Possible Medicines To Help Fighting CoViD-19:
Aloe Vera: Myth or Medicine?
Listed
in aloe vera,
originally published in issue 20 - May
1997
But Now Look at This Wonderful Medicine
From Entirely a "Novel" Angle !
[ I was just scanning through my digital library for Ayurvedic Treatments and Herbal Remedies, with an aim to search for Herbs to increase human immunity against this deadly pandemic CoVid-19. This long article on Aloe Vera by Dr. Peter Atherton attracted my attention Specifically due to the Role of Aloe Vera in treating Viral diseases like AIDS!
- Munjeet Prashant ]
Few Selected Relevant Paragraphs for Quick Reference:
Conditions
which are caused by a disordered immune system such as asthma and some forms of
arthritis also seem to benefit from Aloe Vera. Good results are even reported
by sufferers from that ill understood condition M.E. (Myalgic encephalo-
myelitis) or Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome. Evidence for improvement in this
syndrome is purely anecdotal but recently an equine vet, Peter Green, carried
out a trial and showed that Aloe Vera had a remarkable effect in horses
suffering from a similar post viral debility. He got a tremendous response and
actually was able to demonstrate that the white blood cell count, which is
lowered by the illness to almost fatal levels, had returned to normal after
Aloe Vera treatment. Unfortunately, there is no similar way of measuring the
effect in humans as there is no demonstrable change in the blood picture.
In the U.S.,
Carrington Laboratories have isolated one of the sugars from Aloe Vera, a long
chain polysaccharide which is being trialed with AIDS patients. It has been
shown in laboratory testing to be an immunomodulator, i.e. it can both enhance
the immune response – very beneficial to AIDS sufferers whose response is very
poor; but it would also seem to be able to slow down or retard the response
where it is too much. A common example of such a response would be in hayfever,
where there is an over-reaction to grass pollens. Carrington Laboratories'
product "Carrisyn" is already licensed for the treatment of a viral
illness in cats, a form of feline leukaemia. The continuing development of this
drug for human use is very exciting.
The response of
the immune system to attack by, either bacteria, viruses or cancer cells is
extremely complex, but part of it involves a system of messenger substances such
as the interleukins and tumor necrosis factor called Cytokines. Cytokines
activate cells such as neutrophils and lymphocytes to attack their targets. The
attack may take the form of antibody production of direct engulfment by the
cell – phagocytosis. By orchestrating the response the cytokine system can both
enhance and retard activity, hence the polysaccharides in Aloe Vera which
affect this system are referred to as immunomodulators.
( It is requested that interested readers may access the full article on the website referred above, and competent Ayurvedic doctors and Naturopathy practitioners may further evaluate this natural and innocent herbal plant for increasing human immunity against the current viral pandemic. - Munjeet)
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