Storey Publishing Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies for Emerging & Resistant Viral Infections

loved it great work!

Als Mediziner finde ich alle Bücher des Autors lesens- und bedenkenswert. Der Autor schreibt in einem Stil, den auch interessierte Laien gut verstehen können. Speziell hervorheben will ich die Darstellung der Zusammenhänge zwischen Ökologie und den Viruserkrankungen. Ausserdem gibt der Autor viele praktische Ratschläge und Anleitungen.

The book arrived in the shape that was expected. The info will have me digesting for a long time. And here I thought I knew a lot before. What has distracted me from the excitement was the delivery. It got here a day early but was prepared for this morning. The delivery person did not ring or knock at the door but stuck it in the back yard. WHY?

Love this series. Super rich in information

This is not your grandmother's little book of home remedies. This is 408 pages of superbly organized clinical information on the state of the medical arts' research and findings about emerging viruses, respiratory viruses, encephalitis viruses, CMV, Dengue, Shingles, Epstein-Barr just to name a very few, and the treatment protocols the author is using with varying degrees of success, how successful or not the protocols are proving themselves to be, the recommended forms and dosages for combining with amino acids, vitamins, protein supplements, and just about anything common sensical you can do to help yourself heal. It was published in 2013, so it's reasonably current. Pages 122-259 are a materia medica of common and highly accessible, antiviral herbs, alphabetically organized, including the plant taxonomy identification by family and species used specifically for medical applications, the parts of the plants used for acute vs chronic conditions respectively, the best forms for the conditions, the prep of these forms if you can't find it and have to make your own, possible side effects, herb/drug interactions, herb/herb interactions, cultivation and collection, and habitat and appearance. And if that isn't enough info on your herb of choice, there's a list of actions, a huge list of viruses and bacteria it's active against, what it's most frequently used successfully to treat, the not-so-commonly known uses it can be beneficial for, some vendor sources for finding it, an explanation of how the plant chemistry works in the body, and how and what the herb is used to treat in Traditional Chinese Medicine, indigenous peoples' medicine, Western Medicine and Ayurvedic medicine. Finally, there's a rundown of the state of research regarding the herb in lab studies and human medical trials as of 2012-13. There are 42 pages devoted to 3 commonly employed herbs for strengthening the immune system. Appendix A includes many home remedies for the things you really need help with, like childhood fevers and diarrhea. Appendix B has 10 sources for acquiring in bulk or having custom medicines made for you. There is a superlative bibliography (52 pages) in the back, and a 22-page Alphabetical Index to the book in the back. I bought this book last month, because I have had chronic fatigue syndrome since 2003, coming and going in varying degrees of severity. All our American doctors know to do is prescribe a pill for a symptom. That isn't healing; that's palliative treatment. That's what they do to keep you comfortable until you croak. The last 5-1/2 years, especially, as I approach 60 years of age, have been a down-hill slide into increasingly broken health. Three weeks ago I started the author's protocol for Epstein-Barr systemic infection and infection of the cornea of the eye. I also added the Sacred Seven mushrooms in powdered form once daily in my coffee and hyaluronic acid eyedrops and MSM eyedrops. In just 10 days, I've seen a rather dramatic upward curve in my health. The systemic inflammation is down by probably 75% after 15 months of rheumatic hell. My corneas are still touchy, but the virus is not active and they are stable for the first time in over 1 year. Today, I went out in the 96-degree Texas heat and humidity and used a heavy pole saw to cut a big, fallen pecan limb off my telephone line and garage roof, so I can take pics and file a claim for roof repair. The fact that I had the muscular strength to hoist a pole saw 14 feet into the air is remarkable. The additional fact that I felt only temporary muscle fatigue that faded after I showered and rested an hour and that I am not utterly exhausted and, in fact, feel good...like cooking a meal and practicing my musical instrument kind of feel good...is enough to bring tears to my eyes. Thank God for this author and this book, and for all the external sources he has pointed me toward. I feel better than I've felt in over 10 years. It's not a fragile shift toward the better. It's a roaring into the straightaway, clear- and bright-eyed, glowing-complection kind of shift. We don't build resistance to healing plant and food substances like we do pharmaceuticals. There's no reason to fear this immune-building protocol will stop working for that reason. My fingers are crossed, and I'm hopeful. I may actually get my life back. Please God, let it be so!