symptoms and pain relieve intervention: from this section I use devil's claw (harpagophytum Cumbens) (1000-2000 mg) 3-4 x daily

2. chronic fatigue: Eleutherooccus (Siberian ginseng) tincture: 2-3 teaspoons daily for 60 days

3. bartonella infection: boneset (eupatorium perfoliatum) tea 3-4 daily as well as red rood (ceanothus americanus) tincture (lymph spleen or liver inflammation: 30-90 drops 3-4 x daily

Where to get the herbs?

Many of these herbs you can get via (the cheapest option as well):

http://www.1stchineseherbs.com/lyme_disease.html

The dutch provider is: www.natuurapotheek.com
You could best order by mail, since once you start talking to them they ask you whether you are a doctor or not and since I am not and since the docters they recommend are still keen on prescribing penicilline I'd rather decide myself.
But if you order by mail, you have to be very specific as to in which quantities and form you want your herb (granulate, tincture or capsules for instance).

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