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Antiviral Plants, worth to try!

Nature provides an abundant source of pharmaceuticals

Antiviral Plants, worth to try!

For thousands of years, plants have been used in the medical field to treat certain human diseases. Various plants act as antimicrobials, and some even have antiviral benefits.

 

Viruses are a type of tiny microorganism that they take advantage of when the immune system is weak to attack and invade healthy cells, causing various mild and severe infectious diseases.

 

Viruses require living cells to continue to multiply and grow. Many of the viruses that we contract our immune system are capable of fighting them, and you do not have symptoms of a disease. However, some others do require treatment. 

 

It is no secret that the primary key to keeping our Immune System strong is proper nutrition, exercise, quality of sleep and rest, and good hygiene practices. Also, there are some plants that because of their wide spectrum of properties as natural antivirals can complement your diet, such as:

 

  • Thyme

  • Mint 

  • Oregano

  • Melissa

  • Basil

  • Rosemary
  • Salvia
  • Hyssop
  • Desmodium canadense 
  • Savory

 

There are several ways you can benefit from the properties of these plants, some of the most common are:

Mint: In 150ml of water, they are left to rest for about 10 minutes, between 2 and 3 teaspoons of mint, and you can drink the infusion 1 to 3 times a day.

 

Rosemary: Its use in the kitchen serves to aromatize all kinds of dishes. However, you can also make an infusion in 150ml of boiling water and drink it during the day.

 

Salvia: 4 to 6 grams of sage leaves are placed in an infusion, and you can drink it from 1 to 3 times a day.

 

Oregano: Enjoy its properties by adding oregano to your meals, especially in those sauces with tomato.

 

The Melissa: This plant with lemon aroma can be taken as an infusion several times a day, placing and straining one tablespoon of lemon balm leaves in a cup of boiling water for 10-15 minutes.

 

Basil: Up to three cups of infusion a day after each meal.

 

The chemical compounds produced by these plants have high antiviral capacity on various types of viruses such as:

 

  • Coronavirus

  • Dengue fever virus 

  • Influenza viruses: H1N1, H3N2, H5N1, H6N1, and PR8 

  • Respiratory syncytial virus 

  • Epstein-Barr virus 

  • Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 
  • Human papillomavirus 
  • Ebola virus

Antiviral Plants, worth to try!


About Coronavirus

Concerning the Coronavirus, the study carried out in 2019 is based on the type of virus (IBV) affecting the birds' respiratory tract. When concluding this study, they noted that the essences extracted from Thyme, Mint, and Desmodium Canadense stopped the production of the IB virus completely. Likewise, it was observed that they worked as an impediment for the reproduction of the strongest virus, and concluded that these three plants act more effectively against the Coronavirus IBV before and during the infection.

However, it is necessary to clarify that no tests of this type have been performed in humans yet, so your treating doctor should monitor these plants' use.

 

To date, several clinical trials have encouraged the use of chemicals found in plants such as rosmarinic acid (found in plants such as Rosemary, Sage, Oregano, Basil, Thyme, Marjoram, Lavender, among others) which contains antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-rheumatic, anti-diabetic, anti-tumor, antimicrobial, neuroprotective and anti-depressant properties.

Using intelligence in our favor the specific properties that nature, in its form of plants, gives us can be of great help and benefit in situations and times like the present. 

 

There are still many studies to be done to identify the main active ingredients of plants and their characteristics and their toxicological risks. Scientific research in natural medicine continues to be a constantly advancing and moving study in which more detail is needed; however, many plants are already beginning to be seen as a form of approach to the treatment of viral diseases.


And remember:  Get tested

Where can I get a test for COVID-19 in Los Cabos?  Visit our link to find more information about it. 

Why is COVID-19 testing important?  COVID-19 testing is an important way to protect your family, your community, and yourself.

It will save lives!

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