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Pflanzliche Mittel gegen Ansteckung und Verbreitung von Viren
im Mund-Nasen-Raum insbesondere SARS-CoV-2, Grippe und Erkältung
Inzwischen gibt es einige Labor-Untersuchungen, die eine direkte Wirksamkeit gegen das SARS-CoV-2 zeigen: Aronia-Saft, Granatapfel-Saft und -Extrakt, Grüntee, Schwarztee, Ätherisch-Ölmischungen mit Hauptbestandteil Eukalyptusöl, usw. Dazu passt gut eine Pilotstudie an frisch mit dem Coronavirus infizierten Menschen, die durch 3-mal täglich Gurgeln mit verschiedenen handelsüblichen Mundspülungen, darunter auch eines mit Eukalyptusöl bereits nach 4 Tagen bei 80% der Infizierten nicht mehr positiv auf das Virus getestet wurden. Bei den 2 Kontrollen (Wasser und nicht-Gurgeln) war das Ergebnis sehr viel schlechter. In einer anderen Pilotstudie an frisch mit Corona infizierten Menschen wurden u.a. eine Inhalation mit Eukalyptusöl und eine Lutschpastille mit einem Granatapfelextrakt getestet, wobei bereits nach 3 Tagen (4x tägliche Anwendung) in 10 von 11 Patienten (Lutschpastille) bzw. 9 von 10 Patienten (Inhalation) keine Viren mehr im Abstrich nachweisbar waren.
In 2020, green tea, aronia juice, pomegranate juice and elderberry juice were examined in different virological laboratories (in-vitro) in Stuttgart and at the University of Ulm. In the various series of tests, aronia juice, pomegranate juice and green tea showed their direct antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2. These also (and in addition elderberry juice) showed a very good effect against the flu virus (influenza A “swine flu” strain) and against a modified vaccinia virus, which is used as a general test virus example for enveloped viruses. Only aronia juice was effective against the adenovirus as an example of a non-enveloped virus. The result has been submitted for publication to a generally recognized scientific journal and is still under review, but has already been pre-published internationally. Because exactly the same juices and the same green tea were used in all of these experiments, an approximate comparison of the sensitivity of the viruses to these agents can be seen from this series of experiments: the new corona virus SARS-CoV-2 is approximately a factor of 1000 less sensitive than the swine flu virus and approximately as sensitive or insensitive as the test virus (modified vaccinia virus Ankara). The non-enveloped test virus adenovirus is the least sensitive to the agents tested here.
Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie (genauer siehe unter: Corona Dateien und Links)
Viruzide Aktivität von Naturstoffen gegen Modifizierte Vaccinia-Virus (MVA), Influenza A (IAV), SARS-CoV-2 und Adenovirus (AdV5) wurden vor der Serientitration und Inokulation der Zielzellen mit den pflanzlichen Folgeprodukten für angegebene Kontaktzeiten inkubiert. Die Virustiter wurden durch Überwachung der zytopathischen Wirkung bestimmt und als Gewebekultur-Infektionsdosis 50 (TCID50) nach Spearman-Kaerber berechnet.
Gegenüber SARS-CoV-2 betrug die antivirale Wirkung der Mittel bei einer Kontaktzeit mit dem Virus von 1 Minute für:
Green tea: 98%, aronia juice: 98%, pomegranate juice: 80%, elderberry juice: 0%
Gegenüber dem Modifizierten Vaccinia-Virus betrug die antivirale Wirkung der Mittel bei einer Kontaktzeit mit dem Virus von 5 Minuten für:
Grüntee: 90%, Aronia-Saft: 99%, Granatapfel-Saft: 90%, Holunderbeeren-Saft: 79%
Gegenüber Grippe-Virus Influenza A betrug die antivirale Wirkung der Mittel bei einer Kontaktzeit mit dem Virus von 5 Minuten für:
Green tea: 99.9%, aronia juice: 99.99%, pomegranate juice: 99.99%, elderberry juice: 99.99%
Against Adenovirus, the antiviral effect of the agents with a contact time with the virus of 5 minutes was for:
Green tea: 0%, aronia juice: 93%, pomegranate juice: 0%, elderberry juice: 0%
Evaluation
Across all tests, aronia juice had the strongest effect of all the products tested. This is most noticeable in the effect against the very resistant and non-enveloped adenovirus with a 93% reduction in infectivity, where the other agents were ineffective. With the other 3 viruses tested, none of the other remedies were stronger than aronia juice. Since this is not a clinical study on humans, but rather an in-vitro study in the laboratory, the transfer to use in humans should still be assessed with reservations. Nevertheless, concrete recommendations for action can be derived from the study and further considerations that can be implemented immediately and have a preventative effect. It is desirable to verify the hopeful results of the laboratory study using a clinical study on humans or at least to confirm them through systematic observations of test subjects using scientifically evaluated documentation of specific applications. In the meantime, antiviral effectiveness against the current corona virus SARS-CoV-2 has also been shown for black tea. Cistus, sage, thyme and other teas should also have such effects due to their ingredients and the anti-viral properties found so far. However, we are not yet aware of any corresponding publication.
It is therefore plausible to try to reduce the risk and frequency of infection/transmission with aronia juice and other such unproblematic herbal remedies. Not only in the current pandemic situation with SARS-CoV-2, but more generally when there is a risk of colds and flu.
Teezubereitungen:
My personal recommendation for making tea: For green or black tea, for example, you should proceed as follows: Steep 3g of tea leaves approx. 0.1g of ascorbic acid (= vitamin C powder) in 300 ml of freshly boiled water for 4 minutes while stirring leave and then strain. Other teas (cistus, thyme, sage, etc.) should steep longer (5-10 minutes depending on how finely chopped the leaves are. The larger the leaves, the longer they steep). Infusion bag teas: Always move while steeping, then 5 minutes is enough.