This remedy is not yet an ITM.
The active plant in this remedy is the leaves of Argemone mexicana.
The bag contains 21 smaller bags with 30g dried leaves. One bag should be boiled with 0,5L water for 30 minutes and filtered and drunk. This should be done three times a day for 7 days.
In 2006, a clinical trial was carried out in village of Missidougou, in the southeast of Mali (Graz B. et al). 301 patients with presumed uncomplicated malaria (median age 5 years) were randomly assigned to receive A. mexicana or artesunate-amodiaquine [artemisinin combination therapy (ACT)] as first-line treatment. Both treatments were well tolerated. Over 28 days, second-line treatment was not required for 89% (95% CI 84.1–93.2) of patients on A. mexicana, versus 95% (95% CI 88.8–98.3) on ACT. The authors conclude that A. mexicana may constitute a first-aid treatment when access to other antimalarials is delayed.
GRAZ B, WILLCOX ML, DIAKETE C, FALQUET D, DACKUO F, SIDIBE O, GIANI S, DIALLO D. (2010)Argemone mexicana decoction versus artesunate-amodiaquine for the management of malaria in Mali: policy and public-health implications.Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 104, 33–41