Artemisinin defeats malaria and other parasites

Artemisinin is a herbal treatment for parasitic infections and malaria that also protects against particular types of cancer

Extracted from the plant Artemesia Annua L (sweet wormwood, also known as the Chinese herbal Qinghao), Artemisinin has been used for centuries to kill parasites, particularly worms and flukes. These parasites, which are present in us all, create a burden for the body, sapping energy resources and creating by-products that need to be excreted.

Anti-malaria

Artemisinin has also proven itself as a safe and effective treatment for malaria in over two million patients.

Anti-cancer

Now studies are also showing that Artemisinin is effective against a wide variety of cancers as shown in a series of successful experiments. The most effective is leukemia and colon cancer. Intermediate activities were also shown against melanoma, breast, ovarian, prostate, CNS and renal cancer.

Artemisinin’s method of action

Artemisinin contains two oxygen atoms linked together in what is known as an 'endoperoxide bridge', which react with iron atoms to form free radicals. Artemisinin becomes toxic to malaria parasites when it reacts with the high iron content of the parasites, generating free radicals, and leading to damage to the parasite.

By this same mechanism, Artemisinin becomes toxic to cancer cells which sequester relatively large amounts of iron compared to normal, healthy human cells. According to the Gordon Research Institute, tests have been conducted which show that Artemisinin causes rapid and extensive damage and death in cancer cells and yet has relatively low toxicity to normal cells.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Artemisinin

Disclaimer: Please note that only your own physician can determine your precise needs, but in order to give you some information these answers are based upon the ‘average person’ and clinical/ published results.

Does this herb help people with Lupus SLE?

There is one reference in the literature that studied the effects of Artemisinin for lupus, for more information follow the link: Study on effect of Cordyceps sinensis and artemisinin in preventing recurrence of lupus nephritis] Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2002 Mar;22(3):169-71. : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12585097

What is the effectiveness and dosage of Artemisinin as malaria preventative?

The best anti-malaria dose for artemisinin is 100 mg. three times a day.

We would suggest that you build up slowly to the 3 capsule a day dose, ideally by taking it several days before your trip at 1 and then 2 capsules a day etc. (You can also reduce your dose over several days after your trip too).

As for its effectiveness, it is now used in many countries as a treatment for malaria and below we have placed an extract from what was front page news in the NY Times in 2004: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/10/world/herbal-drug-widely-embraced-in-treating-resistant-malaria.html

Please note many health food stores sell the plant Artemisia which contains Artemisinin, but the amounts per capsule will be very low, more like 5 mg rather than our high strength pharmaceutical grade pure extract of 100 mg.

We are cruising down the Central American countries shortly and are calling in at one or two destinations where there may be a moderate malaria risk. We have some artemisinin tablets from our trip to the Amazon last year but the expiry date is November 06 I would hope that for a trip in December 06 these would still be alright to take. Could you please advice?

There should be no problem using these. Often expiry dates with supplements indicate a period when the 100% effectiveness may start to reduce, they are usually based on the worst case scenario (e.g. having been badly kept etc). At worst the product may be at 99.5% effective level. Just so you know the dose, depending on how serious you believe the risk to be we would recommend 100mg twice day up to 100mg three times daily.

Visiting Tanzania, leaving 21st Sept. & urgently need advice on artemisinin as do not wish to take malaria tabs. Would you advise, please, on effectiveness and dosage as malaria preventative?

The best anti-malaria dose for artemisinin is 100 mg. three times a day. We would suggest that you build up slowly to the 3 capsule a day dose, ideally by taking it several days before your trip at 1 and then 2 capsules a day etc. (You can also reduce your dose over several days after your trip too).

As for its effectiveness, it is now used in many countries as a treatment for malaria and below we have placed an extract from what was front page news on the NY Times in 2004 (see link above)

(Please note many health food stores sell the plant artemisia which contains artemisinin, but the amounts per capsule will be very low, more like 5 mg. rather than our pure extract of 100 mg.)

I am considering taking artemisinin as part of a detox programme to kill off any parasites I may have picked up abroad. I am also taking a zeolite product and an oxygenating product. Would either of these two products negate the action of artemisinin?

We don’t know of any contraindications between these types of products you listed below. Note, we also supply ZeoGold®; it is the purest zeolite currently available (the same type to be used by NASA to purify water for astronauts).

Dosage:

For general eradication of parasites, take one or two capsules (100 mg each) per day, ideally before a meal.

Those who are “at risk” from malaria, cancer or other serious parasite infection should consider at least 100 mg to 200mg three times a day.

What our customers say...

I am happy to have found a natural substance that can help protect me on my business travels to Asia and Africa; I have never enjoyed using the regular anti-malaria tablets from which I have suffered side effects. Now with your artemisinin I am protected, plus I also feel I enjoy additional benefits of protection and I don’t have any side effects with artemisinin either.
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