Jacob (Alhambra, California) on 08/31/2010

Replied By Paul G. (Florida USA) on 02/06/2022

Yes, Spirulina! Also same as Blue Green Algae. The substance that seems to do the trick is called Beta 1,3/1,6 - D-Glucan. Also found in Reishi and ....mushrooms. My friend Sheri takes it since 27 years. She never had to take the meds and is healthy.

Replied By Gerald (florida) on 10/23/2023

myself and others, yes. Its the Beta1/3 Glucan and who knows what else - very beneficial to calm the virus

Replied By GERALD (Florida) on 03/15/2024

Marcus,

look up Black Seed Oil! Take 1 teaspoon with 1 teaspoon honey before each meal (3)

Take Ascorbyl Palmitate Vit C 2xday, Selenium Zinc, Vit D and good high protein and high fiber foods.

Be consistent and patient! Report back!

Replied By Bill (Philippines) on 03/15/2024

Hi GERALD,

Chanca piedra(Phyllanthus niruri) is also known as "Stone Breaker". Chanca piedra(CP) is also well known for being one of the best blood purifiers out there I.e. it dissolves gallstones/kidney stones, protects kidneys and liver, relieves pain, detoxes the blood, reduces spasms, aids digestion, hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, hypotensive, lowers cholesterol, anti-cancer, anti-tumor, removes excess calcium, expels worms, reduces fever etc -- see this link to Leslie Taylor's Raintree Database for all the interesting research and more detailed information on the benefits and usefulness of supplementing Chanca piedra.

And I also find it most interesting that CP is also anti-bacterial and anti-viral and that it is also used in the tropics to treat malaria.

I also know as a fact from my own experience living in the tropics, that Chanca piedra cures Hepatitis B. A young cousin of mine found out that he had Hepatitis B and he asked me what he could do. I instructed him to harvest the Chanca piedra for free that was growing in his area and take it as a daily decoction three times a day. He took the advised protocol for only a month and a half and then went to his doctor to get checked again. They found that he had no Hep B antigen in his blood -- he was completely clear and cured of Hep B in other words.

It's also fairly well known through research that the reason why Chanca piedra cures Hep B is because it inhibits the reverse transcriptase Hep B enzyme that is used during replication, which results in the eventual total clearance of the Hep B virus from the body.

And, strangely enough, I have also found some research that confirms Chanca piedra also works to inhibit the HIV virus in exactly the same way as it inhibits replication in Hep B -- by inhibiting HIV's reverse transciptase enzyme:

Effects of alkaloidal extract of Phyllanthus niruri on HIV replication

HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor from Phyllanthus niruri

And it's a simple daily protocol -- just take 1000 mgs Chanca piedra directly after all meals. I take the powder form of CP(1/4 tspn/1000mgs once or twice a day) but the capsule form is probably just as good.

I could write alot more about Chanca piedras's many benefit's -- it's one of my most useful and favored herbs -- but perhaps Leslie Taylor best describes its current and present day usefulness against bacteria, viruses and diseases in general:

"Remarkably, research on chanca piedra reveals that it can significantly increase the production and activation of specific immune cells responsible for killing foreign invaders (like viruses and bacteria), while lowering the production of immune cells and cytokines that cause inflammation—the very same cytokines implicated in a COVID-19 cytokine storm. This ability has been confirmed in human research. In patients with pneumonia, asthma, and tuberculosis who were given chanca piedra, a significant reduction in lung inflammation was noted with significantly lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which cause lung inflammation, oxidative stress, cellular damage, and cell death. In addition, adults and children with pneumonia, tuberculosis, hepatitis, chicken pox, and Hanson's disease (leprosy) mounted a much stronger immune response to fight these infections, which sped healing and viral/bacterial clearance, when using chanca piedra. It was also noted in these clinical studies that immune cells responsible for immunity were also increased, and those taking chanca piedra for their infections had no relapses or secondary infections and had higher levels of antigens (cells responsible for immunity)."

Confirmed Biological Activities of Chanca Piedra

Replied By Gerald (FLORIDA) on 04/16/2024

Thank You Bill! Amazing amount of information and studies!