Indian herbal drug Ayusrem can treat H1N1 swine flu: Researchers

Ayusrem, a herbal drug to treat H1N1 swine flu developed by two Indian scientists from Chennai, has been lauched for sales.

Ayusrem, prepared using the traditional approach of Indian classical medicine system Ayurveda has been found safe and effective, the researchers claimed.

The medicine contains 32 different herbal components.

Ayusrem preparation can prevent the spread of  a host of viral infections including swine flu, chikungunya, dengue and influenza.

Ayusrem can also address allergic diseases like asthma, rhinitis and treat  body pain, common cold and cold related symptoms.

Ayusrem has been tested effective in more than 2000 patients with various types of viral fever, reports said quoting researchers.

Dr Milton’s Lab in Pondicherry is manufacturing Ayusrem.

Maste Xhange Private Limited, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has inked an agreement with Ramoni Research Foundation (RRF)  for global marketing of the drug.

In January, South Korean scientists announced the development of KIOM-C, a combination of a dozen herbal extracts to treat H1N1 swine flu infection.

The Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), a state-run research institute announced researchers have successfully extracted materials commonly used in traditional herbal remedies that showed immediate results of recovery when injected to mice infected with the disease, the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM) said.

KIOM-C medicine has been developed by combining extracted materials from a dozen of common herbal substances, according to KIOM.

In December, Chinese media reported that Jin Hua Qing Gan Fang, a Chinese herbal remedy, is found effective in A/H1N1 swine flu patients.

Jin Hua Qing Gan Fang, also called “Jin Hua” is being hailed as the world’s first traditional Chinese medicine to treat the A/H1N1 swine flu by the Chinese news papers.

Clinical studies spanning seven months have come out with adequate scientific evidence that the Chinese herbal remedy Jin Hua Qing Gan Fangan can shorten patients’ fever period and improve their respiratory systems, reports said quoting medical experts from China.

Jin Hua Qing Gan Fangan has no adverse side-effects.

Above all, Jin Hua Qing Gan Fangan is also very cheap. The medication cost only about a quarter of the cost of Tamiflu -  the widely used anti-flu drug of Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the treatment of the A/H1N1 swine flu.

The clinical studies using Jin Hua Qing Gan Fangan lasted for almost five months and were conducted by experts from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Beijing University of Technology.

Chinese medical experts picked Jin Hua Qing Gan Fangan from among more than 100 classic anti-flu prescriptions based on traditional Chinese herbal medicine.

Jin Hua Qing Gan Fangan prescription had been adopted in many local traditional Chinese medicine hospitals.

Now backed by new clinical data, the Chinese health authorities are considering to develop Jin Hua Qing Gan Fangan further as an alternative to treat the A/H1N1 swine flu not only in China but to the whole world.

In November, a Chinese traditional medicine claiming to relieve all H1N1 swine flu symptom in two or three days, especially in children has been launched in China, reports said.

The Chinese traditional medicine called “No 2 Cold Medicine” is capable of curing the H1N1 swine flu in a single dose treatment in most of the cases, the maker of the medicine was quoted as saying in local press.