1. Friday May 25, 2018
      Home > News > Society
      Text:| Print|

      Feeling the H7N9 strain

      2013-04-10 08:51 China Daily     Web Editor: Wang Fan comment
      Banlangen has become a hot commodity in pharmacies across the country. HUANG HE / FOR CHINA DAILY

      Banlangen has become a hot commodity in pharmacies across the country. HUANG HE / FOR CHINA DAILY

      The avian flu outbreak has caused consternation and while some believe the TCM herb banlangen can prevent and treat the disease, experts are counseling a more cautious approach. Wang Hongyi in Shanghai and Liu Zhihua in Beijing report.

      The traditional Chinese medicine banlangen has once again come under the spotlight because of an outbreak of the H7N9 strain of avian flu that has infected 28 people and left eight of them dead, according to the country's health authorities.

      Banlangen, also known as Isatis root, from the biennial plant Isatis indigotica Fortunehas, has been used medicinally for about two millennia to reduce fevers and combat viruses. Banlangen was used in the fight against severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, in 2003, when Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, recommended the herb as an antivirus medicine.

      Since then, banlangen has been widely used and is said to have played an important role in preventing H5N1 avian flu and H1N1 flu over the past decade.

      From a TCM viewpoint, banlangen is a cold compound that can dissipate heat, cool the blood and provide relief for sore throats and upper respiratory infections.

      Pharmacological studies show banlangen has antibacterial and antiviral properties, is effective against Leptospira spirochaete bacteria, detoxifies, boosts the immune system, and kills off leukemia cells.

      As production technology of the herb has progressed, it can be produced in more varied forms for consumption, such as granules and tonic drinks.

      When H7N9 bird flu was first reported in early April, some health experts recommended banlangen to prevent further infections and the herb quickly sold out in pharmacies across the country.

      Even so, there are doubts about the efficacy of the herb in combating H7N9 bird flu, and many experts are recommending that consumers do not take large doses over a long period of time, especially the elderly, pregnant women and children.

      Special report: H7N9 avian influenza

      Comments (0)

      Copyright ©1999-2011 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
      Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

      主站蜘蛛池模板: 99视频免费播放| 拍拍拍无挡免费视频网站| 67pao强力打造高清免费| 亚洲av无码国产精品夜色午夜 | 中国china体内裑精亚洲日本| 国产亚洲高清不卡在线观看| 亚洲午夜在线播放| a色毛片免费视频| 在线a亚洲v天堂网2019无码| 三上悠亚在线观看免费| 在线观看亚洲天天一三视| 国产人成网在线播放VA免费| 亚洲深深色噜噜狠狠爱网站| 亚洲欧美中文日韩视频| 亚洲免费人成在线视频观看| 日本午夜免费福利视频| 国产成人综合久久精品亚洲| 亚洲精品国产V片在线观看| 亚洲乱码一二三四区麻豆| 两个人看的www高清免费观看| 国产成A人亚洲精V品无码| 欧洲乱码伦视频免费国产 | 成人人观看的免费毛片| 亚洲第一视频在线观看免费| 牛牛在线精品观看免费正| 亚洲精品无码高潮喷水在线| 免费无码毛片一区二区APP| 亚洲高清视频免费| 国产伦精品一区二区免费| 亚洲人成人77777网站| 日本免费一区二区在线观看| 久久综合日韩亚洲精品色| 国产精品久久久久久久久免费| 亚洲精华国产精华精华液好用| 亚洲综合国产精品第一页| 一级毛片免费不卡在线| 亚洲精品成a人在线观看☆| 亚洲色WWW成人永久网址| 91香蕉成人免费网站| 老湿机一区午夜精品免费福利| 日本免费电影一区|