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Hello ,

Thanks for your very full and interesting reply.

Not wishing to get too involved with this because I find I am already

reaching for the Dictionary of philosophy, nevertheless, as a herbalist, it

is intriguing to contemplate the enormous

breadth of inconsistency and inherent contradiction between apparently

internally consistent arguments.

It seems to me that the assumptive premise is a matter of pure belief in the

extent

to which the analytically reductionist and the empirical holistic approach

could ever possibly square with each other.

On the other hand, on re-reading that, it sounds like a load of

over-presumptive twaddle.

Or is it ?

There is little doubt of the truth of your assertion and validity of the

question :

> Given the enormous variability in artemsinin content in different

> chemotypes, coupled with seasonal variations and different preparation

> methods, I am intrigued as to how we might figure an " appropriate dose "

of

> the whole plant relative to artemsinin?

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Yet, also I have heard a lot about the French endobiogistes finding that by

and large, variation in chemotype does not demonstrate any significant

variation in effect. In their case the French say it is the neuro-endocrine

'terrain' of the patient which causes effective variation and that botanic

species not chemotypes are significant. (I have attended JC Lapraz's

lectures but I cannot quote the literature - its all in French!)

I bring this all up (again, I suppose) because, it seems that your question

is valid not only to artemisia, but to any herbal medicine.

Which brings it all back down to square one - which for me is the annoyingly

poor quality of the basic philosophical definition of what on this 21st

century earth is 'herbal medicine' - and does the definition naturally vary

from country to country, because of the necessarily indigenous aspect ?

Best wishes,

Chenery

Rutland Biodynamics Ltd

Re: malaria+herbal synergy

> On 9/24/03 10:39 AM, " Lorraine Hodgkinson MNIMH MRCHM "

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> > Please note my patient takes whole Artemesia annua in order to get the

> > appropriate dose of Artemesin.

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> Given the enormous variability in artemsinin content in different

> chemotypes, coupled with seasonal variations and different preparation

> methods, I am intrigued as to how we might figure an " appropriate dose "

of

> the whole plant relative to artemsinin?

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> She has tried a pure extract and it is

> > unmanagable.

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> Please clarify what is unmanageable - and what do you mean by the " whole

> extyract " . I would be very interested to learn of the adverse effects as

> well as the specific preparation/brand she used. What is her status?

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> one shouldn't

> > be too rigid!

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> One tries.

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