Developing resistance to meds and herbs

by | Apr 19, 2009 | artemisinin, babesia, Co-Infections, Columns, cryptolepis, Healing Lyme, Herbs | 0 comments

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. :)


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).
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

This protocol was incredible. After only a few weeks most of my symptoms were gone. After six months all my symptoms were gone… it has given me my life back.

– Amazon review by Joseph

Please note:

Stephen Buhner is no longer living and this Q + A column on Planet Thrive is closed to new questions. It will be kept on our website so readers can access vital information in the archives, communicate with each other in the comments section, and find herbs, books + lyme adjuncts in our directory. If you want to read more of Stephen’s writings, please see his website at: stephenharrodbuhner.com.



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