Top 12 Herbs and Spices to Get You Through the Flu Season

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5. Licorice Root

This plant is what gives licorice its great taste, but it also has strong antiviral properties. If you like the taste, drink licorice tea, if you aren’t crazy about the flavor, you can take supplements, but just be sure you buy the real, organic licorice root.

Many products on the market do not actually contain licorice but just anise seed, which has a similar taste and smell but does not have antiviral properties. In animal tests, those who were injected with the lethal doses of the flu one day and then licorice root for the following four days were still alive 21 days later.

The other group, which was also given the flu but only saline injection, all died within 10 days. This study was done by scientists at the University of Texas. Be aware that, if you are taking medication, licorice root can interfere with a few of them, so talk to your doctor first.

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One Comment

  1. Keziha Chan

    Oct 26, 2017 at 4:33 am

    My mom makes an awesome (Asian style) chicken noodle soup using cinnamon, lots of garlic, mountains of ginger and a little chilli, it’s so soothing for a cold and warms you up in winter.?
    This article really helped me understand why it’s so good, plus a few extra things I can cure or prevent a cold. ?super help full, thank you.