2,000-year-old antiviral BEATING flu… better than drugs?
If you’ve ever come down with influenza, you know the deal.
One minute, you’re sweating buckets… and the next, you’re shivering under all the covers.
Your body is working so hard to fight off a bug… but you haven’t got the energy to even get out of bed!
Catching the flu can throw your entire system out of whack…
But fortunately, there’s a harmonizing herb that can help RESTORE balance to your body temperature AND your immune system.
It’s been used for THOUSANDS of years on the other side of the world…
But I GUARANTEE you’ve NEVER heard of it… till now.
This could ‘take out’ even the WORST flu
Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum falcatum) is a member of the carrot family…
And while you may not find THIS root served on your dinner plate, it could be part of a recipe for RECOVERY during cold and flu season.
Japan’s traditional Kampo medicine calls it “saiko,” while Traditional Chinese Medicine calls it “Chai Hu”… and has used it for over 2,000 years as a “liver tonic.”
What that means for you is that thorowax root has a calming effect as it works to…
- REDUCE fever and chills
- RELIEVE pain
- STIMULATE the immune response, and
- BEAT BACK replication of viruses.
Those actions make this cooling herb a potential LIFELINE when it comes to taking on cold and flu season…
Especially since thorowax root has shown MAJOR activity against even “pandemic” strains of influenza!
Its “secret ingredient” appears to be a group of substances called saikosaponins — SEVERAL of which have shown the potential to fight H1N1 (a.k.a. “swine flu”).
A 2017 study out of China even showed how saikosaponins were able to inhibit influenza viruses MORE POTENTLY than the antiviral pharmaceutical drug, Ribavirin.
Thorowax root also contains sterols – or plant-based steroids, which have powerful anti-inflammatory effects.
Now, you probably won’t find thorowax root in the cold and flu aisle of your local pharmacy…
But some Asian specialty markets and Chinese herbal shops might carry dried thorowax root (a.k.a. Radix Bupleuri), which can be boiled in hot water to make a tea.
A certified Chinese herbalist can help you get your hands on Chai Hu, which comes in liquid or powdered form and, for more severe cases, as an injection.
In TCM, it’s often combined with the herb scutellaria in an herbal blend.
To flushing out the flu,
Melissa Young
P.S. I recently shared with you how a Chinese herbal blend called LHQ has been found to work BETTER than Tamiflu for certain flu symptoms. If you missed it, click right here to access it now.
