Bloodroot works by killing small amounts of the tissue that it touches - a good thing if you are using it topically on a skin problem, but a bad thing if you swallow it. It is one of the few medicinal herbs that should really not be taken internally - even American Indians rarely used it internally, and then in minute doses to induce vomiting.

There are differing opinions about whether or not it is safe to take bloodroot internally. Applying it externally helped me for a while and then my symptoms returned. I was so sick that I wanted to take the risk anyway, despite all the warnings, and try some internally, as I had come to the realization that a systemic approach would be necesarry for me to recover and maintain my health. I knew from reading about it online, what all the danger signs were, and decided I could start with a tiny amount and decrease the dose, or stop taking it, if I experienced toxic effects.

I read that bloodroot hunts down diseased tissue and devours it. The more toxic you are, the greater the ill effects. I also heard that healthy people can take it without experiencing any side effects. I was told that it is specifically for viruses and cancer. I decided to try it, and I do not regret it.

Taking it internally did not help with my herpes, but it did go after my warts and make them stop itching. The arthritic-like condition that prevented me from turning my head and kept me from practicing yoga got much better. My wheezing and coughing went away. My (non herpes) skin rashes cleared up.

I found powdered bloodroot online using Google to search for it. There are also places where you can get the tincture. There are numerous places that sell it.

I started out taking a tiny amount (half of what was recommended, because the full amount made me violently ill) and gradually increasing it until I could take more than recommended without any ill effects. The swollen gland in my neck slowly got smaller and smaller as I increased the amount I was taking. I took it internally off and on for over a year. It was a two step forward, one step back process. It made me very nauseas. When the nausea subsided I would feel a whole lot better than before and the syptoms I was treating gradually began to subside. As I increased the dosage I experience numerous detox effects, such as diahhrea, leg cramps, dizziness, worm die-off and strange intense crick like arthritic pains that would last any where from a few hours to a few days, and then completely go away. When the detox symptoms went away I could feel significant improvement in my condition.

I read somewhere that taking bloodroot is a lot like chemotherapy, which also makes people nauseas. But they are willing to do it anyway because it might help them get rid of cancer. I did not have any health insurance. I did not want my hair to fall out. Bloodroot was the alternative I chose.

If you cannot endure nausea, it would probably be better to try something else.

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I make my own capsules.
Some people put it in juice and drink it, but it's awfully bitter.
It doesn't take much. The recommended dose was too much for me at first.