Anyway, time to rectify that. And perhaps you can work some of these antiviral herbs into your landscape when you begin armchair gardening next month. Personally, I’m hoping the Japanese honeysuckle I planted in May survives the winter and spreads. I’d love to take cuttings and cover our property with them. I definitely want more lemon balm, which I probably need to move from its current location as it doesn’t seem incredibly happy there. More forsythia would be good.
Most of these herbs are effective against the common viruses like influenza, herpes, and RSV. Some deal not only with the everyday stuff, but more importantly with nasties like mumps and hepatitis.
I’ve placed these in descending order, with the most powerful antivirals at the top of the list. Taking a fresh look at licorice this morning, for example, I realize that I need order some more. As it’s a USDA hardiness zone 7 plant, I’m not going to be able to grow my own here, and Becky’s been depleting my supply. With efficacy against smallpox, polio, and measles, I don’t want to start TEOTWAWKI without it. You’ll see elderberry much farther down the list and wonder why. It is indeed an effective antiviral, especially for influenza and other upper respiratory infections. However, it’s also easy to market. Anything with berry in the name is going to be easy to sell. Contrast that with isatis and its reputation for a truly horrific assault on the taste buds.
Licorice
o Adenovirus type 3[1]
o Coxsackie B3[2]
o Dengue[5]
o Ebola[6]
o Enterovirus D68[7]
o Hepatitis A, B, C, E, and probably D[12]
§ B and C only[13]
o Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2[14] [15]
o Influenza A (especially H1N1, H2N2, H5N1, H9N2)[18] [19]
o Japanese encephalitis virus[20] [21]
o Measles[22]
o Polio[23]
o Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)[24] [25]
o Rotavirus[26]
o SARS-related coronavirus[27] [28]
o Tick-borne encephalitis[29]
o Vaccinia (smallpox)[30] [31]
o Varicella zoster (chickenpox and shingles)[32] [33]
o Viral pneumonia[34]
o West Nile[35]
o Yellow fever[36]
Isatis
o Adenoviruses[37]
o Avian infectious bronchitis[38]
o Coxsackie (B2, B3, B4)[39] [40]
o Epstein-Barr[43]
o Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome[44]
o Herpes simplex[47] [48] [49]
o Human adenovirus type 3[50]
o Influenza A and B (H1N1, H6N2, H7N3, H9N2)[51] [52]
o Japanese encephalitis[53]
o Measles[54]
o Meningitis (enterococcal)[55] [56]
o Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)[59]
o Rubella[60]
o Varicella (chicken pox/shingles)[65]
Lomatium
o Cytomegalovirus[66]
o Epstein-Barr[67]
o Hepatitis C[68]
o HIV[69]
o Influenza[70]
o Pneumonia[71]
o Rotavirus[72]
o SARS[73]
o Viral encephalitis[74]
o West Nile[75]
Japanese honeysuckle
o Cytomegalovirus[76]
o Enterovirus 71[77]
o Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)[78] [79]
o Herpes simplex virus[80]
o Polio[81]
o Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)[82]
o Rubella[83]
o SARS[84]
o Varicella zoster (chickenpox, shingles)[85] [86]
Ginger
o Epstein-Barr[89]
o Herpes simplex 1 and 2[92]
o HIV-1[93]
o Polio (mildly)[96]
o Vaccinia[99]
Echinacea
o Coronavirus, including MERS and SARS[100]
§ E. purpurea[101]
o Covid-19[102]
o Herpes simplex 1 and 2
§ E. purpurea[103]
§ Infusion[104]
o HIV
§ E. purpurea[105]
o Influenza
§ E. purpurea extracts[106] [107]
o Japanese encephalitis virus
§ E. angustifolia[108]
o Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
§ E. purpurea[109]
Lemon balm
o Chickenpox[110]
o Enterovirus-71[111]
§ Tincture[112]
o HIV[113]
o Herpes simplex 1 and 2[114] [115]
o Influenza
§ H1N1[116]
o SARS[117]
o Varicella zoster (shingles)[118]
Japanese barberry
o Cytomegalovirus[119]
o Dengue[120]
o Hepatitis B[121]
o Herpes simplex 1 and 2[122]
o West Nile virus[123]
o Yellow fever virus[124]
Elderberry
o Influenza A (H1N1, H5N1, H3N2) (berries, flowers)[125]
o Influenza B (berries, flowers)[126]
o Herpes simplex (berries)[127]
o HIV (berries)[128]
o Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV, stem bark)[129]
Forsythia
o Cytomegalovirus (CMV)[130]
o Enterovirus 71[131]
§ H1N1[134]
o Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)[135] [136]
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