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# Wellness Influencer Accidentally Uses Science-Backed Treatment
- URL: https://www.theobserverer.com/wellness-influencer-accidentally-uses-science-backed-treatment/
- Published: 2026-10-23T23:14:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-28T16:28:42.000Z
- Author: Nathania Johnson

BOISE, ID - A wellness influencer apologized to her followers Thursday after she accidentally took a science-backed treatment to treat an ailment.

While visiting the Sacred Secrets Eco Yoga and Meditation Wellness Center and Retreat Resort in Bali, Bonsai Morningstar believed she acquired malaria after a single mosquito bite.

"At first, they tried to sell me something called Artemether-Lumefantrine, but that sounded too pharmaceutical. I insisted on a natural cure, so they gave me Coartem instead. They said it's made from the Qinghao plant, which means it was safe to take," said Morningstar, whose real name is Ashley Miller.

A simple Google search revealed that Artemether-Lumefantrine is simply the generic version of Coartem.

"Unfortunately, when my symptoms failed to improve, I looked up the medication and was dismayed to learn that Coartem is FDA approved," said Morningstar.

Coartem is indeed made from Qinghao, which is also known as sweet wormwood. In the 1970s, Chinese scientist Tu Youyou, extracted artemisinin from the plant and found that it could be used to treat parasites that cause malaria. Eventually, it would be combined with the synthetic drug lumefantrine to create Coartem.

"That's not the kind of Chinese medicine I promote on this page," Morningstar told her Instagram followers.

Morningstar's symptoms cleared up on their own, leaving the 32 year old influencer to conclude that her healthy lifestyle has boosted her immune system. But a pharmacist I spoke with were skeptical. 

"We don't even have malaria here, but these American wellness nuts can't be convinced," said a pharmacist in Bali. "So we tell them a half truth and take their money."

As to what kind of ailment Bonsai Morningstar was actually suffering from, it may not have been that severe.

"She probably just caught a cold on the flight over," said Paula Greene, an epidemiologist at Idaho State University.