Can Siraitia grosvenorii prevent swine flu?

Recently, the sales of Chinese herbal medicines to prevent influenza in many pharmacies in China have increased greatly, among which Siraitia grosvenorii is the most popular. Siraitia grosvenorii merchants also began to work overtime and sell in batches, which was in short supply. Yesterday, the reporter went to several big pharmacies in Guangzhou, and the sales staff said that the sales of anti-influenza drugs such as effervescent tablets, Radix Isatidis, Fructus Siraitiae Grosvenorii and antiviral oral liquid increased greatly in recent days. Some pharmacies are in short supply of antiviral drugs, masks and disinfectants, and Siraitia grosvenorii is the best antiviral drug.

Siraitia grosvenorii is one of the important antiviral and anti-inflammatory herbs in traditional Chinese medicine, which can inhibit the reproduction and replication of influenza virus. But can Siraitia grosvenorii, which can resist influenza virus, prevent swine flu? Yesterday, the reporter consulted Zhang Yang, a Chinese medicine expert from the US Food and Drug Administration. He said that in the fight against SARS, the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine has been affirmed. At present, Chinese herbal medicine Siraitia grosvenorii has a certain antiviral effect on the prevention and treatment of swine flu without specific drugs.

However, to prevent swine flu, we should not just use Siraitia grosvenorii, but stir-fry ginger and brown sugar to make tea. Zhang Yang said that Chinese medicine pays attention to syndrome differentiation and treatment, and conditioning with compound preparations is more symptomatic and effective.

This article is taken from Southern Weekend.