Neem / Azadirachta indica and Carica papaya are two important herbs that can be used to treat insect-related illnesses, reduce a cytokine storm in Dengue, Ebola, and Yellow Fever hemorrhagic illness, and also treat chronic pain naturally. Neem is an important off-grid herbal medicine that can also be used by the apocalyptically inclined as a survival medicine or by those who travel to self-medicate for pain or to prevent disease stricken areas in tropical climates.Neem: Herbal Remedy with a Broad Spectrum of MedicinalAction
Neem, also known as Azadirachta indica, is an herbal remedy for chronic pain and autoimmunity, but Neems does many things. When I first learned about this plant, it was important to me as an herb that prevents malaria infection and as a natural treatment for Dengue fever. Since that time, which was about 10 years ago, Lydian and I have had the opportunity to use Neem on ourselves and on our family members to test out its effectiveness. And as it turns out, Neem is, in fact, effective as a natural pain killer. It is a powerful antiparasitic and it is an herbal antimalarial that works very well. And it can also be used to cure autoimmunity, at least in some cases, depending on the root cause of the autoimmune disease. Read more about toxic load and environmental toxins that cause autoimmunity here. Read more about nutrient deficiencies that cause autoimmune disease here.Natural Treatment for Autoimmunity and Cancer
Neem: Herbal Remedy for Paraneoplastic Disease
Paraneoplastic diseases or autoimmune diseases that have strong associations with cancer demonstrate that cancer and autoimmunity are related. I have strong beliefs about why they're related and these beliefs are based on years of reading research articles on the topic. You can read more about my views on the relationship between cancer and autoimmune disease here. But neem is an herbal remedy for cancer as well as autoimmunity and it also can be used as a natural treatment for chronic pain. The medicinal action of neem fits a profile that makes it perfect as a natural treatment for autoimmunity as well as cancer because both of these diseases involve chronic pain as a major feature. The chronic pain involved in both cancer and autoimmune disease is likely due the liver and gallbladder's involvement in these diseases. And neem, as an herb that can be used to cure and prevent malaria naturally, is clearly able to treat infectious pathogens living inside the liver. The liver, after all, as an important blood-producing organ in the body, is often host to malaria parasites that can be killed using neem. The liver/gallbladder is a safe hide-away for pathogens that can't be killed using the antibiotics a doctor might prescribe at a clinic, and this fact explains why antimalarial drugs tend to also work to cure cancer, autoimmune disease, or even COVID-19. COVID takes up residence in the liver/gallbladder which means that it's hard to reach this pathogen using synthetic drugs that the body naturally identifies as "foreign" and toxic. The liver's primary job in the body is to identify toxic things and break them down so that they can't hurt you. When the liver breaks down antibiotics though, this means the antibiotics can't reach the liver tissues themselves. As such, the liver, and it's sidekick, the gallbladder, because ideal places for pathogens to hide. Neem / Azadirachta indica is often combined with Lithium Orotate as a natural treatment for chronic pain in those with cancer or autoimmune disease.Neem: Herbal Cure for Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, and Breast Cancer
Studies have shown that neem / Azadirachta indica is able to prevent cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and other types of cancer affecting the female reproductive system. This makes sense, again, given the fact that neem is a famous herbal antimalarial agent. Often herbal antimalarials have strong anticancer effects on the body and neem is no exception.
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Neem: Herbal Anticancer Agent
The anticancer effects of neem that have been identified in the scientific literature include the following:- Free radical scavenging
- Carcinogen detoxification / neutralization
- DNA reparation
- Cell cycle alteration
- Apoptosis / Programmed cell death
- Autophagy
- Immune surveillance
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-angiogenic
- Anti-invasive
- Anti-metastatic
- Modulation of dysregulated oncogenic signalling pathways.
- Lymphoma
- Leukemia
- Myeloma
- Bone Cancers
- Blood Cancers
- Liver Cancer / Hepatocarcinomas
- Skin Cancer
- Reproductive Organ Cancers
- Prostate Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- More...
Herbs and Chemo: How to Use Neem to Enhance Chemo and Radiation Success
A lot of people today consider alternative medicines like acupuncture and Chinese medicine to treat cancer in tandem with chemotherapy and radiation. Neem / Azadirachta indica is an herb that has been used in a number of eastern medicine models like Ayurveda, acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a cure for cancer by itself, but neem has also been studied scientifically in terms of its ability to meld with and work with chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Chinese herbs and chemotherapy can sometimes be combined to enhance the overall effect of both. Neem belongs to this category. In studies involving cisplatin-induced brain toxicity, the administration of Neem just before a cisplatin injection protected brain tissue. If you are researching ways to improve chemo results or herbs that improve the cancer cure rate using chemo, then neem might be a good choice, but you should also look closely at a tree-derived medicine known as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). DMSO is FDA-approved and it has the toxicity level that is similar to water. DMSO also has the broadest medicinal action of any FDA-approved medicine on the market though few doctors use it today because it is also available over-the-counter, it is extremely affordable, and it is a powerful medicine that would literally change conventional medicine into an affordable, manageable system if doctors started using it regularly. Currently, in no-chemo, no-radiation cancer cure clinics throughout the world, doctors use DMSO with very low dose chemotherapy in a treatment known as DMSO-Potentiation Therapy or DPT. If you're looking for treatments that improve chemo success rates, DPT is definitely a treatment to seek out because it lessens the toxicity of chemo while simultaneously improving the effectiveness of the chemotherapy. Indeed, DMSO also protects the body from radiation burns and the negative effects of radiation treatments for cancer. DMSO is truly a medical miracle that anyone can use at home to improve the effectiveness of many different medicines including herbal medicines and essential oils. Just note that you need to read a bit about how to use DMSO in order to use it safely. Click here to read a summary of the medicinal effects of DMSO. Also note that Lugol's iodine is an important cure for cancer that contains potassium iodide, a substance that can be taken in mega-doses to protect people from nuclear fallout. Cancer patients should know that taking Lugol's iodine during chemotherapy treatments can significantly enhance their odds of survival while simultaneously providing protection from radiation burns and other negative effects of cancer radiation treatments. Read more about the use of Lugol's iodine as a cure for cancer here.Neem and Carica Papaya as a Natural Treatment for Diabetes
Studies have shown that Azadirachta indica / Neem and Carica papaya combine well with DMSO and another herb known as Moringa oleifera to cure diabetes naturally. Both Neem and Moringa have hypoglycemic effects that make them noteworthy as herbal cures for diabetes mellitus.Neem: Self-Medicate for Autoimmune Disease
Neem can be used to treat pain, but neem also can be used as a cure for autoimmune disease, particularly Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Often, as we've mentioned before, neem is used with Carica papaya and Moringa oleifera and sometimes Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO--a medicine derived from trees) as well. This combination treatment is likely also effective against other autoimmune diseases that have not responded to other treatments.
Natural Tropical Disease Treatment
Introduction to Neem as an Herbal Remedy for Tropical Diseases
Herbalism hasn’t always fascinated me like it does now. When I was younger, I wanted to be a medical doctor of the Western variety. It wasn’t until I taught Human Anatomy lab at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln that I realized wasn’t cut out for the politics of modern medicine in the United States. Some of the stupidest students got into medical school, while the most knowledgeable, driven, and talented ones kept trying and trying to get in, with no success. While in college, I had a minor crisis about uninspired students getting into med school. And thank God I did. Western medicine didn't suit me. At that point, I changed directions in life. I believe now that health is so much more holistic than what medical school teaches students today. Since that time, I’ve explored everything from acupuncture and massage therapy to herbs and hypnotherapy. There is no cure-all out there, but it’s unfortunate that more people don’t realize how valuable alternative medicine is when it is applied with thought and careful consideration. When our family travels to tropical countries, we take along a medicine bag full of various medicines. In the past, that medicine bag included antibiotics and Western remedies for things like malaria, diarrhea, and other ailments, as well as herbs, but now, we bring not only herbs, but also a carefully chosen set of other medicines like Chlorine Dioxide Solution / Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS/CDS), Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), Methylene Blue, and Lugol's iodine and povidone iodine. Often, herbs are less harsh and more effective than Western remedies at either preventing or curing different health issues in the U.S. and abroad. The other medicines that we bring with us also tend to be significantly more effective than Western medicines in addition to being much less toxic. Our medicine bag is an essential part of our travel gear, since it can be hard to procure the necessary meds for everything that can go wrong abroad. Sometimes pharmaceuticals in foreign countries are “suspect” (not what they say they are). Herbs, in contrast generally have a broader spectrum of action as well as fewer undesirable side effects associated with them. Other medicines, like MMS/CDS work to treat a wide range of illnesses, and can be used for the whole family with little to no risk.Read more about how to use MMS/CDS to treat malaria at this link, and about how this medicine can treat Dengue fever at this link. The agents that I list above along with Neem and Carica papaya provide a very broad spectrum of treatments that can be used for off-grid medicine, survival medicine, as well as self-medicating during travel.
In this article, we're going to explore the medicinal benefits of Neem and Carica Papaya. Note that neither of these medicines should be used during pregnancy or if a woman is trying to conceive.
Neem / Azadirachta indica: Herbal Cure for West Nile, Dengue, and Malaria and Natural Contraceptive
Neem, also known as Azadirachta indica, is an excellent example of a broad spectrum herb that’s incredibly valuable in tropical countries as a natural anti-malaria herb. I discovered this plant when our family was looking at going on a trip to Costa Rica. I didn’t really want my 12-year-old daughter taking harsh drugs the whole time we were going to be there (3 months), so I did some research and decided to use Neem as a natural malaria prophylactic instead of prescription drugs. Neem had several benefits that I was able to find online. One was that it could help prevent malaria. The other was that it could also help prevent Dengue Fever, a disease for which there are no preventive medications and few treatment options other than just keeping the patient hydrated until the disease has run its course. But Dengue can kill. If you get infected, your vacation will be definitively ruined.Dengue is characterized by a high fever of between 104 and 105 degrees. Anyone with a fever this high should see a doctor, especially if they’re in a tropical country or returning home from a visit to a tropical country. Between 2 and 5 days after the onset of fever, infected individuals develop a rash. EMT’s are trained that fever + rash = a trip to the hospital. Dengue infected folks develop TWO rashes. A second rash develops after the first. Achiness, nausea, and swollen lymph nodes finish out the package.
The second rash that can develop in patients with Dengue can be deadly as a hemorrhagic rash that involves blood loss. Indeed, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is related to Ebola and Yellow Fever, which are also hemorrhagic fevers also involving a rash and bleeding under the skin. This rash is due to a cytokine storm similar to the cytokine storm that wreaks havoc in COVID-19 patients who develop respiratory arrest. But the cytokine storm involved with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola, and Yellow Fever are of a different type involving different cytokines than those involves with COVID-19. Infections like COVID, Ebola, Dengue, Yellow Fever, etc. that involve a severe cytokine storm can sometimes be quelled with high doses of vitamin B3 / niacin, a nutrient that causes flushing under normal conditions. Read more about the use of high-dose vitamin B3 as a natural treatment for cytokine storm here.
In summary…I don’t want Dengue Fever. Or Malaria. I don’t want my family members to end up getting ill with these diseases. But I also don’t want to feel mildly ill for months at a time while we make our way through India, Costa Rica, or wherever taking pharmaceuticals that cause nausea or other side effects. Prophylactic malaria treatments unfortunately tend to make people feel ill (which leads to non-compliance—people naturally stop taking them in favor of feeling good). Even Doxycycline can cause a daily tummy upset for about 30 minutes after taking the drug and Doxycycline is a relatively mild drug (it doesn’t work to prevent malaria in a lot of countries, by the way). Further, Doxycycline can’t prevent Dengue Fever.
But Neem can.
Neem as an Herbal Insect Repellant
In fact, Neem is an amazing plant. Spread the oil over your body and it acts as an insect repellent. We put some of the oil in our soap and shampoo while we were in Costa Rica. It isn’t toxic like other insect repellents such as DEET. Neem capsules are available for use by mouth and, according to some sources, if taken in a high enough dose, it can prevent Dengue as well as Malaria. The use of Neem and carica papaya leaf extracts have been used to cure Dengue once a person becomes infected, as well. This fact has been suppressed in medical communities, because the pharmaceutical companies haven’t figured out how to exploit the molecules responsible for causing the positive effects. Once they figure that out, they’ll create a synthetic version that can be sold to people at exorbitant prices. But that’s not all that Neem can do.
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Neem as a Natural Treatment for West Nile
Neem is being researched for effectiveness against West Nile, which is important as this disease becomes more prevalent in the United States. Some doctors have even realized that Neem has value in lowering cholesterol and controlling blood sugar and diabetes. Neem also has pain-killing properties, and has a remarkably good safety profile for this purpose. Lydian used Neem as an herbal remedy for chronic pain that she developed after becoming infected with COVID.Natural Treatment for Insect Infestations
Neem as an Herbal Cure for Scabies
Anyone who is trying to adopt a child abroad should know about herbal cures for scabies. Children in orphanages are often afflicted with scabies and parents are at a loss for how to treat them safely without toxic pharmaceuticals. Neem taken internally and also applied externally to the skin is one of several treatments that can be used as a natural cure for scabies. We talk in more detail more about how to get rid of scabies here. Also take a moment to click here and read this scientific article about how to use neem as an herbal cure for scabies.Neem as an Herbal Cure for Lice / Lice Prevention
Neem is a non-toxic lice infestation treatment that can be taken both internally as a pill or tincture (follow the dosing instructions on the product) and externally as an oil. If your child has recently been exposed to lice at school and you're trying to figure out how to discreetly prevent lice infestation in your children and in your home, neem can be an important ally. Read more about how to prevent lice infestation here.Neem as an Herbal Cure for Bed Bugs / Prevent Bed Bugs from Biting
In this scientific article, the authors discuss how to use Neem / Azadirachta indica to prevent bed bugs from biting and also how to treat bed bugs ulcers. The use of Neem as both a natural insect repellant as well as for the treatment of diseases caused by insect bites is one of the reasons why this is such an important off-grid medicine, survival medicine, and travel medicine to have handy when you need it.Natural Treatment for Chronic Pain
Neem: Self Medicate for Pain
People with autoimmune diseases like fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis often battle chronic pain. Lately, as these diseases become more prevalent, we've seen people posting on social media about "traveling with fibromyalgia" or "traveling with rheumatoid arthritis". Sadly, these people don't need to travel with these diseases at all because most autoimmune diseases can be cured. But a number of the people who are traveling with autoimmune disease use herbal medicines to self-medicate for pain. Neem is one of those medicines. As a natural herbal analgesic, neem shows significant pain-killing abilities at 1-2 mL per kilogram of body weight. Start with the lower dose and increase the dose if you need more pain-killing activity.Natural Birth Control for Women and Men
Neem as an Herbal Birth Control Option
Neem is also useful as a natural contraceptive for both men and women. In fact, it is one of the best choices as an herbal birth control option because it's widely available and easy to get in many areas of the world. We learned about the value of Neem as a natural herbal contraceptive when we researched our Women's Health book series after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. You can read more about how to use Neem as a natural form of birth control here.Some sources recommend taking three to four 50 mg capsules of Neem per day to prevent Dengue or malaria. Neem tea is also an option if you have access to the leaves. One to two liters of the tea is recommended per day using 5-10 leaves per liter to make it. The tea is cheaper, but perhaps less convenient if you’re traveling. Nonetheless, it’s worth a try if you’re traveling to areas where Dengue, West Nile, or malaria are prevalent. There are hardly any side effects from the herb and research has demonstrated that it is highly effective when taken in the right dosage. Do not, however, under any circumstances take Neem if you’re pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant. Neem has been researched for its effectiveness as a “morning after pill”, since It can cause miscarriage (read more about Neem as a male and female contraceptive here).
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Combination Herbal Treatments for Dengue Fever
Neem and Carica Papaya Leaf as a Cure for Dengue Fever
Neem may be used in conjunction with Carica papaya extract to help patients recover once they’ve contracted Dengue. An herbal concoction of juice from the papaya leaf along with common Neem have been used on patients in some tropical countries. This concoction lessened symptoms and sped up the recovery for people infected with Dengue according to scientific studies. In vitro studies have shown that the Neem + Papaya leaf concoction prevents entry of the Dengue virus into healthy human cells and it prevents replication of the virus once it enters the cells.Special thanks to Gil and Cristie Romero for dosage information about preventive Neem treatments! And thank you to Nicasio Martinez for information about the concoction of papaya leaf extract and Neem for the treatment of Dengue!
Neem and Carica papaya may also be useful as a treatment for Ebola and other hemorrhagic fevers as well as respiratory infections such as COVID-19 that involve a cytokine storm.
Neem: Dosage Information
A number of mainstream sites that are funded by Big Pharma say that people should not ingest Neem orally. They say this because neem / Azadirachta indica is a cure for cancer. As such, this herb could put one of the biggest industries in the world (The Cancer Industry) out of business. But a number of well-known and very gentle alternative medicine models like Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda regularly prescribe oral administration of neem to treat the diseases we've discussed above.Adult Neem Dosage:
Administer 1000-4000 mg of dried neem leaves daily. Administer 1000 mg every 4-6 hours for a total of 4000 mg.Child Neem Dosage:
Administer 1000 mg for every 100 pounds of body weight. Do not use Neem in children under 1-2 years of age. Young children do not have the same level of liver development. Use your best judgment in administering neem as a natural cure for childhood leukemia, lymphoma, or other types of cancer in very young kids. Neem is significantly less toxic than chemotherapy and radiation, but in kids under 1-2 years of age, liver development is not complete which may necessitate the use of much lower doses of neem than dosing used in kids with full liver development (over 2 years of age).Subscribe to The AlivenHealthy Living Database of Cures for Diseases, a Searchable Tool to Make It Easy to Find Natural Cures and Treatments for Disease.
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