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immune system
chronic fatigue syndrome
Botanicals

primary herbs

Allium sativum
Avena sativa: nerve tonic, nervous exhaustion, low fevers, nutritive for convalescence (Felter HW, Lloyd JU. 316)
Beta vulgaris: general stimulant, resistance-enhancing effect. Large amounts (1 liter) of juice taken for months; may cause nausea (Weiss F. 232)
Echinacea spp.: antiviral; immune stimulant, enhances resistance to infection (Weiss F. 229; See DM, et al Immunopharmacology 1997 Jan;35(3):229-235.)
Eupatorium perfoliatum: enhances resistance to infection (Weiss, p. 229)
Glycyrrhiza glabra: antiviral (Mitchell W. 16a; Baschetti R. New Z Med J 1995;108:156-157; Brown D. Quart Rev Natural Med 1996; Summer:95-97.)
Ligusticum porterii: antiviral
Lomatium dissectum: antiviral (Khalsa)
Panax ginseng (See DM, et al. Immunopharmacology 1997 Jan;35(3):229-235.)
Panax quinquefolius: resolves chronic feverishness (Dharmananda)
Pau d'Arco: antiviral (Mitchell W. 16a)


complementary herbs


footnotes


Baschetti R. Chronic fatigue syndrome and liquorice. New Z Med J 1995;108:156-157.

Brown D. Licorice root: potential early intervention for chronic fatigue syndrome. Quart Rev Natural Med 1996; Summer:95-97.

Felter HW, Lloyd JU. King’s American Dispensatory, 18th ed. Sandy, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1898, 1983.

See DM, Broumand N, Sahl L, Tilles JG. In vitro effects of echinacea and ginseng on natural killer and antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity in healthy subjects and chronic fatigue syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients. Immunopharmacology 1997 Jan;35(3):229-235.
Abstract: Extracts of Echinacea purpurea and Panax ginseng were evaluated for their capacity to stimulate cellular immune function by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from normal individuals and patients with either the chronic fatigue syndrome or the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. PBMC isolated on a Ficoll-hypaque density gradient were tested in the presence or absence of varying concentrations of each extract for natural killer (NK) cell activity versus K562 cells and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) against human herpesvirus 6 infected H9 cells. Both echinacea and ginseng, at concentrations > or = 0.1 or 10 micrograms/kg, respectively, significantly enhanced NK-function of all groups. Similarly, the addition of either herb significantly increased ADCC of PBMC from all subject groups. Thus, extracts of Echinacea purpurea and Panax ginseng enhance cellular immune function of PBMC both from normal individuals and patients with depressed cellular immunity.

Weiss RF. Herbal Medicine. Gothenhburg, Sweden; Beaconsfield, England: Beaconsfield Publishers, Ltd., 1988.