Alternative Medicine (2 Books in 1) E-Book

Iren Soulevar

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• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

"Alternative Medicine (2 Books in 1): Herbal Antivirals The Ultimate Guide to Herbal Healing, Magic, Medicine, Antivirals, and Antibiotics + A Comprehensive Guide to Herbal Remedies Used as Natural Antibiotics and Antivirals" by Iren Soulevar. The easy guide that will allow you to enhance health but also prevent illness and cure diseases thanks to the antiviral power of leaves, seeds and plant roots! Alternative Medicine is one of the most ancient practices that exist and is worldwide known. It is based on using herbs and seeds as antivirals or remedies against illness. However the word "natural" doesn't always mean "safe". So, if you are tired of using the nasty chemicals in medicine to fight your and your family's illnesses and you want to learn how to use herbs in a safe way, you can now discover it thanks to "Alternative Medicine" by Iren Soulevar. Here's what you'll find inside: modern Herbal Medicine and Herbal Medicine in history traditional African medicine and its relationships with modern medicine keys fact about emerging viruses (warning signs, viral diseases, types of viruses) challenges associated with monitoring safety of Herbal Medicines what viral encephalitis and respiratory infections are how to use Herbal Remedies safely the 17 best herbs with antiviral activities tips when growing herbs Herbal Remedy recipes ...and much more! To start choosing and using herbals in a safe way, you only have to learn it with "Alternative Medicine" by Iren Soulevar. Add it to cart now!

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One

About herbal antiviral

Advantages of herbal drugs

Keys Fact About Emerging Viruses

How Do Antiviral Herbs Work

How Do We Know if an Herb is Antiviral

What is the basis for the antiviral claim

Eye Opening Alternative Medicine Statistics

Alternative and complementary therapy can pose dangers

How complementary medicine can be helpful and safe

Warning signs

Chapter Two

What Is a Virus

Viral Growth Cycles Are Classified as Lytic or Lysogenic

Viral diseases

Combating viruses

RNA Phages

DNA Viruses (Classes I and II)

RNA Viruses (Classes III – VI)

Summarizing viruses

Chapter Three

Viral Respiratory Infections And Their Treatments

How viral respiratory infections spread

Signs and symptoms

Diagnosis

Incubation period

Infectious period

Treatment

When to seek medical advice

Prevention

Chapter Four

Viral Encephalitis Infections And Their Treatments

What is encephalitis

Types

Signs and Symptoms

Causes

Quick information on encephalitis

Benefits Of Antiviral

Virus life cycle

Chapter Five

Herbs with Antiviral Activity

Olive Leaf

Cat paw

Calendula

Oregano

Sage

Basil

Fennel

Garlic

Lemon balm

Peppermint

Rosemary

Echinacea

Sambucus

Licorice

Astragalus

Ginger

Ginseng

Chapter Six

Tips when growing herbs

How to make Fresh Herb Salt Recipe

How to make Spring Greens Herbal Vinegar

Conclusion

Herbal Antivirals

The Ultimate Guide to Herbal Healing, Magic, Medicine, Antivirals, and Antibiotics

Iren Soulevar

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Introduction

Chapter One

About herbal antiviral

Advantages of herbal drugs

Keys Fact About Emerging Viruses

How Do Antiviral Herbs Work

How Do We Know if an Herb is Antiviral

What is the basis for the antiviral claim

Eye Opening Alternative Medicine Statistics

Alternative and complementary therapy can pose dangers

How complementary medicine can be helpful and safe

Warning signs

Chapter Two

What Is a Virus

Viral Growth Cycles Are Classified as Lytic or Lysogenic

Viral diseases

Combating viruses

RNA Phages

DNA Viruses (Classes I and II)

RNA Viruses (Classes III – VI)

Summarizing viruses

Chapter Three

Viral Respiratory Infections And Their Treatments

How viral respiratory infections spread

Signs and symptoms

Diagnosis

Incubation period

Infectious period

Treatment

When to seek medical advice

Prevention

Chapter Four

Viral Encephalitis Infections And Their Treatments

What is encephalitis

Types

Signs and Symptoms

Causes

Quick information on encephalitis

Benefits Of Antiviral

Virus life cycle

Chapter

Herbs with Antiviral Activity

Olive Leaf

Cat paw

Calendula

Oregano

Sage

Basil

Fennel

Garlic

Lemon balm

Peppermint

Rosemary

Echinacea

Sambucus

Licorice

Astragalus

Ginger

Ginseng

Chapter

Tips when growing herbs

How to make Fresh Herb Salt Recipe

How to make Spring Greens Herbal Vinegar

Conclusion

Herbal Remedies

A Comprehensive Guide to Herbal Remedies Used as Natural Antibiotics and Antivirals

Introduction

Chapter One

What Is Herbal Medicine

Herbal Medicine In History

Modern herbal medicine

Advantages Of Herbal Medicine

Adverse effects of herbal medicines

Description of Medicinal Plants

Chapter Two

Traditional African medicine and its relationship with modern medicine

The Role of Medicinal Plants in Traditional Healing in Nigeria

Relevance of Herbal Medicines

Methods of preparation and dosage forms

Clinical tests

Future perspectives

What are some of the most common herbal supplements

Chapter Three

Challenges Associated With Monitoring Safety Of Herbal Medicines

Challenges Related To The Regulatory Status Of Herbal Medicines

Challenges Related To The Assessment Of Safety And Efficacy

Challenges Related To Quality Control Of Herbal Medicines

Challenges Related To Safety Monitoring Of Herbal Medicines

Chapter Four

How To Use Herbal Medicine Safely

Herbals are not Medicines

Natural Does not Mean Safe

How to Choose and use Herbal Remedies Safely

Chapter Five

Herbal Remedy Recipes

Calendula (Calendula officinalis)

Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

Peppermint (Mentha x piperita)

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Lavender (Lavandula)

German chamomile (Matricaria recutita)

Herbal garden allies

Chapter Six

Herbal Remedies For Common Ailments

Allergies

Arthritis

Cold & Flu

Digestive Issues

Eyes & Ears

Feet

Feminine Health

Hair & Nails

Mental Health

Mouth

Pain

Skin

Sleep Issues

Conclusion

CHAPTER 1:

INTRODUCTION

THERAPEUTIC CURING

HERBS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

PICKING THE FINEST

HERBAL BLENDS AND AN HERB

HERBS (CONVENTIONAL)

THE ATTITUDE

KEEP AWAY FROM

CONCEPTS FOR CULTIVATION

GROW YOUR HERB

WILD-CRAFTING

ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

NICE-TO-HAVE EQUIPMENT

SUPPORTIVE ELEMENTS

SAFETY MEASURES AND PRECAUTIONS

CHAPTER 2:

CUSTOMARY PRACTICES

BLENDS:

BLENDS

EXTRACTION BY BOILING:

EXTRACTION BY BOILING

STEAMS:

STEAMS

BATHING OR SOAKING:

DRESSINGS AND BANDAGES:

SOLUTIONS:

HERB- INSTILLED VINEGAR:

HERB INFUSED HONEYS

HERB INFUSED HONEYS:

SYRUP:

OXYMELS AND POTIONS:

HERB- INSTILLED OIL:

OINTMENT:

BALMS:

LOTIONS:

CAPSULES:

HONEY POWDER PASTE:

NUT BUTTER BITS:

DOSAGE AND PROTOCOLS

DOSAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

PRACTICAL PROCEDURES

TRACKING THE REMEDIAL EFFECTS

HELPING HERBS TO DIGEST

SHELF LIFE GUIDE

CHAPTER 3:

FEW IMPORTANT HERBS

ASHWAGANDHA WITHANIA SOMNIFERA

CALENDULA “CALENDULA OFFICINALIS

CATNIP

CINNAMON

DANDELION

ELECAMPANE (INULA HELENIUM)

FENNEL (FOENICULUM VULGARE)

GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM)

GINGER (ZINGIBER OFFICINALE)

KELP (ALARIA ESCULENTA)

LINDEN (TILIA SPP)

MARSHMALLOW (ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS)

MEADOWSWEET (FILIPENDULA ULMARIA)

MILK THISTLE (SILYBUM MARIANUM)

NETTLE (URTICA DIOICA)

CHAPTER 4:

REMEDIES FOR COMMON AILMENTS

ABSCESS AND GINGIVITIS

HERBAL MOUTHWASH

ACNE

SKIN TONER

FACIAL STEAM

ADD / ADHD

GROUNDING TEA

FOCUSING SOLUTION

ALLERGIES

ALLERGY RELIEF TEA

ANXIETY

NERVINE TEA

JUST LINDEN

ARTHRITIS

JOINT SUPPORT DECOCTION

ASTHMA

LUNG-STRENGTHENING TEA

LUNG-STRENGTHENING SOLUTION

BACK PAIN

SPINE’S FINE TINCTURE

WARMING BANDAGE

COLD AND FLU

ELDERBERRY SYRUP

CONSTIPATION

BOWEL-HYDRATING INFUSION

BOWEL-MOTIVATING TINCTURE

COUGH

LUNG-LUBRICATING TEA

ANTITUSSIVE OXYMEL

DEPRESSION

FATIGUE

MORALE BITS

HEARTBURN / REFLUX / GERD

MARSHMALLOW INFUSION

BITTERS BLEND

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE / HYPERTENSION

IMMUNE SUPPORT

ELDER AND EVERGREEN

GARLIC ELIXER

INDIGESTION / DYSPEPSIA

BEFORE-MEAL BITTERS

CORE CARMINATIVES

JOINT PAIN

JOINT LINIMENT

KELP WRAP

MENSTRUAL CYCLE IRREGULARITIES

STEADY CYCLE TEA

BLEEDY TEA

 

 

 

Introduction

Antiviral: An agent that destroys a virus or suppresses its capacity to spread, thus inhibiting its potential to propagate and multiply.

Amantadine (Symmetrel), for instance, is a synthetic antiviral. It works by inhibiting the influenza A virus from spreading. This has been used to reduce the seriousness of the disorder, particularly in high-risk persons such as those who are immunosuppressed or in a nursing home. Amantadine has been substituted by healthier medications, oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) by fewer adverse effects.

Antiviral technology has lagged well behind antibiotics growth. A virus is all genetic material, DNA or RNA, covered in a protein coat maybe with a few enzymes. Technically, a virus is not living, rendering it impossible to destroy. Furthermore, by hijacking the mechanism of the cell they invade, viruses reproduce (make copies of themselves), and it is impossible to destroy the virus without destroying the cell. Any viruses may also stay latent in the body without reproduction, thereby preventing reproduction-inhibiting medications.

Generally speaking, the antivirals produced are less successful than one would expect. Viruses can reproduce rapidly, and sometimes sloppily, resulting in mutations that render them drug resistant. And with fast-moving infectious diseases such as flu or cold, a medicine has to be really strong to make a difference until the normal progression of the illness begins.

Viruses are one of the major human and animal dangers. They join the human organism and guide the metabolism of the body to create massive copies of the genome and proteins. Diseases induced by such viruses are hard to handle despite the help of antiviral medications presently available. So the aim of this research was to investigate plants with recorded antiviral activity in order to gain understanding of these viruses for better control. Herpes virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), influenza virus and hepatitis virus were amongst the main viruses reported.

Prominent modes of action against these viruses is viral entry inhibition and its reproduction in host cells. The plants focused their Reverse Transcriptase (RT) enzyme (like HIV) or protease (mostly found against the hepatitis C virus) against RNA viruses. A number of active compounds which may be the possible antiviral agents for future drug production have been established.

Several plants also arisen as having strong antiviral capacity, such as Allium sativum, Daucus maritimus, Helichrysum aureonitens, Pterocaulon sphacelatum, and Quillaja saponaria. Detailed analysis of their phytochemicals and mode of action against these viruses will help to monitor dangerous viruses more efficiently in whole.

Modern and complementary medicine (T&CM) is an significant and sometimes overlooked health tool with many uses, in particular in the prevention and control of chronic lifestyle-related diseases and in addressing the health needs of the ageing populations.

Most nations are trying to increase the availability of critical health services at a period where patient care demands are increasing, prices are growing, and most expenditures either stagnate or are being slashed. The interest in T&CM is experiencing a resurgence, despite the complex health problems of the 21st century.

Monitoring health patterns is a central feature of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is essential to helping countries develop evidence-based policy and action strategies. The research explores significant advances in T&CM across the last two decades and is focused on reports from 179 Member States of the World Health Organisation. It demonstrates clearly that that numbers of countries accept T&CM's position in their national health systems. For starters, by 2018 98 Member States had established national T&CM legislation, 109 had introduced national T&CM laws or regulations and 124 had adopted herbal medicines regulations.

Countries looking to combine the best of T&CM and traditional medicine will do well not only to look at the numerous gaps between the two programs, but also at ways where both intersect to better solve 21st century special health problems. Traditional medicine in an perfect future should be an choice provided by a well-functioning, person-centered health network that combines curative treatment with preventive care.

WHO is halfway into the adoption of the 2014–2023 Plan for Conventional Medicine at the Moment? Our primary emphasis is on creating guidelines, guidelines and professional documentation based on accurate evidence and data, assisting Member States in delivering secure, trained and efficient T&CM programs and their sufficient incorporation into health systems to achieve universal health coverage and sustainable development goals.

 

 

 

 

Chapter One

About herbal antiviral

In rather general terms, the word 'antiviral agents' has been described as substances other than a virus or virus producing vaccine or particular antibody that may create either a preventive or therapeutic effect to the direct observable benefit of the virus infected host. The herbal remedy has a long conventional history and their large therapeutic window of unusual side effects is the main benefit over other medicines.

There are many drawbacks to synthetic products, such as the limited treatment window and, most specifically, the multiple harmful side effects that arise very frequently. Because of these drawbacks and other weaknesses there is a increasing movement in science to explore new and valuable medicines dependent on various herbal formulations.

While natural goods have been utilized by humanity since ancient times, work on alternative medicines and the medicinal usage of natural products, in particular those extracted from plants, has only been increasing in recent decades. Plants synthesize and retain a range of biochemical compounds, many of which can be derived and used for specific scientific study. Medicinal plants have thus proven to be a significant refuge in many cultures for the diagnosis of illnesses and sicknesses by conventional healers.

Viral infections are the worldwide accountable for major morbidity and mortality. Infectious viral diseases tend to present a significant danger to public health and remain a big concern worldwide • A variety of cases of viral diseases have been recorded from various regions of the world, including India • The absence of appropriate therapy for viral diseases and the limited therapeutic efficacy of most medications have contributed to reliance on vaccines as preventive measures • Nowadays, conventional drugs are being revalued for their therapeutic ability by comprehensive development projects • Medicinal plants have been utilized since ancient times in western healthcare schemes and are now the most significant source of healthcare for the overwhelming majority of the world population. Seventy-80 per cent of people worldwide are projected to depend on conventional herbal medicine to fulfill their primary health care needs. Globally, millions of people depend on medicinal plants not just for primary health treatment, but also for generating income and enhancing livelihoods 5. India has a rich cultural heritage in the field of traditional medicines and consists of two treatment systems, i.e. Systems Ayurvedic and Unani 6. Ethno-pharmacological experience of conventional herbal medicine usage has become an valuable source of information and has proven very effective in the detection of bioactive substances, particularly as compared to the standard approach of random large volume screening 7. Worldwide, numerous conventional medicine schemes have herbal formulas as their base 8. Many of them, including the Tibetan method, remain centralized in a country or area, whilst others, including the Ayurveda and Chinese systems, are gaining prominence and are gradually being used in various parts of the world 9. It is essential for a plant to be considered a medicinal plant to have its biological activity recorded ethanobotanically or scientifically identified as 10. There are numerous medicinal plants in Ayurveda system comprising specific forms of chemical compounds which can serve as a source of numerous therapeutic agents to cure public health-related diseases 9. While the field of herbal medicines or we may claim that the field of Ayurveda has enormous opportunities in today's medical sciences and also holds promises for the future, it also has its own limits, as all herbal formulations essentially rely on the availability of plant content that depends directly or indirectly on different facts Antivirals: A Natural Solution Natural Anti-viral Medicine: An Introduction The word 'antiviral agents' has been described in very broad terms as substances other than a virus or virus containing vaccines or unique antibodies which can create either a preventive or therapeutic impact to the direct observable benefit of the virus infected host.

Herbal herbal goods are considered one of the most significant fields of concern of conventional medical structures worldwide. Man relies solely on plants and plant products explicitly for his essential needs as food, clothes and shelter and indirectly for their beneficial climate effect and preservation of his immediate and remote ecosystem, rendering plants crucial to his life and the foundation of his continued existence.

In 1978, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has emphasized the significance of medical study into herbal medicine and since then, developing countries around the world have begun testing projects to scientifically show the therapeutic potential of their natural medicinal plants in order to recognize them as an extension to the WHO list of "necessary medicines" as practicable. Medicinal plants have lately held an significant role as the primary origins of drug development, irrespective of their classified categories-weed, shrub or fruit. The usage of conventional drugs for their medicinal properties is today not restricted to developed countries alone.

According to a study published by WHO, almost 80 percent of people residing in rural areas are relying on medicinal plants as the primary health care method and their activities are focused solely on experience of conventional medicinal plant use14. According to a study from the FAO, at least 25 per cent of medicines used in conventional pharmacopoeia are produced from plant products and several other medicines (synthetic analogs) are based on plant-isolated sample compounds. Pharmaceutical industry's drug discovery projects play an significant part in natural goods, because more than 50 percent of all new prescription medicines come from natural sources.

Some of the antiviral-properties of medicinal plants against different viruses are documented in various studies. Most infectious diseases are also a great risk to people, which still trigger death. Historically, lethal diseases triggered worldwide pandemics. Nowadays there is much greater danger of transmitting viruses across continents and nations.

They are difficult to monitor because of the biochemical effects of viruses, so there are still very few drugs for the management of viral diseases. Viral diseases have been considered as intractable to targeted antiviral chemotherapy for several years, as the virus 'replicative process was believed to be so tightly interwoven with natural cell replication such that any effort to inhibit virus reproduction will always be doomed to destroy (or seriously harm) the uninfected cell.

Synthetic agents for the management of viral infections often prove unsatisfactory and restricted due to small operation scope, reduced clinical ability, toxicity and resistant viral strains. With the elucidation of virus-specific events as targets for chemotherapeutic assault and the emergence of a variety of effective antiviral drugs, it has been abundantly apparent that virus replication targeted chemotherapy can be done and that transmission of viruses can be blocked without deleterious effects on the host.

The process of viral replication can be approximately divided into 10 stages: virus-cell adsorption (binding, attachment), virus-cell fusion (entry, penetration), uncoating (decapsidation), early transcription and early translation, virus genome replication, late transcription, late translation, virus assembly, and release. Many of these measures may be used as goals for chemotherapy action.

Viral envelope and membrane protein are the primary targets for antiviral formulations. The viral shell is a reasonable choice for antiviral chemotherapy in the case of enveloped viruses, as its removal leaves the virus susceptible to replication and allows virus communicability less feasible.

The broad-spectrum antivirals target the rate of viral replication cycle events such as enveloping protein glycosylation, processing and folding, or fusion of viral cell membrane through viral uncoating or assembly.

The viral nucleic acids had been another significant goal for the production of antiviral formulations. The virus-specific antivirals target virus-encoded activities (enzymes) such as viral polymerase or protease and these agents typically have strong therapeutic indices (TI) (100 – 1000).

This method contributes to the development of virus progeny with faulty nucleic acids that would either be dysfunctional or provide nonsense coding for viral proteins / enzymes, and hence will inhibit the virulence of the resulting virus. The downside of their strong specificity, however, is a rapid transition of the virus to the medication and the subsequent production of medication tolerance due to accumulation of mutations. Although broad-spectrum antivirals are less prone to establish drug resistance, their efficacy is typically a trade-off between both cytotoxicity and anti-viral results.

The main targets for antiviral drugs have historically been nucleoside analogues and other organic compounds. The usage of synthetic antiviral drugs is always unsatisfactory, and restricted. After diagnosis, mutated viruses immune to current antiviral agents emerge, or such agents may cause side or toxic effects besides their high expense.

Herbal Antiviral Drugs New compounds with antiviral activity are urgently required, as the treatment of viral infections with the existing antiviral drugs is frequently unsatisfactory due to the problem of viral tolerance coupled with the problem of viral persistence and contradictory effectiveness of chronic infections of patients with immune compromising.

Bio-prospecting analysis of natural resources can be performed in two directions. Secondly, the classical process includes solutions to phytochemical causes, serendipity and spontaneous sampling. Secondly, it depends on conventional knowledge and practices or ethno-pharmacology which provides an alternative approach to the discovery of antiviral agents, namely the analysis of medicinal plants with a background of conventional use as a potential source of substances with significant pharmacological and biological activity.

Natural products continue to be an significant source of biologically active substances, especially for treating infectious diseases1. Lower plants will act as important sources of new technologies for antivirals. Antiviral behavior has been seen in a variety of compounds isolated from various higher plant plants. Examples included tannins, flavones, alkaloids which showed action in vitro against various viruses.

It has been proposed that plant selection focused on ethno-medical criteria provides a higher impact rate than generic synthetic goods screening programmes. The usage of plants in medicine is quite ancient. The writings note that plant therapy use is as ancient as 4000–5000 B.C. Yet Chinese used natural herbal medicines as medical items only.

However, in India oldest records to plant usage as medicine occur in Rigveda which is claimed to have been published between 3500–1600 B.C. The properties and therapeutic uses of medicinal plants were subsequently researched in depth and empirically documented by the ancient physicians in Ayurveda (an indigenous medicine system) and is a fundamental cornerstone of ancient medical science in India.

Plants were used as folk remedies, and for decades, ethno-botanical literature defined the use of plant extracts, infusions, and powders for diseases now considered to be of viral origin.

While natural goods have been utilized by humanity since ancient times, research into traditional medicines and the medicinal usage of natural products, in particular those extracted from plants, has only been increasing in recent decades. Herbal formulations are sometimes used in human and veterinary medical procedures not only in rural areas of developing countries but also in industrialized countries. As a result, numerous experiments on antiviral action against both animal and human viruses have been carried out on all continents.

Traditional medicine contains knowledge and describes a repository of medications or compounds that are pharmacologically active. Plants synthesize and retain a range of biochemical compounds, all of which may be processed and used for various science studies. These phytochemicals, which involve main and secondary metabolites, have countless advantages for humans, used as natural pesticides, flavorings, fragrances, herbal substances, fabrics, and beverages. Although the distribution of secondary metabolites is limited, which is to one plant species or to a taxonomically similar community of species, primary metabolites are present in the plant domain.

Main metabolite serves as a source for bioactive substances employed as pharmaceutical items. The medicinal plants are often abundant in the therapeutically significant essential oils. Medicinal plants have thus proven to be a significant refuge in many cultures for the diagnosis of illnesses and sicknesses by conventional healers.

Advantages of herbal drugs

The large prescribing of herbal medicines is attributed primarily to their potency, fewer side effects and fairly low expense. Even the beneficial applications of medicinal plants in various conditions have an additional significant benefit of their simple supply and thus the conventional medicine practitioners use medicinal plants extensively in their everyday practice.

According to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study (1993), conventional medicine method practitioners in India care about 80 percent of patients, in Burma 85 percent, and in Bangladesh 90 per cent.