COVID remedies

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We are not yet out of the woods. We may be thinking otherwise. Many of us are getting vaccined. Some not. So. Just in case you get caught with COVID you can still take good herbal care to keep the virus from taking you to the worst place.

Since our Chinese herbal pharmacy is FULL of upper respiratory infection remedies used year round for colds (winter and summer), flu, bronchitis, and sinus allergies, we look to these for help with the coronavirus too. THESE ARE NOT CURES. THESE ARE RESPIRATORY AND GI FORMULAS FOR THE REDUCTION AND RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS.

First, upper respiratory issues:

  • Fever or chills

  • Cough

  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

  • Fatigue

  • Muscle or body aches

  • Headache

  • New loss of taste or smell

  • Sore throat

  • Congestion or runny nose

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Clear Wind-Heat Teapills / Sang Ju Yin Wan / Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Formula : For early stage viral infection (Wind-Heat) attacking the lungs. This formula disperses the ‘wind-heat’, stops cough and clears the lungs as it expels phlegm, clears the eyes and head (red, swollen eyes and headache) resolves sore throat. Prescribed when there are fever & chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose or blocked nasal passages, dizziness and eye pain.

Kudzu Releasing Formula / Ge Gen Tang / Pueraria Combination : For initial stage of viral infection(Wind-Cold) and transitional stage between acute and chronic rhinitis or sinusitis with muscle ache in the neck and upper back and body especially. Formula of choice for muscle and body aches that accompany viral infection, colds and flu.

Minor Bupleurum Formula / Xiao Chai Hu Tang / The great and classic harmonizing & regulating formula. Originally created for exterior pathogens working their way interior, from the surface to the lymph, bringing herbs to the lymphatic level to treat symptoms similar to the beginning stages of pneumonia: cough with phlegm, fever, chills, difficulty breathing. In the Japanese Kanpo herbal tradition, Minor Bupleurum is an acknowledged and powerful resistance strengthening immune system tonic.

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Then, gastrointestinal:

  • Nausea or vomiting

  • Diarrhea

According to data, as many as 1 in 5 cases of coronavirus have at least one gastrointestinal symptom and 1 in 4 MILD cases of the virus ONLY showed out GI symptoms which include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. If you were to have COVID-19, these GI problems may slow down recovery and the digestive issues may worsen the sicker you become. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang is the herbal medicine of choice for resolving gastrointestinal symptoms and restoring GI balance.

If you or a loved one are showing symptoms, contact your practitioner for herbal help. Don’t delay. Start using the formulas AS SOON AS YOU NOTICE YOU ARE SYMPTOMATIC. THEY WILL HELP.