Medicinal Plants and Viruses

By Aaron Matas

Medicinal Plants and Viruses - How many antiviral plants are there? Are any effective against a specific ailment? I researched the information and included it in this book. MERS is too new to have any documented research. SARS has one study with one plant listed. Download the preview for free. You will get the entire list of antiviral plants and find out that Licorice is a good candidate for SARS.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781304093905

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Medicinal Plants and Viruses

Medicinal Plants and Viruses

First Edition

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Matas

All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-304-09390-5

Sources Referenced

FIJIAN medicinal plants R.C. Cambie AND J. Ash                   -> FMP

PDR for Herbal Medicines 4th ed. 2007                                   -> PDR

Samoan Herbal Medicine Dr. W. Arthur Whistler 1996            -> SHM

The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods 2005                                -> EHF

PDR - abbreviation for Physician's Desk Reference

Most Herbal PDR information cited or referenced from Germany's Commission E (similar to America’s FDA) and PhytoPharm U.S. Institute of Phytopharmaceuticals

Fiji plants and references can be found in FIJIAN medicinal plants

Additional information from

An Illustrated Guide To Herbs their medicine and magic by Anna Kruger 1993

A Few Notes

A lifelong interest in herbs and plants. Three and a half years in pre-med and a degree in Electrical Engineering. I found an article on Garlic about 20 years ago. It listed specific viruses and bacteria. I loved it. Wondered when someone would put the information together and make it easier to get to. The economy is bad and work is slow. I’ve been working on this information steady for about 10 years now. I sent a copy of the first revision to my brother, his reply ‘WHAT IS IT?" That was the original book ‘1000 Plants and Remedies’. Seven, eight or nine revisions later I tried to get it published, finally someone suggested a book for each ailment. Still not good enough, ‘its just a list’ or ‘you need pictures, maybe some recipes’. Almost forgot, ‘why did you include Fiji plants?’  ..because I originally made an ailments index for a friend in Fiji, also most plants are found in the tropics and we’ve got global warming and cross referencing two good sources made a lot of sense to me. Most plants are not found in both books, but the ones that are, usually agree about the beneficial effects. Information from half way around the world from another culture that agrees with scientific data from our western culture kinda clinches it for me. This stuff works!

Pictures or additional information, where? Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project