Antiviral

Do you want to protect yourself from the flu, cold and other viral diseases that affect us every year? Antibiotics won't do you any good, just like medications that only relieve symptoms. However, if you take natural antivirals, you can strengthen your defenses and block the action of some of the most common viruses. Made from plants, spices and other vegetables, natural antiviral treatments should not be missing in your medicine cabinet, especially when it is cold.

What is an antiviral?

Viruses are infectious agents responsible for diseases like the cold, flu, chickenpox, or herpes. Contrary to what many people think, viruses cannot be fought with antibiotics or other medications that only treat symptoms: a specific type of treatment that is known as antiviral products is required.

Antivirals are substances with the ability to prevent and fight virus infections. Modern medicine has developed modern antiviral drugs for many diseases; although there are also natural antivirals that are especially effective in prevention and have fewer contraindications and side effects.

The best natural antivirals

Natural antivirals have a powerful antioxidant, antiseptic and blocking effect on the expansion of viruses in our body, with the advantage of not attacking other cells.

Some of the most effective antiviral products are extracts from plants such as tea tree , rosemary , eucalyptus or sage , thanks to their content of diterpenes capable of blocking the action of some viruses. Garlic is also a natural antiviral treatment, by strengthening the immune system, just like other spices such as cinnamon or cloves . Likewise, there are natural compounds with antiviral effect that contain grapefruit , geranium , echinacea and other medicinal plants.