Old Fashion Herbal Medicines for Swine Flu

Before now, swine flu hadn’t normally infected humans. In fact, the flu speaks for itself and makes pigs sick. However, the swine flu has obviously spread onto the human race. The suspected causes for this are: already sick pigs being used for eating and/or poor cleanliness in Mexico (where the disease began). Whatever the cause may be, it’s here and more and more people are becoming ill every day.

Lucky for everyone, there are medicines, both herbal and “man-made”, for people to use to treat or prevent swine flu. While there are two medicines, zanamivir and oseltamivir, that are known to make swine flu milder for a person, they are not a cure. As a matter of fact, there are no known cures for swine flu at all.

Herbal remedies, even though they cannot cure swine flu, can promote a persons’ immune system to battle any kinds of sicknesses from getting into their bodies. Echinacea is considered to be one of the best herbal medicines against viruses. This herb allows your body to effectively eliminate viruses in a shorter amount of time while also boosting your immune system.

Another herbal remedy is black elderberry. This extract has shown results in treating influenza viruses. Sambucol, the black elderberry extract, is available at most health stores and is used to calm symptoms associated with colds, influenzas and sinus problems. Elderberry is not able to prevent the swine flu but can definitely aid with treatment.