wormwood

hi all. the following is from my naturopathic doctor. thought it might interest some of you:


a study published last year by doctors at Yale University School of Medicine found that wormwood significantly reduced symptoms of crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease. forty patients were given either 750 mg of wormwood extract (brand name: sedacrohn) or placebos twice daily for 10 weeks. after 8 weeks, 13 of the 20 patients (65%) taking wormwood had almost a full remission of symptoms. as a result, they were able to reduce the use of corticosteroid drugs. for most of the patients taking placebos, symptoms worsened.



for sedacrohn, go here: http://www.noorherbals.com/crohn.html


wormwood is supposedly a parasite detoxifier. you can get in extract form at the local health food store.

Hi CrazyHarry,

First time poster, long time lurker (well, since February 2008 when I got my CD diagnosis, so maybe not so long) here.

I've used Sedacrohn for Crohn's Disease and I am fairly confident that it has helped me. What I can say with absolute confidence is that it hasn't done me any harm. If you read the results of the double-blind study conducted with Sedacrohn, it seems pretty clear that it had a very positive impact on the majority of the patients enrolled in the study.

For the record, I'm also on Remicade every 8 weeks and I fanatically follow a low residue diet. At the time I started the round of Sedacrohn, however, I had just received the third of my first 3 Remicade treatments and I didn't believe it (the Remicade) was working because I was still having a good amount of cramping. After 4 weeks of using Sedacrohn (which is one bottle's worth), the cramping and all other Crohn's symptoms have gone away and haven't returned in almost 4 months.

Your mileage may vary.

Wormwood tinctures have alcohol in them that could contribute to the side effects mentioned. There are two types; so you want to get what's called Artemisia "Annua", not Artemisia "Absinthe". Artemisia Annua = Sweet Wormwood. It's anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, and anti-parasitic. I have been giving it to my pets as a parasite preventative and it works great with zero side effects. I take it myself as well periodically as a parasite cleanse. It seems to have an immune modulating effect on Crohn's and is worth a try! Wish you the best!