Last night I made a tea out of neem leaves - pretty bitter stuff.
I feel extra fatigued today. Has anybody tried neem? Does it have any effect on spirochetes or parasites?
Posted by CaliforniaLyme (Member # 7136) on :
SHOULD work against Babesiosis to some degree!!! *************************************************
1:Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2006 Jan;100(1):17-22.
Fractions of an antimalarial neem-leaf extract have activities superior to chloroquine, and are gametocytocidal.
Udeinya IJ, Brown N, Shu EN, Udeinya FI, Quakeyie I. Department of Pharmacology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
The antimalarial activities of two fractions (IRDN-A and IRDN-B) of an extract from the leaves of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica) were compared with those of chloroquine, in in-vitro assays against Plasmodium falciparum.
The asexual stages of a chloroquine-sensitive clone (ITG2F6) and a chloroquine-resistant isolate (W2) and the gametocytes of the NF 54 (BD-7) isolate of P. falciparum were used as the drug targets.
Activity against the asexual stages was generally evaluated as the concentrations inhibiting the parasitaemias recorded in the control cultures, after an incubation of 48-72 h, by 50% (IC50) or 100% (IC100).
For the ITG2F6 strain, the IC50 and IC100 (in microg/ml) were, respectively, 10(-5) and 10(-4) for IRDN-A, 10(-3) and 10(-2) for IRDN-B, and 10(-2) and 1.0 for chloroquine.
The corresponding values for the W2 strain were 10(-5) and 1.0 for IRDN-A, and 10.0 and >100 for chloroquine (even at 100 microg/ml, chloroquine only inhibited the parasitaemia by 85%).
Each of the two neem-leaf fractions lysed 50% and 100% of developing gametocytes, at 10(-3) and 1.0 microg/ml, respectively; and 50% and 100% of mature gametocytes at 10(-3) and 10(2) microg/ml, respectively.
If they are found safe and effective in vivo, the neem-leaf fractions may form the basis of new antimalarial drugs that not only cure chloroquine-sensitive and chloroquine-resistant malaria but also markedly reduce transmission.
PMID: 16417709
Posted by Skyler (Member # 11549) on :
I aaam glad to see someone posting about Neem!
My boyfriend's father is growing them because of how good they are for the environment, and humans.
Neem is a natural anti-biotic. It can only help when it comes to treating these diseases.
Also the soap can be used as anti-bactireal soap.
Its good stuff. I love it!
Posted by BOEJR (Member # 1734) on :
I am happy to hear that neem is being mentioned. I used it early on in my disease as well and found it to be helpful.
It is also helpful in maintaining a lower blood sugar level. It is available on the web but if you know of any indian community you will be able to get it pretty affordably.
kindly,
Julia
Posted by farah (Member # 8496) on :
I have used neem and eucalyptus for babesia. It seems to work well for these issues. I only tried it after I was better from a lot of things already, though, so I don't know how effective it would be on more severe Lyme. It also seems to help clear up symptoms under the skin. Neem is known for clearing skin infections in India.
Farah
Posted by blossom (Member # 13260) on :
Boejr and Farah: How did you take the neem? Pill or tea form? How much and how often?
thanks!
[ 10. October 2007, 03:30 PM: Message edited by: blossom ]
Posted by dan67 (Member # 20344) on :
up
Posted by Lauralyme (Member # 15021) on :
My LLMD has me take Neem.....one cap three times a day
It's an inexpensive supplement
Posted by lululymemom (Member # 26405) on :
It's used in the Byron White Formula A-Bab..
Neem: This herb's anti-viral, anti bacterial and anti-fungal effects are well documented. Evidence exists for its use in pneumonia, ulcers, gout, diabetes, hypertension, skin infection and wound healing. The essential fatty acid content in Neem is high.
Posted by dan67 (Member # 20344) on :
Neem oil or neem leaves?
Lauralyme, what brand do you take?
Posted by Lauralyme (Member # 15021) on :