Developing resistance to meds and herbs
Dear Stephen,
I’ve been diagnosed with Babesia duncani, and I repeatedly see people with babesia staying on Mepron and Macrolides for months and months, only to relapse again. I want to try the herbal approach. I’ve already added artemisinin to the regimen (I have a copy of Healing Lyme), but everyone on the lyme boards keeps telling me that unless I continue the prescription drugs with the artemisinin, I will cause the babesia to become resistant and won’t get well. My insurance doesn’t want to cover the prescription drugs anymore, and I am tired of taking them. Can you please tell me if there’s an herbal combo that will prevent this resistance they keep chanting about? There’s got to be a way besides drugs to beat this, no? Thanks so much.
I’ve been diagnosed with Babesia duncani, and I repeatedly see people with babesia staying on Mepron and Macrolides for months and months, only to relapse again. I want to try the herbal approach. I’ve already added artemisinin to the regimen (I have a copy of Healing Lyme), but everyone on the lyme boards keeps telling me that unless I continue the prescription drugs with the artemisinin, I will cause the babesia to become resistant and won’t get well. My insurance doesn’t want to cover the prescription drugs anymore, and I am tired of taking them. Can you please tell me if there’s an herbal combo that will prevent this resistance they keep chanting about? There’s got to be a way besides drugs to beat this, no? Thanks so much.
Stephen’s response:
It is extremely rare that bacteria develop resistance to herbs. They do, and easily, develop resistance to antibiotics. I discuss this in my Herbal Antibiotics book and in Lost Language of Plants (see bookstore) in even more detail. The resistance rumor is just that, an urban legend. I would highly suggest the use of cryptolepis in the treatment of babesia (see Woodland Essence).
It is extremely rare that bacteria develop resistance to herbs. They do, and easily, develop resistance to antibiotics. I discuss this in my Herbal Antibiotics book and in Lost Language of Plants (see bookstore) in even more detail. The resistance rumor is just that, an urban legend. I would highly suggest the use of cryptolepis in the treatment of babesia (see Woodland Essence).
One caveat: artemisinin is an isolated constituent, taken from Artemisia annua. Babesia will NOT develop resistance to Artemisia annua but it may to artemisinin due to the simple nature of the compound. For long term use I DO NOT recommend the use of artemisinin but DO RECOMMEND the use of Artemisia annua whole herb and/or cryptolepis tincture. If artemisinin does not work with 90 days it probably will not work.
Stephen
posted on April 19, 2009 in artemisinin, babesia, Co-Infections, cryptolepis, Herbs
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