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COVID-19 PROMISING NATURAL TREATMENTS

Posted on Aou 06 2020

COVID-19: Let us Protect Ourselves and Protect Others

• Numbers of COVID-19 are still increasing
• We should NOT FEAR
• Let us continue to observe preventive measures:

1. wash hands with water and soap or using hand sanitizer;
2. use facemask when we are in a public place or outside our office;
3. physical distancing;
4.  stay home unless it is necessary to go out.

Reminder: Don’t forget the natural remedies

• Fresh Air
• Sleep
• Sunlight
• Exercise
• Nutrition
• Water
• Temperance
• Belief

Natural Remedies

Ingredients

• Ginger
• Onions
• Echinacea
• Euphorbia hirta
• Garcinia Kola (bitter kola)
• Turmeric/Curcumin
• Aloe vera

Action

• Antiviral activity
• They interact with viral proteins associated with virulence
• Anti-inflammatory

Examples of Food Supplements of Interest:

• IMMUNIT : sold in Pharmacy contains Echinacea + Zinc + Vitamin C and others;
• GeneS Plus: contains Ca, Mg, Mn, Selenium, Zinc, Vitamins A, B,C,E

CURCUMIN

• Curcumin is a wonder drug that can be used for prevention and treatment of Covid-19;
• Curcumin has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties;
• Supplementation with Curcumin and Vitamin C and Zinc have shown promising results in boosting natural immunity and protective defense against covid-19;
• Curcumin has been shown to inhibit the replication of some types of viruses such as: Dengue virus, hepatitis B virus, and Zika virus.
• Curcumin has:

1. Anti-tumor
2. Anti-inflammatory
3. Antibacterial activities

Treatments

• COVID-19 has no cure yet;
• Several of the African countries still use Hydroxychloroquine despite the controversy;
• Redemsivir

Vaccines Projects:

• In July 2020, 218 vaccine candidates were in development
• 24 vaccine candidates were announced or undergoing clinical trials, with two beginning Phase III and seven in Phase I-II
• Overall costs are well over $1 billion.
• Mexico’s government presented four projects of vaccines against COVID-19
• Example: Moderna from Pfizer is in the final trials.