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Do herbal flu treatments work?

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    Natural remedies that ease symptoms

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But now more on the flu and you another note -- for the common cold or the flu but there are also natural remedies they say.

They can be very effective doctor C would be talking about over the counter medications going to the doctor dealing with flu symptoms would -- the natural remedies can actually help.

I wanna talk about three that are interest in what is called -- Ximian.

Which they used back in 1918 for the Spanish flu which actually yellow jasmine which interestingly enough is the name of a beautiful flowers David's daughter.

And that is supposedly worked in 1918 but studies have not really confirmed that but it literally was put -- is expected to cut down on death -- from this benefit what is it again.

It's just -- OK now the other -- or talk about our.

Held a very which has been studied in Israel in 2004.

And was found to decrease in a very nice double blind study was found to decrease flu symptoms.

And how long we were sick from the flu and how severe it was I think -- the very clear as a possibility and the other one I found impressive.

-- -- -- GI NSE -- G there's a study this year in -- this one's in my eyes looking at -- saying.

And it decrease your risk of getting infected with the flow -- -- helped secure got on the flow of it -- decrease the amount of flu virus you had if you were amounts.

And I think it has potential for human so if I were to do it now I -- ginseng tea.

And I would tell the very -- I would not take this instead of Tamiflu I would not take this instead of a flu vaccine is -- just some interesting things to -- Well it's interesting that only one that comes close to -- -- -- herbal remedies is Andrew graphics and Andrew graphics.

There are many studies Andrew graphics and can put the list of some of the nerves up again for people who see.

But that -- shortens the period of flu which is really important.

When it comes to -- a pick and -- there -- some mixed data but recently in December there's a great study that came out of Switzerland.

That shows that actually couldn't Asia boost your immune system and can help you -- -- Cold and and flew etc.

Obviously ginger is a favorite one out of all of that because it not only causes anti inflammatory it boost your immune system will -- as -- cold or flu.

Is that our system breaks have been used to symbolism because of stress or -- -- not getting enough sleep.

And when the virus gets and it can shut it down by boosting your immune system and some of -- parables are fantastic you can look them up.

And and and purchase -- it really helps you boost them.

Vitamin C but what I was the only reason I ask is a lot of people say when they get sick I want out of loading up on vitamin C I'm.

-- -- -- There's a -- of the theater was started with -- Linus -- but it wasn't that a great study it's never been shown to decrease flu symptoms.

Or for the -- -- so I would say no another one that was brought to my attention is hostility -- -- which I also looked up as one of our anchors asked us about it.

Not shown to decrease flu symptoms but may boost your immune system a little bit which is one of the things David was talking OK very good what we have more even.

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