What's the difference between artemisia/artemisinin/worwood extract?
Which one is needed for babs treatment & what quantity?
Thanks, Liz
Posted by NP40 (Member # 6711) on :
Artemisinin is a derivative of artemisia. Either will work for babs. The stuff is being increasingly sold and grown in China, as there's a huge demand for it because it's very effective against malaria/babs.
Posted by betsy (Member # 7105) on :
Is wormwood the same?
Posted by betsy (Member # 7105) on :
anyone??
Posted by micul (Member # 6314) on :
Wormwood is the same as artemesia. Artemisinin is a very concentrated part of artemesia.
In 1972 the active compound from wormwood was determined to be artemisinin (quinghaosu). Concentrated dosages of the active compound either in the form of artemisinin or several other derivatives have been used successfully since its discovery to treat malaria even when it has become resistant to traditional antimalarial drugs. Malaria is still a serious disease in tropical areas of the world with a yearly death toll of 1.5 - 2.7 million, so this rediscovery of wormwood's usefulness has and will continue to save many lives.
The malaria parasite enters the red blood cells and sequesters iron. The mechanism of action of artemisinin in "zapping" the malaria parasite is through the affinity of artemisinin to iron. The artemisinin compound contains two oxygen atoms hooked together in what is termed an endoperoxide linkage. In the presence of free iron this linkage breaks down, forming very reactive free radicals that cause rapid and extensive damage and death to the parasite.
Posted by meg (Member # 22) on :
There are 160 different types of wormwood~!
Sweet Annie or Artemisia Annua or Ching Hao, is NOT the same as "wormwood" tincture or pills, but is OF the wormwood family. A search on the net should bring more info for you.
Check your label of wormwood....unless this is something new on the scene, it will not say it has an annua derivative.
Artemisinin is derived from Artemisia Annua. Either of these can be used for Babesia/malaria
[ 17. October 2005, 03:50 PM: Message edited by: meg ]
Posted by betsy (Member # 7105) on :
Perfect answers...thanks Micul and Meg!
Posted by liz dobell (Member # 8078) on :
Thats a great help - thanks so much for all your expert replies