Preface Introduction What is influenza?  Flu viruses There is flu and then there is deadly flu  Pandemic influenza symptoms  Avian Influenza (H1N1) symptoms  Is H5N1 likely to be the next pandemic flu? Conventional treatments for pandemic influenza  Vaccines  Tamiflu and other antiviral drugs  How effective and safe are antiviral drugs?  Scary responses to the threat of a pandemic  Our plan for the pandemic  Every cloud has a silver lining  Influenza and pregnancy  How are the chickens doing? Herbal remedies for influenza  Information sources on Eclectic flu remedies  Who were the Eclectics:?  The Demise of the Eclectics  The Eclectic Legacy  Did Eclectic Remedies work?  The safety of Eclectic remedies  Herbal remedies in pregnancy  The possible danger of cytokine storms The Eclectic Treatment of Influenza Remedies useful in seasonal and pandemic influenza The Chief Sedatives Nine other important herbs in influenza Honorable Mentions  Twenty additional herbs for influenza Chest applications Non-herbal remedies Glossary Resources References

HERBS & INFLUENZA: How herbs used in the 1918 flu pandemic can be effective today

This book describes in detail how plants were used successfully to treat flu victims in the 1889 and 1918 pandemics.  It also describes how these herbs are used today and summarizes studies on these plants and their characteristics.    It is written for the average person who wants to learn about herbal treatments for seasonal and pandemic influenza as well as learn a bit more about influenza, modern treatments, and the politics of medicine.  At the same time, the book contains all of the detail that a professional health care practitioner would want to know about how herbs were used to treat pandemic influenza.           194 pages, 16 illustrations, 5 photographs Published by Tigana Press, P.O. Box 1528, Vashon, WA  98070

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