Further Reading on Herbs for Viral Infections
It's important to keep learning. During COVID-19, everyone was in a state of confusion and distrust, and many of us were afraid to speak up. If we've learned anything from that experience, it should be that we need to be open minded and flexible because we can be taken by surprise and left on our own.
Below are a few sites and articles that I personally found to be helpful regarding the use of herbs for treating viral conditions. They are interesting and informative, and are hopefully helpful to you for making your own choices about your health.
Knowledge is Power.
- Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies for Emerging & Resistant Viral Infections by Stephen Harrod Buhner
- SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Herbal Protocols for the Treatment of Infection and Post-Coronavirus Syndrome. Stephen Buhner. 2020 with updates. https://www.stephenharrodbuhner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-19-2.update.txt.pdf
- American Herbalists Guild resource page on COVID-19 information, found here: https://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/covid-19-resources
- Scutellaria baicalensis, the golden herb from the garden of Chinese medicinal plants. Qing Zhao, Xiao-Ya Chen, and Cathie Martin Science Bulletin (Beijing) 2016; 61(68): 1391-1398 Published 2016 Jul 8 found on https://www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031759/
- Antiviral natural products and herbal medicines. Liang-Tzung Lin, Wen-Chan Hsu, Chun-Ching Lin.
- J Tradit Complement Med. 2014 Jan-Mar; 4(1): 24–35. DOI: 24872930
- Polygonum cuspidatum and its active components inhibit replication of the influenza virus through toll-like receptor 9-induced interferon beta expression. Chao-JenLin, Hui-Ju Lin, Her-Hsin Chen, You-An Hsu, Chin-San Liu, Guang-Yuh Hwang, Lei Wan. PL-Os 2015; 10(2): e0117602.: 25658356
