Benefits of Elderberry / Flu Virus
Benefits of Elderberry / Flu Virus
By Byron
Scientists have identified a chemical compound in Elderberries that immediately immobilizes the flu virus.
Studies from 2004 and 2009 demonstrated its ability to cut flu duration in half, and in many cases eliminated symptoms within 48 hours.
A more recent 2016 study, showed that Elderberries work as effectively in the treatment of colds.
The 2004 study published in the Journal of International Medical Research, showed that when Elderberry extract was used within 48 hours of the onset of the influenza A or B virus, it shortened the duration of flu symptoms by an average of four days.(Patients in the study received 15 ml of elderberry syrup four times a day for 5 days).The 2009 report that was published in the Online Journal of Pharmacology; studied patients who received four- 175 milligram doses of elderberry extract daily while being infected with the H1N1 (Swine flu) and (type A virus) Avian flu.
Another group of patients receiving a placebo showed no improvement or their symptoms worsened, while those who received the Elderberry extract “showed significant improvement within 24 hours.” Those patients with fever, headaches, muscle aches and nasal congestion were significantly reduced within 24 hours and within 48 hours of treatment, nearly 90% of the Elderberry extract treated patients were either symptom free or had only mild symptoms.
A 2016 study published in Nutrients, showed Elderberry can reduce the duration and symptoms of the common cold in air travelers. Travelers who used this herb from 10 days before travel until four to five days after arriving overseas experienced on average a two-day shorter duration of their colds and also a significant reduction in cold symptoms.
How it works is that the unique phytochemicals found in Elderberries block the virus from entering, or even attaching to, our healthy cells, when taken preventatively during flu season.
Even if the flu has already taken hold, these phytochemicals prevent the virus from replicating and thereby eliminating symptoms within 48 hours.The researchers used commercially farmed Elderberries which were turned into a juice serum and were applied to cells before, during and after they had been infected with the influenza virus.
The result was a “potent direct antiviral effect against the flu virus,” stated researcher and Dr. Golnoosh Torabian. (Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190423133644.htm )
Torabian went on to say that “it inhibits the early stages of an infection by blocking key viral proteins responsible for both the viral attachment and entry into the host cells.”
The extract was also effective at fighting the virus at later stages of infection, by stimulating infected cells to release cytokines, which are chemical messengers that the immune system uses for communication between different cell types to aid in coordinating a more efficient response.
Although studies have not been done to test the efficacy of Elderberries against the coronavirus; it is fair to assume since both the coronavirus and influenza (flu) virus represent “families of viruses”, it stands to reason that Elderberries would be an excellent preventative as well as treatment option if any of these viral/ flu symptoms arise.
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