Now we really need it once more, our immune system: Before it starts to rain heavily or even snow, when the temperatures drop once more and we walk from our warm apartments into the wintry city and vice versa, we should activate this very important bodily function get in shape! Certain medicinal plants have always been used: These include sea buckthorn, elderberry, echinacea (red coneflower) and star anise.
powerhouses
As real power packs for the immune system, these plants make their big appearance during the cold season. Our ancestors used them regularly to protect themselves from fever, colds, coughs and sore throats. Researchers have now proven the respective positive effects on health and made them accessible to modern medicine. Naturopathy has long since ceased to be considered hocus-pocus, rather it can support conventional medicine in the best possible way, especially when it comes to preventing colds. Sea buckthorn protects particularly once morest infections with its very high vitamin C content.
Up to herpes
Elderberry, on the other hand, has an antiviral and antibacterial effect and can thus permanently reduce the severity of colds. Echinacea helps with infections in the respiratory tract and is effective once morest viruses from influenza to herpes. Star anise is also used for catarrhs of the respiratory tract and also to help dissolve mucus. Incidentally, the active ingredient of the well-known flu drug Tamiflu is obtained from the shikimic acid contained in star anise.