We use it to fights flu, colds, herpes, viruses with Black Elderberry.
30 Lozenges

Dr. Madeleine Mumcuoglu, doing research at Hebrew University ~ Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, has quite possibly found the answer to the influenza virus, and the common cold. It is a syrup made into lozenges, derived from the plant Sambucus Nigra, better known as the black elderberry. The man who discovered interferon, Dr. Jean Lindenman, was the supervisor at the virology lab when Madeleine was looking for a topic for her doctorial research. He suggested elderberries. "They have possibilities", he said, "In any case, I've got 10 kilos of them in my deep-freeze." As viruses cannot replicate themselves outside of living cells, they have to invade cells to survive. "If you can stop them from invading cells, you've defeated the disease", says Dr. Mumcuoglu. She tested the black elderberry proteins against the Influenza B virus first, and discovered that "they actually prevent the virus from invading the cell". The influenza virus invades cells by puncturing the cell wall with the tiny spikes of hemaglutinin that cover its surface. The active ingredient in the elderberry DISARMS the spikes, binds to them, thus stopping them from piercing the cell membrane. "This was the first discovery", says Dr. Mumcuoglu. "Next, we found evidence that elderberry proteins fight the influenza virus in another way, too. The viral spikes are covered with the enzyme, neuraminidase, which helps break down the cell wall. The elderberry inhibits the action of the enzyme. My guess is, that we'll find that elderberry acts against viruses in other ways as well."