 just as you would for example with penicillin if your dentist gave you penicillin he'd say take two a day you're going to feel great in a day but finish the whole whole bottle of penicillin which will take 10 days same thing with the tea you need to drink the tea for a week to 10 days to completely knock out to knock out the bacteria now for other infections for example a bladder infection or a urinary tract infection it's common to take about two weeks to get rid of the infection