Our farmed organic Sweet Wormwood or Sweet Annie Tincture - Artemisia annua - A Farm Grown FOOD- An Active Anti-Viral Herbal specifically against 'viral corna-type' respiratory influenza'
An IMMUNITY Enhancing Herb as published June 26 2020 by The Max Planck Institute in Germany Studies :
"..... Extracts of the plant A. annua*** are active against SARS-CoV-2 - Chemists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Potsdam, Germany) in close collaboration with virologists at Freie Universität Berlin have shown in laboratory studies that aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Sweet Wormwood plants (A. annua) are active against the new coronavirus that has caused the COIVID-19 pandemic ....." ***
Sweet Wormwood - Artemisia annua - actions are that of: anti-viral, anti-fever, anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic, anti-fungal and provides improved immunity and enhanced respiratory anti-viral support reducing various symptoms as related to upper respiratory infection complaints.
50 ml Extract / Tincture Format - Suited for Adults Only
Also in Loose Leaf Tea Format ~SOON~
Note: **** Sweet Wormwood is NOT Suited for Children OR to be consumed during pregnancy/breast feeding OR if using ANY prescribed medications.
For short term use only - 4 weeks - at a time.
Artemisia annua extracts show very little toxicity - https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-annua-sars-cov-.html
"...Extracts of A. annua plants have been successfully employed to treat febrile diseases including malaria. Artemisinin is extracted from this plant and is the basis for the WHO-recommended anti-malaria combination therapies used in millions of adults and children each year with few, if any, side effects...." ***
Extracts of the Plant A. annua are Active Against SARS-CoV-2
Cooperation between scientists from the Max Planck Institute, University of Kentucky and Freie Universität Berlin. - https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/presse/informationen/fup/2020/fup_20_107-beifuss-corona/index.html
Source: *** Gilmore et al. Artemisia annua Plant Extracts are Active Against SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro, (2020). submitted for publication.> https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-annua-sars-cov-.html - Extracts of the plant A. annua are active against SARS-CoV-2.
Sweet Wormwood Tincture
Chemists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Potsdam, Germany) in close collaboration with virologists at Freie Universität Berlin have shown in laboratory studies that aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Sweet Wormwood plants (A. annua) are active against the new coronavirus.
SOURCE: link > Gilmore et al. Artemisia annua Plant Extracts are Active Against SARS-CoV-2 In Vitro, (2020). submitted for publication.
> https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-annua-sars-cov-.htmlSweet Wormwood Grown on our farm is available in dried leaf format - for Steam Inhalation - Please contact me for details or if interested.
Covid, Artemisia afra, luteolin.
Submitted by Pierre Lutgen on June 22, 2020
Several authors have documented the efficacy of luteolin against pulmonary diseases. The highest concentration of luteolin is found in Artemisia afra at 1.9 mg/g. In Artemisia absinthium 0.7 mg/g are found. A few studies show only traces of luteolin in Artemisia annua
A. Dube, Thesis, Artemisia afra, University Western Cape, 2006.
Mucus overproductionis one of the most important pathological features of chronic inflammatory airway diseases that contribute to morbidity and mortality. It reduces ciliar motility, damages local defensive functions and promotes bacterial colonization. As a natural flavonoid luteolin has multiple biological activities, such as anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. A Chinese study found that the administration of luteolin effectively attenuates mucus overproduction.
Mei-Li Shen, Chen-Hung, Luteolin attenuates airway mucus overproduction. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6 : 32576
Kuo My, Liao MF, Luteolin attenuates the pulmonary inflammatory response. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2011, 49(10) : 2660-6
M. Das, A Ram, Luteolin alleviates Bronchonstriction and Airway Hyperreactivity, Inflamm Res, 2003, 52,(3): 101-6
Haiyan Yan, LinlinMa, Luteolin decreases the yield of Influenza A virus. J Nat Med. 2019, 73, 487-496
Strong support comes from a very recent study. The flavone luteolin has been shown to have broad antiviral properties. Luteolin specifically binds to surface spike protein of SARS-Cov-2 and inhibits entry of the virus into host cells. Moreover, luteolin has anti-inflammatory properties and inhibits mast cells which invade the lungs when triggered by viruses.
T Theoharides, COVID-19, pulmonary mast cells, cytokine storms and beneficial action of luteolin. Biofactors, 2020, Apr 27:10.1002/biof.1633
This study from Boston relies on a previous study from Beijing. In a two-step screening assay to detect small molecules of herbal origin that interfere with the entry of the SARS virus into the hosts cells, one of the most efficient molecules to bind with the surface spike proteins found was luteolin.
Ling Yi, Zhengquan Li, Small molecules blocking the entry of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus into host cells. J of Virology, 2004, 11334-11339.
source: https://malariaworld.org/blog/pulmonary-administration-artemisia-afra-against-tuberculosis