Ginseng will help in the treatment of influenza Bashny.Net

    




Researchers at the University of Georgia found that ginseng can help treat and prevent influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which infects the lungs and Airways.

Seasonal influenza is a serious respiratory disease that causes annual epidemics in humans worldwide, resulting in three to five million severe cases and about 250,000 to 500,000 deaths, according to the world health organization. In addition, there are no vaccines against RSV, which affects millions of people and is the leading cause of inflammatory bronchiolitis pneumonia and viral death in infants and elderly adults.

The researchers found: red ginseng extract has preventive effects on influenza virus A. scientists found that red ginseng extract improves the survival of epithelial cells in the lungs infected with the influenza virus. In addition, mice that red ginseng extract had lower viral levels after infection with RSV. The results show that red ginseng extract has antiviral activity against RSV infection.



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