Can Gingko and Turmeric Help Stop Ebola?

Summary There is no known pharmaceutical currently available that specifically treats Ebola disease. One treatment modality that should be considered is the use of herbal medicines, which have both centuries old anecdotal success as well as recent modern biochemical and formal research rationales for their use. Five areas of action that could be addressed by the herbal medicines as it relates to Ebola would be: VP24/immune system evasion GP protein/replicatio; herbal strategies effective against similar hemorrhagic disease beneficial modulation of patient immune and inflammatory response systems prophylactic use for healthcare workers and patients with possible exposures Selection criteria for recommended herbs included research published in Pubmed-listed journals showing positive outcomes using in-vitro, animal, or human trials – largely in studies investigating effective agents against cancer or Dengue fever, a tropical viral hemorrhagic disease with similar symptomatolgy and pathology as Ebola. Proposed herbs would include: turmeric gingko ursolic acid resveratrol  quercetin  eleutherococcus ashwagandha rhodiola St. John’s wort  Chinese skullcap All selected herbs are widely available in commercial products, have very low toxicity profiles, are inexpensive, and available in pill or capsule form. See also Can Rife Therapy Help Stop Ebola? Introduction The reaction of the international health authorities concerning the recent Ebola outbreak is growing more om...
Source: Inside Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Infectious Disease ayurvedic baicalen cathepsin b dengue Ebola gingko herb Quercetin resveratrol rosemary sage st johns work turmeric Source Type: blogs