Pancreatic beta cells (also referred to as ß-cells) are cells found in pancreatic islets that produce insulin and amylin, hormones responsible for not just metabolism of food and nourishment, but a huge variety of biochemical processess going on in human bodies. They are absolutely essential to life and protecting them has a huge impact on your quality of life. Whether you are struggling with diabetes or any ailment that affects pancreatic beta cells, the following article may be beneficial for helping you find herbs capable of stimulating beta cell repair and pancreatic protection.
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Pancreatitis is one of the deadliest conditions, not only because it’s so difficult to diagnose from biochemical serum markers that are often misleading, but also due to the fact that inflammation from the pancreas can radiate to other organs, so symptoms of this conditions can be felt differently than what’s medically known and may lead to wrong diagnosis.
Hepatitis is a term that encompasses not only viral hepatitis (hepatitis A-E; abbreviated HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV), but also inflammatory conditions of liver that may have a variety of causes. I will not go into detail as to how many diseases this term could comprise, so it’s important to note that this list is focused solely on viral hepatitis and while some of these herbs may also be beneficial for other liver conditions, it’s best to check out my list about liver fibrosis as antiviral herbs are best supplemented with hepatoprotectives and antifibrotics.
As the coronavirus panic continues to spread, I figured now would be a good time to write an article about potential herbal treatment. I have summarized most of the herbs that may be effective against COVID-19 (otherwise known as SARS-CoV-2 or 2019-nCoV) based on molecular docking and previous experience from SARS and MERS outbreaks. Do keep in mind that each herb and its respective constituents work differently and while some of these are direct inhibitors of replication, others might be helpful in managing the symptoms. Many of the studies that provide information about these are based on older data. The last section of this article comprises my personal recommendations that I do believe may be helpful in managing the symptoms, most of them even having antiviral effects. Although COVID-19 is a new virus, it bears similarities to the previous SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, thus herbs effective against these strains may also be effective against the latest coronavirus. The genome of SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to be 89% similar to the genome of the original virus. These similarities are mainly in the proteins that are responsible for the virus’ life cycle.
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is an incurable virus that lies dormant in the brain stem after the initial infection. There are two types of HSV, namely HSV-1 and HSV-2. Oral herpes is known to be caused by HSV-1, while genital herpes can be caused by both HSV-1 and HSV-2.
The herbs in this list won’t fully eradicate the virus from the brain stem (for that you would need one herb to facilitate access to brain stem and one extremely virucidal herb which is an impossible feat), but they might help you clear the virus from skin or mucosal membranes after its outbreak. Some of these may even stop the virus from getting to your brain stem, so they are perfect for when you think you might have been infected by someone.
Some of these herbs are only active against HSV-1 or HSV-2, so it’s important to know which type you have. In my opinion, the best kinds of herbs are those that are active against both types as it demonstrates their antiviral potency.