Lyme disease
Species, tissue dissemination, EM, neurologic/cardiac/arthritic disease, two-tier serology, standard antibiotics and the actual in-vitro herbal research.
Read Lyme guideTick-borne infection library
Don't stop at “Lyme or Babesia.”
Ticks can carry very different bacteria, parasites and viruses. The useful question is not “what herb kills tick infections?” It is: which organism are we talking about, how is human infection actually diagnosed, what treatment has evidence, and what experimental evidence—if any—exists for natural products?
Infection guides
Spirochete
Bacterial genus
Intracellular bacterium
Intracellular bacterium
Relapsing-fever spirochete
Rickettsial infection
More
Detailed, separate pages—because the biology is different.
Bartonellosis
Cat-scratch disease, B. quintana, testing, treatment and the major caveat: human tick transmission is not established.
Read Bartonella guideAnaplasmosis
Neutrophil infection, cytopenias, PCR timing, paired serology, doxycycline and the absence of credible herbal substitute evidence.
Read Anaplasma guideEhrlichiosis
Monocyte infection, severe-disease risk, PCR/serology, prompt doxycycline and evidence limits for natural products.
Read Ehrlichia guideBorrelia miyamotoi
Why it is not simply “another Lyme,” including transovarial transmission, blood-based diagnosis and treatment evidence.
Read B. miyamotoi guideRocky Mountain spotted fever
The critical page: early tests can be negative, rash may be absent, and doxycycline should not wait for laboratory confirmation.
Read RMSF guideOther infections
Powassan, tularemia, Heartland, Bourbon, STARI and other spotted-fever rickettsioses.
Read other guidesThe evidence labels are deliberate.
Human clinical means tested in people. Animal/preclinical means an animal or other biological model. In vitro means a lab culture. Traditional/anecdotal means people use it, but pathogen-specific efficacy has not been demonstrated. A culture-dish result is a reason for research—not permission to call something a cure.
Public-health overview
One tick can expose people to different pathogens
Tick species, geographic region and life stage affect which pathogens are relevant. The CDC maintains current U.S. information on diseases spread by ticks and their vectors.
CDC — About ticks and tick-borne diseases →
Products I used + practical support
Products worth knowing about
Cryptolepis and artemisinin are the two products I personally used during my Babesia experience. I am sharing what I used, not prescribing a treatment. The other items are practical support products people may find useful while keeping track of medications, supplements, and hydration.
What I personally used
Cryptolepis sanguinolenta
The Cryptolepis product I personally used. See the Cryptolepis page for the research, limitations, and my experience.
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What I personally used
Artemisinin
The artemisinin product I personally used. See the Artemisinin page for the research, limitations, and my experience.
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Practical support
Large weekly pill organizer
A simple way to keep prescriptions and supplements organized when a routine gets complicated.
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Practical support
Hydration / electrolyte packets
Convenient hydration support for people who want an easy electrolyte option. This is not a Babesia treatment.
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