Key Herbs Beneficial in COVID-19 and Viral Infections

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Key Herbs Beneficial in COVID-19 and Viral Infections
Immune Herbal Support:
1) Reduce risk of infection
2) Treatment of active infection
3) Treatment of vaccine after-effects
1) Reduce risk of viral infections / Infection prevention:
- Echinacea Augustifolia or Purpurea (1)
- Medicinal Mushrooms (Reishi, Maitake, Shiitake) (2)
- Astragalus (3)
- Chaga (4)
- Curcuma (5)
- Ashwagandha (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Common Herbs: garlic, ginger, thyme, sage, cayenne, turmeric
2) Treatment of Active Infection:
- Elderberry (12)
- Andrographis (13)
- Propolis (14)
- Artemisia (15, 16, 17, 18)
- Dandelion root and leaf (water-based extract) (25)
- Ginger (26)
Cough-specific Herbal Teas (by Traditional Medicinals):
Breathe Easy® Tea
Gypsy Cold Care® Tea
Key Herbs beneficial for Covid and viral infections
CCCA - Health & Nutrition Committee
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Organic Echinacea Plus® Elderberry Tea
Organic Echinacea Plus® Tea
Organic Immune Zoom Lemon Ginger Tea
Organic Throat Coat® Eucalyptus Tea
Organic Throat Coat® Lemon Echinacea Tea
For external (topical) use only for coughs * Essential oils should be diluted with a carrier oil before applied to
the skin. They may also be inhaled in a steam bath.
Essential Oils of Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Rosemary, Tea tree oil
3) Treatment of Vaccine After-Effects:
- Curcumin (5)
- Cordyceps (19)
- Proteolytic enzymes (20)
- Green Tea extract (21)
- Pine needle extract (22)
- Dandelion root and leaf (water-based extract) (23)
- Olive leaf extract (24)
For additional support, please refer to Nutraceuticals NAC and/or Glutathione, Vitamin D, Vitamin C,
Quercetin and Zinc.
REFERENCES
(1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7395221/
(2) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6837746/
(3) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22695229/
(4) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8124789/
(5) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8120430/
(6) https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-953/ashwagandha
(7) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3252722/
(8) https://naturelo.com/blogs/articles/ashwagandha-can-he