Fighting COVID: What's All The Buzz About Quercetin?

Brian C. Joondeph, M.D. : Nov 2, 2021
American Thinker

"Quercetin is considered to be the most widely distributed and extensively studied flavonoid, according to a 2018 review. It's been shown in dozens of studies to have anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory and antiviral activities. In fact, there isn't much this powerful antioxidant compound can't do..." -Jillian Levy, CHHC, Dr. Axe 

[AmericanThinker.com] Quercetin has been in the news lately, particularly as one of many potential therapeutics that might have some benefit in the prevention or treatment of COVID infection... (Image: YouTube Screengrab /via American Thinker)

... Technically it is a flavonoid... These compounds have several health benefits including reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer, and degenerative brain disorders through anti-inflammatory effects as a free radical scavenger...

...Quercetin, like hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, is a zinc ionophore, facilitating the entry of zinc into cells where it interferes with viral replication, potentially suppressing COVID infection...

...A 2012 paper published in Antiviral Research found that quercetin inhibits rhinovirus (common cold) replication both in vitro and in vivo, meaning in the laboratory and in humans. Another 2016 paper in Viruses noted that quercetin inhibited influenza A (seasonal flu) virus entry into cells...

Following the science ... suggests that quercetin may be of benefit in COVID. A 2021 paper in the International Journal of General Medicine, a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial of 152 early stage COVID patients ... concluded, "Quercetin is a safe agent and in combination with standard care, when used in early stage of viral infection, could aid in improving the early symptoms and help in preventing the severity of COVID-19..." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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