Posted on 03/22/2020 3:13:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Turmeric, or curcumin, is being advocated by some medical experts for reducing lung inflammation amid the rising COVID-19 cases in India. The virus is especially known to attack the respiratory system.
Turmeric is being touted as the only way to keep inflammation in your body low so that you have a better chance of fighting the coronavirus infection.
In view of the current COVID-19 epidemic and the panic around it, medical experts have a few suggestions besides washing hands, not being in crowded spaces, etc., on how to boost the immune system and possibly minimize the symptoms as there is no cure for the disease.
Vaccines are at least two years away and there are no drugs on the horizon except Actemra, which is a biological drug that Roche had developed for arthritis.
Simple tricks to boost your immune system during coronavirus may help reduce the severity of the disease. One major thing that happens when you get infected is that one has a “cytokine storm” in the body.
Bad cytokines/hormones, especially IL-6 and TNF, rise that contribute to stress and organ failure during COVID-19 infection.
The pharmaceutical company Roche has dusted off an old drug, Actemra, which was developed for arthritis as it was shown to suppress IL-6. Tocilizumab (Actemra) is in a class of drugs called biologics.
Tocilizumab is a treatment for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, giant cell arthritis, and polyarticular and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Even if this drug is approved for COVID-19, it will cost at least $25,000-30,000 per patient. Nature has effective molecules for lowering IL-6 naturally: turmeric/curcumin, resveratrol and lutein.
I wonder about Sulfasalazine? A very old arthritis med used for beginning stage Crohns and UC.
Turmeric cures cancer, increases your lifespan and improves your sex life. I didn’t list the other 958 benefits of turmeric.
GEEZ, why post this garbage.
Fight Corona with Curry!
Another Hindu home remedy?
I have a feeling Darwin is about to purify the gene pool.
There are a ton of “mab” medications out there (biologics) to control immune responses for people with auto-immune conditions.
I’m currently on Remicade for Crohns
I started taking turmeric 2000mg daily a couple of months ago...also Vit C, D, fish oil, and an occuvite for good eye health...
It’s an anti-imflammitory, isnt it?
I’ve always been a fan of turmeric for health reasons. I buy it in capsule form, then break the capsule open and sprinkle it on my food. I use the kind that has black pepper in it. That is supposed to boost the turmeric’s effectiveness. And if it doesn’t, I like black pepper anyway.
But I wonder. If this crisis lasts long enough, I suppose every last thing from apples to zinc will eventually be touted as a preventative or a cure.
As for me, I hope they eventually tout chocolate chip ice cream. I love that stuff.
Makes good pickles :)
Makes good pickles :)
“It’s an anti-imflammitory, isnt it?”
That’s what they say. Also supposed to be good for stress. I’ve been putting it in my coffee. Not bad.
I used to be pretty skeptical about home remedies and essential oils until I developed arthritis and tendonitis issues. After trying prescription strength alleive that didn’t work long-term, I finally tried 500mgs of turmeric a day. To my surprise it really worked.
My mother no longer needs her blood pressure medicine since taking turmeric. It really helps.
Avoid showering. It won’t cure your Coronavirus, but it’ll sure keep people 10 ft away!
Please don’t make an ass of yourself on yet another thread tonight. Put the booze down. Go outside. Have a conversation with someone. Chill. Relax. Refocus. Then, come back and have a beer. It’s all good.
WHAT?
Purifies the blood, improves the liver, cures hoarseness, embalms the body, removes pimples and toenail fungus. AND rust from brake disks...
Iranian food is filled with turmeric....
Plus it’s a floor wax AND a desert topping.
More India. But they do use a lot of Fenugreek.
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