Herbal Antivirals, 2nd Edition

Viruses are smart, mutating, and becoming resistant to antiviral pharmaceuticals.Global crises such as COVID-19, SARS, and dengue fever spread more quickly than we can develop medicines to fight them. Herbalist and best-selling author Stephen Harrod Buhner has studied the antiviral properties of plants for many years. In this comprehensive guide, he profiles the plants that have proven most effective in fighting viral infections and provides in-depth instructions for preparing and using formulations to address the most common infections and strengthen immunity, safely and naturally.The updated 2nd edition includes an expanded guide to COVID-19, including a review of the most up-to-date medical research and the plant medicines that have been found to be most potent in preventing infection, lessening the impact of the virus on the body, and addressing longer-term effects and co-infections.

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The best-selling book on herbal antivirals, with more than 88,000 copies in print, is updated and expanded with an in-depth guide to the most effective plant medicines for addressing COVID-19 and related co-infections, as well as strengthening the immune system to fight other emerging and resistant viral infections.

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Stephen Harrod Buhner (1952-2022), the author of Herbal Antivirals, *Herbal Antibiotics*, and 17 other works, spoke internationally on herbal medicine, emerging diseases, complex interrelationships in ecosystems, Gaian dynamics, and musical/sound patterns in plant and ecosystem functioning. He was a tireless advocate for citizen scientists, amateur naturalists, and community herbalists everywhere. He lived in New Mexico.
 

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Protect Yourself with Natural Treatments for Viral Infections

Viruses are smart and adaptable, developing and passing along mutations that give them resistance to antiviral pharmaceuticals. Global crises such as
Covid-19, SARS, and dengue fever spread more quickly than we can develop medicines to fight them, and every season there are new flu strains that challenge the effectiveness of vaccines.
Build your immunity and protect yourself with broad-spectrum herbal treatments. Stephen Harrod Buhner profiles the plants that have proven most effective in fighting viral infections and provides in-depth instructions for preparing and using formulations to address the most common infections and to strengthen your immunity, safely and naturally.

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Why This Book Exists
1 Emerging Viruses: What We Are Facing
2 Viral Respiratory Infections and Their Treatment
3 Covid-19 and the Coronaviruses
4 Viral Encephalitis Infections and Their Treatment
5 A Brief Look at Some Other Viruses: From Cytomegalovirus and Dengue to Shingles and Their Treatment Protocols
6 Herbal Antivirals: The Materia Medica
7 Strengthening the Immune System
Epilogue: What the Future Holds
Appendix: A Brief Look at Herbal Medicine Making
Notes
Bibliography
Sources of Supply
Index