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Morphological Abnormalities in Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, Initiated by Environmental Contaminant

http://www.remedypublications.com/open-access/morphological-abnormalities-in-blacklegged-tick-ixodes-scapularis-initiated-by-environmental-9184.pdf

Morphological Abnormalities in Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis, Initiated by Environmental Contaminant

John D Scott1*, Nguyen Nguyen2, Jaclyn TA McKeown3 and Evgeny V Zakharov2,3,4

Aug. 29, 2022

Open Journal of Of Public Health

1Upper Grand Tick Centre, Fergus, Ontario, Canada
2Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity of Ontario, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
3Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
4Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Abstract
Environmental pollutants cause teratogenic abnormalities in ectoparasites and their hosts.  These contaminants are consumed or absorbed, and often invisible causing deformities in arthropods, including ticks. Teratogen in arthropods arises as physiological and morphological change, and often halts proper metabolic function. During normal bird band operations, we collected a replete tick from an American Robin, Turdus migratorius, and the fully engorged larva molted to an unfed nymph. The larva was normal, but the subsequent nymph was deformed. Consequently, we could not identify the unusual specimen with standard taxonomy, so we took microphotographs and employed DNA barcoding by means of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene. Based on molecular analysis, we confirmed the aberrant specimen was a blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Our finding collaborates that songbirds can pass teratogenic compounds to ticks during a blood meal, and cause environmental abnormalities in ticks.

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**Comment**

Study shows that environmental contaminants do strange things – even to the despised tick. In this case the nymph had a deformity that prohibits it from feeding.  Go to the top link to view a picture of a normal tick and then the mutant tick which does not have mouth parts.

This of course leaves a larger question and concern: if environmental contaminants can cause a tick to mutate without mouth parts, what are these contaminants doing to other creatures and humans?

While I’ve posted on the “climate change” agenda and the fact it’s a coverup for governmental “climate engineering” and is a huge money maker for leaders who are political, emotionally driven, unscientific, and the worst hypocrites on the planet, environmental contaminants ARE a serious threat to all life forms.  And while climate experts have stated that the simple reason the climate narrative is being followed is due to the fact scientists are on a gravy train to secure research funding, there is big money in geoengineering where nanoparticles, including many metals, are sprayed into the atmosphere and then uses microwave transmissions such as 5G to weaponize the weather.

A popular Lyme literate doctor, Dr. Klinghardt explains how the nano-aluminum poisoning affects our health, especially when combined with other toxins in our environment, such as the herbicide glyphosate, which is in most of our food, and with microwave radiation from smart meters, cell phones, Wi-Fi routers, and cell towers (which are now upgrading to 5G.)

According to Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD, the ingredients of the persistent contrail formula that is being sprayed in the upper atmosphere by jet aircraft contains nanoparticles of aluminum (in several forms) along with barium, strontium, mercury, plastics and various other ingredients. Even viable Lyme disease cysts and other biological substances have been found in the nanoparticle dust that is falling from the sky.

Dr. Klinghardt has contributed significantly to the understanding of metal toxicity & its connection with chronic infections, chronic illness, & pain. He has been instrumental in advancing various fields within biological medicine, and regularly sees patients in the Sophia Health Institute located in Washington State and in his German clinic.

In Germany, his understanding of modern illness and his methods for assessing and treating modern chronic illnesses are being used by two thousand doctors.

Dr. Klinghardt identifies two powerful factors that are destroying the health of Americans. They are environmental toxicity from the interaction of various toxic metals and glyphosate, and environmental exposure to electromagnetic frequency radiation from technology that uses microwaves. (Read the full article.)

And now, with the roll-out of the experimental COVID “vaccines” which for the first time have lipid nanoparticles, we have the added burden of wondering just how these particles will affect people, aside from the concern of mRNA protein spikes. See:

Lipid nanoparticles—where do they go and what do they do? – The BMJ (bottom of article)

One of the major problems Dr. Klinghardt found in his practice was that there were very few laboratories in the world that can even measure and detect nano-aluminum.

For important connections between climate engineering, bio-weaponry, Lyme & ticks:

 

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Study: Collapse of Earth’s Biosphere: A Case of Planetary Treason & New Report Shows ‘No Evidence’ of Climate Emergency

**Comment**

Again, the purpose of posting this information is two-fold: 1) general education 2) the implications upon research, particularly research on tick/disease proliferation regarding “climate change.”

Recently, it’s been admitted that an Alzheimer’s Cabal has controlled the prevailing research for decades, effectively thwarting other ideas including treatments by singularly focusing upon amyloid and tau.  Further, scientists with rock star status have been accused of doctoring images, fake data, and plagiarism in Alzheimer’s and cancer research.

COVID is also entirely political and has separated close friends and family due to corrupt public health ‘authorities’ denying everything they were previously taught, knew, and admitted about natural immunity, demonstrating that public health officials and science has been hijacked.  An obedient, blind public fell prey to the “greatest psychological fear campaign in human history.” Countless experts have spoken out against the draconian measures that were taken, that to date we have no idea the negative implications of.  Further, the denial of early, effective, cheap treatments needlessly killed thousands.

Hopefully, these historical lessons teach us that science has been hijacked, has become political, and can not be trusted.

Question everything.

Lyme/MSIDS patients usually understand this regarding Lyme/MSIDS but they often fall prey to believing tickborne illness is the only disease that is political.

Enter “climate change”

This website has posted numerous articles regarding how “climate change” is also extremely political and is being used to promote fear so the public agrees with and supports the vast amounts of money being diverted to support a disastrous, ineffective, and dangerous climate agenda which is also part and parcel of “the great reset”. One such money grab includes government subsidized wind turbines.  Not only have they collapsed and caught on fire, health complaints have led to a lawsuit which has led to their demolition, but the danger remains due to toxic emissions, noise pollution, pulsing air sensations in life forms, insomnia, headaches, body aches, and other issues not to mention reducing home values. Now, a study from Germany shows that offshore wind farms are projected to impact primary production and bottom water deoxygenation in the North Sea. Turbines are unsafe for marine ecosystems as well as the human and animal microbiome, yet the false narrative continues with Biden determined to put massive offshore wind farms on the ocean.  A spike in whale and dolphin deaths has prompted calls for investigation into the impact offshore wind projects have on marine life.

Go here to read about power lobbyists for turbines getting to politicians to push industry-friendly bills which completely ignores those suffering ill health.

Similarly to COVID and Lyme/MSIDS, “climate change” is politically and emotionally based, and numerous experts have pointed out the many flaws.

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Report Finds ‘No Evidence’ Of Climate Emergency

Sept. 18, 2022

Here’s the report:  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-02243-9

The study analyzed data from heat, drought, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and ecosystem productivity, and could not plot a trend either way.  While many state we’ve never seen flooding like we have in recent years… the report found the opposite.

Even well-meaning Lyme patients and advocates have fallen for the lie.

Further, particularly in Lymeland, this agenda is being promoted to stop us from asking important questions about our government’s involvement force-feeding ticks dangerous pathogens and then dropping them out of airplanes – both of which have been proven, as well as the very real and destructive geoengineering of the weather which the report below points out and has possibly caused the most costly disaster in U.S. history.

Research dollars diverted to climate issues is not only dishonest, but also stops money from going to extremely worthy topics such as the impact of migratory birds, photoperiod, land usage, and of course testing and improved diagnostics, effective treatments, and transmission studies (what other bugs transmit, sexual, congenital, etc).

Please don’t fall for the age-old tactic currently being used to divide and conquer us using fear and hate.  It is imperative level heads prevail and that we continue to question what is being touted from the top-down.  It is this author’s experience that whenever discussion and debate are prohibited – red flags should immediately appear and cause us to scrutinize the prevailing narrative.  Further, we should all be alerted to the fact that an anti-globalism sentiment is forcing powerful globalists into a corner which almost assuredly means an engineered disaster is about to strike to make a political point to keep the narrative alive.

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If you are unaware of the very real “Climate engineering” that our government has been doing for decades, please first educate yourself by listening to the Corbett report on Stratospheric Aerosol Injection from a 2010 interview where he talks to experts who created the documentary “What in the World Are They Spraying? Which was shortly followed up in 2012 by “Why in the World Are They Spraying?”  Show notes are also listed.

But also read this important piece tying geoengineering with Morgellons as well as with the spiker silk polymers being sprayed that we are all breathing in that are related to the development of biodefense therapeutics, nanotech and biotech applications, transdermal vaccine delivery, biosensing applications, brain computer interface, creation of synthetic neurons and synthetic biology.  They also share the same proteins that are being found in the rubbery white clots found in humans after getting the COVID shots.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362805618_Collapse_of_Earth’s_Biosphere_A_Case_of_Planetary_Treason

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal – Vol. 9, No. 8
Publication Date: August 25, 2022
DOI: 10.14738/assrj.98.12935
Herndon, J. M., & Whiteside, M. (2022).

Collapse of Earth’s Biosphere: A Case of Planetary Treason

J. Marvin Herndon
Transdyne Corporation, San Diego, CA 92131 USA
Mark Whiteside
Florida Department of Health, Key West, FL33040 USA
ABSTRACT

Earth’s life support systems are breaking down, including the stratospheric ozone layer, which protects all higher life on the planet from deadly ultraviolet radiation. This breakdown is a direct result of human activities including the large-scale manipulation of processes that affect Earth’s climate, otherwise known as geoengineering. We present further evidence that coal fly ash, utilized in tropospheric aerosol geoengineering, is the primary cause of stratospheric ozone depletion, not chlorofluorocarbons, as “decreed” by the Montreal Protocol. The misdiagnosis was a potentially fatal mistake by mankind. Coal fly ash particles, uplifted to the stratosphere, are collected and trapped by polar stratospheric clouds. In springtime, as these clouds begin to melt/evaporate, multiple coal fly ash compounds and elements are released to react with and consume stratospheric ozone. Contrary to the prevailing narrative, the stratospheric ozone layer has already been badly damaged and now increasingly deadly ultraviolet radiation, UV-B and UV-C, penetrates to Earth’s surface. Our time is short to permanently end all geoengineering activities, and to reduce and/or eliminate all sources of aerosolized coal fly ash, including first and foremost the jet-sprayed emplacements into the troposphere that are systematically breaking down Earth’s support systems and poisoning life on this planet.

At the end of the study they conclude:

All geoengineering must cease. All sources of aerosolized coal fly ash must be reduced and eliminated. Tropospheric jet-spraying of coal fly ash and any other particulate matter must cease and desist. That is necessary to salvage what we can of Earth’s vital life support systems, including the stratospheric ozone layer.

Once again, the magician’s use of the old ‘slight of hand’ trick is making the public blindly accept an untruth while ignoring other lines of inquiry.  Geoengineering, like dual-use research are causing untold harm to people and the environment.
Besides being dangerous, geoengineering is a human rights nightmare.

The geoengineering umbrella sometimes includes methods of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, such as mass tree planting and carbon capture and storage technology. But attention is usually focused on the more theoretical and even more controversial approaches, including solar radiation management which includes spraying toxic aerosols such as sulphates or nanoparticles into the stratosphere to reflect some of the sun’s energy back into space, however, there is already evidence that aerosols sent into the air by humans are changing water cycles, monsoon seasons, and can lead to acid rain. And according to the IPCC, such techniques would also likely reduce global precipitation.  The UN Human Rights Council’s Advisory Committee says all research and development of solar radiation modification, particularly stratospheric aerosol injection, should be banned because it “can endanger human rights in the most extensive and unimaginable way”.

Another approach includes ocean fertilization, which governing bodies of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter long ago agreed to block – the idea of adding nutrients such as iron or nitrogen to the ocean surface to stimulate phytoplankton photosynthesis that in turns stores more carbon deep in the sea – and now intend to regulate four techniques with “the potential for deleterious effects that are widespread, long-lasting or severe”. They have also been looking at the impact of solar engineering.

Another approach which many scientists are stating is ‘insane’ and ‘needs to be stopped,’ manipulates Arctic sea ice by pumping saltwater into the ocean.

What they all have in common is their grandiosity in assuming the right to “affect a large swathe of the globe.”

Learn why the IPCC says “Solar engineering in particular introduces a “widespread range of new risks to people and ecosystems, which are not well understood.”

Read: “Why Is Blocking the Sun Being Quietly Normalized?” by Alexis Baden-Mayer, Organic Consumers Association

TAKE ACTION: Say No To Solar Geo! Blocking the Sun Is NOT a Climate Solution!

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Astrophysicist Weather Expert: Climate Always Changes But Has Nothing to Do With Man. Climate “Scientists” Are On A “Gravy Train” to Secure Funds

**UPDATE**

More and more climate experts are speaking out about the climate propaganda and science shows there’s no climate emergency.  Man’s interventions; however, are toxic to the environment and humans, are ineffective, and are costly.

“It’s not carbon dioxide that drives temperature.  It’s exact inverse.  Another fraud.” ~ Professor Ian Plimer

 

There has been much speculation that the recent warming trend will generate extreme weather events dangerous to humankind. The evidence is not compelling. The greatest warming has been over high northern latitudes, when temperatures are well below freezing. It will therefore be unlikely to have any appreciable impact on flora or fauna. 

The pattern of recent global warming underscores the validity of what meteorologists widely recognize: the oceans are the vital inertial and thermal flywheels of the climate system. The corollary is, if one wants to control climate, it will be necessary to control the oceans. Efforts to decarbonise in the hope of affecting global temperatures will be in vain.  Source

Perhaps this is why Biden is determined to put ineffective, toxic, and dangerous windmills in the ocean.

Then there’s the impact of non-ionizing radiation coming from cell phones, radio waves, and microwaves:  Australian report

Whilst industry, the WHO and government submissions argued that the science was inconclusive, others said that the majority of peer-reviewed, published scientific research showed effects from non-ionising radiation including DNA damage, heat shock protein response, changes in the movement of substances across cell membranes, changes in the blood brain barrier, oncogene change, melatonin reduction and altering of calcium ion signalling.

In animals, studies have shown chromosome aberrations, increases in double and single strand DNA breakages, increases in the promotion of certain cancers in genetically predisposed mice, severe depression of the immunological and endocrinological responses of young chickens, changes in temperature regulation, changes to calcium ion mobility in the brains of cats and rabbits, changes to the proliferation rate of cells, alterations to enzyme and nervous system activity and behavioural change, at low level exposure to radiofrequency radiation.

Lymeland is also greatly affected by these interventions, and patients are more susceptible to environmental toxins.

**UPDATE Nov, 2022

Besides being a “gravy train” for climate scientists, it’s recently come out that the US has pledged “Climate Reparations” to other countries while Americans freeze and become homeless.  Under Biden’s watch, the government is giving your tax dollars away to other countries because evidently we are naughty carbon polluters, but China which creates 30% of the world’s carbon emissions gets off scot-free. Some reports suggest that the US will be on the hook for up to a billion dollars. In October, it was reported that the total amount due would be $4.3 trillion.

https://healthimpactnews.com/2022/astrophysicist-weather-expert-climate-is-always-changing-and-has-nothing-to-do-with-man-climate-scientists-are-on-gravy-train-to-secure-funds/  Video Here

Astrophysicist Weather Expert: Climate is Always Changing and Has Nothing to do with Man – Climate “Scientists” are on “Gravy Train” to Secure Funds

by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News

Sept. 10, 2022

Astrophysicist and meteorologist weather expert Piers Corbyn was recently interviewed by a reporter in RT.com’s Moscow studio about the unusually hot weather seen in many parts of the world this year, with the reporter stating the standard corporate media line that this is a clear example of “climate change.”

But Piers Corbyn replied:

Well climate has always been changing, but this has nothing to do with man.

Corbyn is the founder of “Weather Action” and he began to explain that they predicted that there would be extreme heat in Eastern Europe in Russia this summer before it even happened, and that these weather patterns are caused by “a certain circulation pattern”, and not CO2, but a combination of solar activity and the phases of the moon.

The reporter in Moscow then interrupts him with elevated voice and says:

Excuse me, just a minute! You say this isn’t caused by man, how come they are reporting this heat wave is recognized as the worst in a thousand years in recorded history in Russia?!

And for sure, man has something to do with it, hasn’t he?

Corbyn replies calmly, “No.”

“Man has nothing to do with it. The only connection is that man is here at the same time as the sun and the moon are doing things.” ~ Piers Corbyn

He then goes on to explain that a very similar situation happened about 132 years ago. He states that those who claim otherwise are simply trying to make money off of the Climate Change narrative.

It is an interesting and entertaining four and a half minutes to watch. A shorter clip that is just over 2 minutes was posted on Twitter and is making the rounds in the Alternative Media today, where comments are being made such as “We suspect this is the last time Mr. Corbyn will be allowed on TV,” suggesting that the reporter was caught off guard, but I found the entire interview, and at the end of the interview the reporter states while smiling:

Piers Corbyn, as always, it is very interesting to hear what you have to say. Thanks very much for joining us here on RT TV.

So this was probably scripted and rehearsed ahead of time, but it is a good watch none-the-less.

We uploaded the entire interview on our Bitchute, Odysee, and Telegram channels.

Piers Corbyn apparently often goes against the “science” dictators, as his Wikipedia page states:

Piers Richard Corbyn (born 10 March 1947) is an English weather forecaster, businessman, anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist.

He didn’t accept (gasp!) the official narrative on COVID.
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**Comment**

Please note the “psycholinguistic tool” being used against Corbyn.  Wikipedia simply bullies by using the age-old name-calling tactic by stating he is an “anti-vaxxer” and “conspiracy theorist.”  This is what “authorities” do when they don’t have a shred of evidence but want to shut the opposition up.  Just bully, censor, ban and belittle any dissenters.  The public will be none the wiser.

But we need to be wiser.

Corbyn states that average global temps are actually declining, but this inconvenient truth is not being reported by mainstream media, which is completely bought out.

“Temperatures change, but they are not caused by CO2.” ~ Piers Corbyn

Corbyn states that ice is starting to increase again in the Arctic and has been increasing for a long time in the Antarctic.

He also states that those who say CO2 is behind “climate change” have absolutely zero evidence. The evidence only shows the contrary.

This topic is important to everyone, but particularly to Lyme/MSIDS patients who are continually being fed the lie that tick and disease proliferation are due to “climate change,” as well as the narrative that the world is heating up and we should all be fearful, cower in the corner, and agree to massive money/power grabs which includes but is not limited to the need for: government subsidized windmills (a colossal, proven mistake), electric cars (another blunder), the the infeasible, expensive economic climate agenda policy of “net zero”. It also affects government research grants, which directly affects Lyme/MSIDS patients.

Nearly every single tick study to cross this writer’s desk has the moniker “climate change” in the title, despite independent research and climate experts showing otherwise, who have actually corrected biased, shoddy research designed for the pre-determined accepted narrative. Researchers know that if they want highly sought after funds, they need to prostitute themselves to state what the establishment tells them to state, despite the evidence. They then creatively design their study for a pre-determined outcome. It’s the oldest trick in the book and was done repeatedly during the COVID debacle and has been the bedrock of Lyme research.

It’s been done in Lymeland for over 40 years, by requiring the following to enter research studies:

  • a positive 2-tiered CDC test, which has been proven to miss nearly all cases
    • “authorities” purposely eliminated a very specific band for Lyme due to vaccine development, which means the sickest patients will never test positive
  • an EM rash, which has been proven to be highly variable and not seen at all by many
  • the myopic, flawed continued fixation upon acute cases and the continued denial of chronic/persistent cases

COVID has blatantly exposed these types of crimes and the fact science has been hijacked.
Patients need to continually ask themselves, “If they lied to us about one thing, would they lie to us about another thing?”

Hopefully enough lies have been exposed to make us skeptical of everything these “authorities’ say and do; however, it behooves me that Lyme advocates continue to try and work with corrupt organizations that have only hurt patients by taking their money, but giving them nothing in return but a flawed paradigm that will deny people diagnosis and treatment, and that one doctor calls “medical myopia.”

Go here to tell your Congressman, “Don’t give the CDC one more dime, and no more data collection.”

Go here to read WI Senator Ron Johnson’s letter to CDC’s Director Rachelle Walensky on the fact the CDC admits it gave false information about COVID shot surveillance.

For more:

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96% of People in This Study Did Not Have Classic Lyme Borrelia

https://biologixcenter.com/lyme-disease/96-of-people-in-this-study-did-not-have-classic-lyme-borrelia/#

96% of People in this Study Did Not Have Classic Lyme Borrelia

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New, more sensitive, and precise testing reveals a troubling finding in the treatment of Lyme disease. As this study reveals, many doctors may often be prescribing the incorrect antibiotics, due to the narrow focus on B. burgdorferi. In twenty-seven people from sixteen states, 96% were found to have other Borrelia strains than B. burgdorferi, many of which cannot be treated with the same antibiotics.

Limitations of Conventional Lyme Testing

Treatment-resistant, chronic and apparent relapsing Lyme disease (borreliosis), with its oft associated co-infections which worsen the illness, though once debated, is now well-documented in the scientific literature. Chronic Lyme disease has reached the true status of a global pandemic, though largely unappreciated by the media and mainstream medicine.

Conventional diagnostic lab testing, such as Western Blot, ELISA, and Conventional Bacteria PCR testing for the dectectin of Borrelia spirochete of Lyme disease has had limited success. Most types of conventional tests having high false-negative results, with as little as 30% sensitivity, meaning as much as 70% of people tested, actually have the infection, but never get treatment due to their lab test coming back negative. These people fall between the cracks of medicine as their body and lives fall apart as doctors do not know what is wrong with them, assuming the tests were correct. (See Fig. 1)

phage_testing_table_v2cg-800x556Figure 1

The painful reality is that conventional labs which are not focused solely on testing for Lyme disease, often are not as diligent in their testing, not getting paid more to find the bacteria or not, and seeming to forget that there is a real and desperate person at the other end of the blood test. Unfortunately beyond this, the medico-political environment regarding the existence of chronic Lyme disease also gets in the way of getting many, if not most conventional physicians to order the test, even at the pleading of their patients.

New Testing Pinpoints Acute and Chronic Infections

In 2019 a new, highly sensitive test (See Fig. 1 Phage Test) was developed by the University of Leicester, in England, and performed by the R.E.D Laboratory, for the diagnosis of Borrelia infections. This test is so sensitive and the testing process so rigorous, that the test is nearing 100% accurate, at >80% sensitivity to detecting not just the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi, but all of the 20 types of Borrelia that can cause tick-borne and vector-borne illness. This test is call the Phelix Borrelia-Phage Test, and is such a breath of fresh air in that the test results come back not with encrypted, hard to determine bands, as in Lyme Western Blot tests, but instead clearly state, Positive or Negative and the exact type of Borrelia infection or multiple types of Borrelia strains that you have, without needing your doctor to interpret the results.

Doctors in the United States or any other country can order this test.

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SUMMARY:

  • Only ONE person out of 27 from 16 states in the study had B. burgdorferi.
  •   Please note most had B. Miyamotoi followed by strains that cause relapsing fever, and most had more than one strain of Borrelia.
  • The study shows that Bb is likely not the real culprit behind many cases of chronic Lyme – which in turn means many are not getting the proper treatment.
  • The paradigm of “classic” Lyme based upon the Bb model needs to be expanded to include symptoms unique to the other strains as well as the various coinfections often present.
  • Dr. Jernigan offers a new Borrelia-phage-based targeted treatment that has been developed and documented by repeated Phelix Borrelia-Phage testing to rapidly eliminate only the types of Borrelia a person has been found positive, with no harm to the body, with minimal Herx reactions, and no harm to good bacteria.
  • To learn more about Bacteriophages and INPT treatment please click on the hyperlink.

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Andrographis

https://vitalplan.com/ingredients/andrographis

Andrographis

By Vital Plan

Reviewed by Bill Rawls, MD
Medical Director of Vital Plan

QUICK FACTS

Common name: Andrographis
Scientific name: Andrographis paniculata
Other names: King of bitters, kirta or kirata (Sanskrit), kiryata (Hindi), kalmegh (Bengali, Hindi, Unani), hempedu bumi (Malaysia), creat, green chiretta, Indian chiretta, chuan xin lian (traditional Chinese medicine)
Location: Native to India
Known for: Its bitter taste and potent antimicrobial and immune-supportive properties
Part Used: Aerial parts (leaf, stem, and flowers)
Fun fact: In Scandinavia, andrographis is a popular herbal flu remedy.1
Good for: Fighting acute and chronic infections, immune health, microbiome balance, liver protection, proper bile flow
Key Properties & Actions: Antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiparasitic, immunomodulating, hepatoprotective, digestive bitter tonic, cholagogue (stimulates bile flow), anti-inflammatory, antioxidant

Summary

Andrographis is a bitter-tasting herb renowned for its antimicrobial and immune-supportive effects. Native to India, it has long been used to support the immune system, digestion, and the liver. Modern research shows it can be helpful in fighting infections, as well as providing various other benefits.

What is Andrographis?

Andrographis is a shrubby annual plant whose intensely bitter leaves have led to its moniker, “king of bitters.” Growing one to three feet in height, this herb prefers the shady, moist habitat of a forest or wetland but is also seen growing in plains, hillsides, and farms. In the fall, andrographis bears small white flowers with brown or purple spots.

White flower and fresh green leaves of andrographis paniculata o

Although andrographis is native to India, it has been introduced to and can be found growing in China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, the islands of the Caribbean and West Indian Ocean, and parts of North America and Central America. In many areas, but especially in Asia, andrographis is prized as a traditional medicinal herb and often used for infections, fevers, and liver disorders.

In the last few decades, research on andrographis has increased, with in vitro (in a test tube or petri dish) and in vivo (in a living model) clinical studies confirming the traditional usages of the herb. Today, it is primarily used for its microbiome-balancing, immune-supportive, and liver-protective qualities, although it offers a variety of other health benefits.

Benefits of Andrographis and How It Works

Antimicrobial Support
Antibacterial Activity

For centuries, andrographis has been used to fight various kinds of infections, including those caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. In the last decade, scientific interest in andrographis has accelerated, with particular focus on its antimicrobial qualities.
Researchers have reported that andrographis extract possesses potent antibacterial activity against numerous kinds of bacteria.2

An in vitro study found andrographis to inhibit the growth of bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, which can lead to antibiotic-resistant infections, Escherichia coli, which can cause digestive distress, Vibrio cholerae, which causes cholera, and Salmonella typhi, which causes typhoid fever.3

Andrographis can also be useful in helping to break down biofilms, which shield bacteria from the efforts of the immune system and antibiotics.4

Antiviral Activity

Andrographolide is a biologically active compound in andrographis that is known for its broad-spectrum antiviral properties. It has been proposed that andrographolide intervenes in multiple steps of the viral life cycle, including viral entry, genetic material replication, and protein synthesis.5

Andrographolide has shown in vitro activity against viruses like herpes simplex 1, Epstein-Barr, and influenza A.6

More recently, in vitro studies have demonstrated the inhibitory effect of andrographolide against SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19.5

Antifungal and Antiparasitic Activity

In folk medicine, andrographis has been used for fungal infections for centuries. Preliminary in vitro studies justify this use, especially in relation to fungal skin infections.2,7

Likewise, in vitro studies indicate andrographis can be of benefit when used against various parasites.4

In a 2013 animal study, andrographis extract exerted antimalarial activity in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei, a parasite that causes malaria in certain rodents. In vitro studies have also suggested that andrographis has antimalarial action.4,8

Enhanced Immune Function

Andrographis is well known for having an affinity for respiratory infections as well as being able to shorten the duration of an illness.6 Its antimicrobial qualities and its ability to modulate the immune system make this possible.

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials concluded that andrographis is beneficial in shortening the duration of and improving acute respiratory tract infection symptoms.9

Additionally, andrographolide has demonstrated direct and indirect effects against cancer cells in in vitro studies, including inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells and inducing the destruction of cancer cells.2

Liver Protection and Function

Andrographis is widely used to protect the liver and support its function. Thanks to its bitter phytochemical compounds, andrographis can stimulate liver enzymes and promote healthy bile flow, which in turn, enhances digestion and detoxification.

Andrographis’s liver-protective qualities have been well documented in modern scientific research. A 2014 animal study showed andrographis extract exerts hepatoprotective effects in acute liver toxicity situation. It was proposed that this effect was due to the herb’s ability to fight free radicals, inhibit cellular proliferation, and induce a form of programmed cell death known as apoptosis.10

In a 2020 animal study, andrographis extract reduced oxidative stress and liver damage in mice.11

leaves of andrographis paniculata, commonly known as creat or green chiretta, Acanthaceae, pathogen inactivation on coronaviruses is very important, note select focus

Joint Health and Comfort

Andrographis may be better known for its antimicrobial and liver-protective properties, but it also has the impressive benefit of easing joint discomfort. Much of this ability is due to the way it can calm overactive immune and inflammatory responses. A double-blind, placebo-controlled human study administered andrographis extract to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients three times a day. After 14 weeks, RA patients experienced decreased joint pain.12

Animal studies show that andrographis has multiple anti-inflammatory actions that contribute to this effect. It reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines but can also encourage cell death of immune cells in joints that cause excess inflammation and tissue damage.13

Healthy Energy Levels

In a 2016 double-blind, placebo-controlled human clinical trial, multiple sclerosis (MS) patients receiving interferon beta treatment were given 170 mg of andrographis extract or placebo two times daily over a period of 12 months. MS patients taking the andrographis extract had a significant reduction in fatigue compared to placebo.14 Although the exact mechanisms of action are unknown, the authors of the study suggest that the herb’s anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects may contribute to the reduction in fatigue.

History & Traditional Use

Andrographis has a long history of use in traditional systems of medicine like Ayurveda, Unani, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Across the board, andrographis has been relied on to enhance immune function, resist infections, support digestion, and protect the liver.

In Ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical system, andrographis is a common ingredient in herbal formulations used for liver conditions.15 It is also commonly used to increase appetite and strengthen digestion. The leaf juice is a traditional household remedy for stomach distress, but it is also used to remove parasites, promote bile flow, and reduce fever. Just after the Spanish flu of 1918, the Indian flu hit in 1919, and andrographis was used widely and largely credited with helping halt the spread of the epidemic.

From a TCM perspective, the bitter qualities of andrographis, or chuan xin lian, are believed to clear heat from the blood, which can look like infections or toxins. It is specifically used in cases of colds, flu, fever, cough, skin conditions, bronchitis, tonsillitis, and many more conditions.6

In Malaysia, a decoction of the aerial parts is used for the common cold, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, malaria, and snakebites.16

How to Use and Dosing

Andrographis paniculata or Kariyat leaf plant with herb capsules to treating covid-19 coronavirus viral infection.

The Ayurvedic name for andrographis translates to “king of bitters,” so it is often preferred and best taken in capsule form to avoid its bitter taste.

A standardized extract of andrographis is ideal and should be standardized to 10% to 30% andrographolides. General dosing for a standardized extract is 200-800 mg, two to three times daily. If using a tincture, ​​1.5-3 mL, 2-4 times daily is standard.

To enhance immune function, andrographis can be combined with reishi mushroom, lion’s mane mushroom, cat’s claw, Japanese knotweed, garlic, Chinese skullcap, turmeric, cordyceps, astragalus, and echinacea.

For added liver support, consider pairing andrographis with herbs like milk thistle, turmeric, schisandra, and dandelion root.

Interactions

There are no known significant interactions, however, animal studies suggest andrographis may modify glucose regulation, so be aware if using hypoglycemic drugs.

Always check with your health care practitioner before use if you are taking medications. For more general education on potential interactions between herbs and medications, check out Dr. Bill Rawls’ article: Is it Safe to Take Herbs with My Medications?

Precautions & Side effects

About 1% of people who take andrographis develop an allergic reaction with whole-body hives and itching skin. The reaction will resolve gradually over several weeks after stopping the use of the herb.

Avoid the use of this herb during pregnancy.

Disclaimer: This information is intended only as general education and should not be substituted for professional medical advice. Any mentioned general dosage options, safety notices, or possible interactions with prescription drugs are for educational purposes only and must be considered in the context of each individual’s health situation and the quality and potency of the product being used. Use this information only as a reference in conjunction with the guidance of a qualified healthcare practitioner.

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