Natural Antivirals for Treating Hepatitis and Other Infectious Diseases
At Alchemist Lab, we’re always looking for the best natural treatment protocols for hepatitis and other infectious diseases, and the conditions and symptoms that accompany those illnesses.
This article features some recent additions to our Apothecary – three antiviral supplements that we recommend and prescribe for treating hepatitis and other infectious diseases.
The first antiviral supplement is the bioflavinoid Naringenin, which is the bitter principle (constituent) of grapefruit.
The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) moves from cell to cell by latching onto very low density lipoprotein (vLDL, which is thought of as the “bad” cholesterol). Naringenin inhibits the cellular secretion of vLDL. So like statin drugs, Naringenin has the ability to lower HCV viral loads by interfering with the ability of the virus to move.
Quercetin is another bioflavinoid that is most well known for treating allergies.
HCV depends upon two different heat shock proteins (HSP #40 & 70) for viral replication. Quercetin inhibits the synthesis of these HSPs, thus lowering viral load.
The other important ramification of how Quercitin works in the body is that by affecting a cellular mechanism rather than the virus directly, viral resistance is not a factor.
Jungle Brew Herbal Combination
Our favorite recent addition to our antiviral supplements is our proprietary Dragon Heart Jungle Brew Herbal Combination (“Jungle Brew” for short).
Many of our best products at Alchemist Lab (such as Oxymatrine, and now Jungle Brew) were introduced to us when we followed up on reports by patients, who asked us to evaluate what they read on the Internet. We are both skeptical and open-minded in tracking down claims of herbal antiviral success.
Originally we at Alchemist Lab saw reports of high-dose Phyllanthus (Chanca Piedra) and Uncaria Tomentosa (Cat’s Claw) being used to knock out the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and our research indicated that these two natural herbs indeed offer an effective natural treatment.
Jungle Brew is a mixture of herbs from the rainforest of South America, including Uncaria Tomentosa and Phyllanathus Niruri.
Phyllanthus is broadly distributed around the world, including growing in India and Indonesia. We chose South America as a fresher, cleaner source of medicines, especially since we work with companies providing South American herbs that we trust more than their Asian counterparts. In developing the formula for Jungle Brew, we added in Jergon Sacha, Picao Preto, Sarasparilla, Honeysuckle Bud, and Patrinia Alba.
Jungle Brew has wide applicability in treating several infections, including Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C, Lyme Disease and fungal infections.
Patients we’ve prescribed Jungle Brew have reported extremely positive feedback. For example, one patient reported that his fungal nails started clearing up when he added this natural herbal mixture to his extensive treatment protocol. Hence we started using Jungle Brew as an antifungal, often adding in Pau D’arco as well for this purpose.
Although patients are reporting excellent results with Jungle Brew, we’re still fine-tuning this herbal formula. Mulungu and Amargo are two herbs that we’re testing and tasting for possible inclusion later. Tasting, because at Alchemist Lab we pride ourselves on creating herbal formulas that taste good (or are at least palatable) instead of the bitter taste that many people associate with herbal formulas.
Seeking Patient Feedback
At Alchemist Lab, we’re constantly seeking the very best natural treatments and constantly seeking to improve – especially when it comes to our own Dragon Heart proprietary herbal formulas.
We welcome your feedback about your experience with any of the products mentioned in this article. We’re especially interested in learning about any changes in viral loads as indicated by lab reports. Please visit the “Contact Alchemist Lab” page to find out out to contact us by phone, fax and via e-mail.