Re: artemisinin question

[Guest guest]

Hi Tara,

I used artemisinin capsules at the beginning for what I self-diagnosed

as babesia - frightful night sweats- and the condition cleared up in a

couple of weeks.

Then a couple of weeks ago, I again started taking it for arthritis

pain, and it gave me really bad constipation (at least I think it was

the art.) so I've stopped. (it did seem to help with the pain)

Don't know the answer to your question re powder form.

ellen

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> Hi,

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> I just started artemisinin in powder form to be mixed with hot water.

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> Has anyoned used the tea form? Is it stronger or weaker than what

> Buhner's suggest w/ capsules? I bought this from a Chinese chiro.

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> Does anyone have any symptoms with artemisinin in any form?

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> Thanks,

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> Tara

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Ip, I think I saw you at lymenet??

Artemisinin is very potent. I would take it away from food, twice a day

(I took it a long time ago, I don't remember why one is supposed to

take it away from food).

When I took it after having read about it, I decided to take it away

from everything else, food, supplements, medicine. I waited about an

hour to eat and take all other stuff in the morning, and waited 1.5-2

hours after the meal in the evening. If I remember well, it does not

react well with anti-oxidants??

I tried both high (3 day, pulsed every 2 weeks) and low dose 'protocol'

(for 30-40 days). Both did something to my babesia symptoms, but didn't

cure babesiosis, until one day I over reacted with a high dose of

artemisinin (a strong air hunger attack) and stopped it for good.

I think I got rid of babesia with PC-Noni, and probably also with the

KMT sessions... Babesia may show up again though one day, but so far,

I've been months (since about June/ July 06) without symptoms.

I wouldn't take artemisinin alone, but would add any other herb with

berberines and/or salt/C protocol to make it more efficient, so that

these awful critters don't get resistant.

The only thing I swear did something long term against babesia is PC-

Noni, just a few drops a day for a few weeks, in my case. I still have

the bottle with me. I herxed terribly with it, but I can't remember

exactly how.

Selma

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> i am new to buhner but not new to lyme and i have a very hard time

> understanding how to use so i hope i don't goof this up.

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> basically i want to know if you have to be careful about food or

other

> supps or meds when you take artemisinin. is it ok to take it with or

> without food...and will any other supps make it not work? thanks. i

> hope i can figure out how to get my answers now. lp

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