Naturopathy for colds

Herbal remedies for colds

Urheimische plants with colds of Dr. med. rer. nat. Roland Schulze

Naturopathy offers a variety of native plants that can block or treat a cold. The infection season is with typical cold symptoms in progress. Related symptoms such as sore throat, dysphagia, hoarseness, runny nose, cough, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, body aches, fever, digestive and circulatory problems are known to each of us. The treatment of virus-related flu and cold diseases has been due to their seasonally high sickness from about October to March d. J. a great economic significance. The DAK health report came to an average of 13.2 absentee days for compulsorily insured employees in 2011, the highest rate of sick leave in 15 years.

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Phytotherapy as a precaution
Cystus052
Kremo058
Fenugreek
Teuto heat pad
conclusion

Phytotherapy as a precaution

Particularly dangerous may be flu epidemics / pandemics such. B. the so-called swine flu virus. Due to such an influenza pandemic, the extract Cystus052 moved into the spotlight in 2009/2010. This extract can prevent the penetration of the virus into the cell and thus its replication. The virus envelope is "masked" and thus docking with the mucosal cell to be infected is impossible. It makes sense to use naturopathic proven and effective phytotherapeutic both prophylactic and therapeutic against incipient colds.

Cystus052

Organic throat pastilles are in my experience a particularly effective and well-tolerated preparation that has been prescribed in my practice for several years for cold symptoms. They contain the traditional, well-tried original extract from the cistus variety Cistus incanus L. Pandalis. There are about 20 different species of Cistrosis in the Mediterranean. The Cistroses are polymorphic, d. H. apparently identical plants have biochemically different ingredients. The Cystus052 extract has a very high polyphenol content. Polyphenols are generally beneficial to our wellbeing. The best research is the strong antioxidant effect of these plant substances. They neutralize free radicals and thus support the body's defenses. After all, a well-functioning immune system is the best precaution against cold.

The antioxidant effect of Cystus052 is much stronger than that of Vitamin C or Vitamin E. The plant extract also protects the heart and vessels from harmful deposits. Thus, the symptoms of cardiovascular weakness in a cold can be treated with.

Particularly impressive was the effect against influenza virus scientifically proven. In vitro experiments have shown that the Cystus052 extract works far better than the currently used gold standard of the traditional medicine oseltamivir (Tamiflu) by ROCHE (5). Tamiflu is the world's best-selling flu remedy, but serious researchers have long doubted its effectiveness.

Naturopathic-oriented practices swear by the use of Cystus052 in the prophylaxis and treatment of influenza-like infections of viral origin. There are about 20 different types of Cistrosis in the Mediterranean. The Cistroses are polymorphic, d. H. apparently identical plants have biochemically different ingredients. The Cystus052 extract has a very high polyphenol content. Polyphenols are generally beneficial to our wellbeing. The best research is the strong antioxidant effect of these plant substances. They neutralize free radicals and thus support the body's defenses. After all, a well-functioning immune system is the best precaution against cold.

Natural extract also in the natural flavors honey-orange and honey-vanilla. The mechanism of blocking the infection seems to be similar not only in viral infections but also in bacterial and mycotic pathogens. Scientific studies are in progress. Therapeutic case reports from colleagues also confirm this assumption. High-polymer polyphenols from Cystus052 form a kind of physical protective film around the antigenic structures of the pathogens. Thus, the pathogens can not dock to the cell and not infect. The pathogen becomes "blind" and interaction with the host cell is blocked. The infectious process can not start.

I prescribe this plant extract both as lozenges (3 - 5 times daily 2 tablets) and as Cystus-Sud (dilution 1: 1 with physiological saline solution) for inhalation with the Pari Boy (inhalation device). This forms a fine protective film on the mucosal layers of the respiratory and bronchial system. The Cystus ointment or cream can be used in my experience very well in the supportive treatment of a cold. The nasal mucosa is wetted with a cotton bud soaked in the ointment or cream. Also, the Cystus tea from the same company should be used to support and / or additionally for the treatment and prophylaxis of colds. This achieves a very good mucosal protection against infectious agents.

Kremo058

Another in my naturopathic practice proven infect blocker is Kremo058. This product is available as oral cleansing pastilles and as cleansing water. The mechanism of action seems to be similar to that of Cystus052. However, Kremo058 seems to have a bacteriostatic effect. This bacterial-affective infection blockade could be detected experimentally in vitro (4). From my experience, the pastilles work particularly well in bacterial inflammation in the mouth and throat neck area. Also for inhalation you can use the cleaning water Kremo058 - equivalent as already described with Cystus052-Sud. Kremo058 can be described as a natural herbal antibiotic.

The herbal active ingredients in Kremo058 are the leaves of special varieties of wild oregano, lat. Herba Origani vulgaris and wild blackcurrant, lat. Ribes nigrum folium. These extracts have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects. They can be used for skin and mucous membrane disinfection. Kremo058, like Cystus052, is a very polyphenolic plant text. It stimulates the body's immune system and is thus excellent v. a. suitable for the treatment of bacterial colds. The dosage recommendation is the same as for Cystus052.

Fenugreek

Furthermore, in my practice the Activated Fenugreek comes from the company Dr. med. Pandalis - Urheimische medicine very often used. There are both as capsules as well as tablets. Herbal active ingredient is activated fenugreek, lat. Trigonella Foenum Graecum. The hemolytic effect of some saponins is reversed by heat activation. There are no known side effects!

After many years of therapeutic experience, activated fenugreek is one of the best spleens in the natural health sector. It activates the function of the spleen in the form of a natural body wash. Fenugreek has u. a. an immuno-stimulating and anti-inflammatory effect. He serves as a force u. Build-up food in convalescence, to improve appetite and to promote ejection in severe cough.

Teuto heat pad

Also, the recommended use of an ancient traditional manual heat pad should not be neglected in the treatment of colds. Here I use the Teuto heat pad in my practice. Here are powdered Pfanzenextrakte from brown mustard, lat. Brassica Juncea, and fenugreek included.

The powder of the Teuto heat pad is mixed with a little water to a paste-like slurry and applied to the skin areas to be applied. After a few minutes, an intense natural heat development begins in the deeper skin areas. Do not rub in the eyes and do not apply on the mucous membranes! For the treatment of colds especially the areas of the chest, back and neck should be rubbed in and covered with a damp cloth for about 15 - 30 min. Leave. Then wash off and rinse off!

This pleasant treatment with the natural, purely herbal Teuto warming pad is immune-stimulating, anti-inflammatory, expectorant and muscle-relaxing. With cold, sinusitis and bronchitis then followed by an increased expectoration.

conclusion

All herbal extracts of Dr. Ing. Pandalis - Urheimische Medizin contain only European medicinal plants. Thus, we always find the Urheimische principle in the respective application, we use plants from our homeland, from our immediate environment. Our metabolism, our body has been adapted to these medicinal plants for many generations. For our body "foreign" plants can not work effectively enough, since the natural adaptation process in nature can usually take many years. This is not only true for medicinal plants, but also for food plants! Only plants that we know, that are at home in our immediate living environment, have already treated our ancestors and with whom we have long been rooted, can stimulate the body's own defenses to the maximum. (Dr. rer. Nat. Roland Schulze, Dipl.-Biologist and Naturopath, Rostock)