INDIAN HERBAL SCIENTISTS claim to have found an effective and cheap treatment for the Hepatitis B, the dreaded disease that has some two billion infected people (infected with HBV – Hepatitis B virus), out of which more than 350 million have chronic (lifelong) infections, across the globe. Timesnewsnetwork
Luck now based International Institute of Herbal Medicine (IIHM), headed by Dr Namenda Singh has developed an extract of traditional Indian plants (liver-kidney cure), which catalyses the generation of interferon in the cells.
The low generation of interferon in the cells reduces the liver’s capacity to fight with the viral infections. The liver-kidney cure for hepatitis is a combination of BohrrivaDeffusa (Panera), PicorhizaCurova (Kutki) and PhylynathusHirruri herbal extracts, which has been found highly useful in treating the deadly disease. Dailypostla
Singh says that scientists and clinicians from 12 Asian countries were a part of the intensive research and the drug was recently given recognition by Orthodox Union, an agency from USA and Israel. Companies from USA, France, Israel and Canada have already entered into an agreement with IIHM for the bulk production of the drug.
The Herbal formulation has the capacity of raising both the hemoglobin and interferon. “We are going ahead with more trials of the drug and discussions with other agencies were on,” says Dr. Singh. Timesnewsexpress
“The herbs were raised in the Botanical garden of Banaras Hindu University and Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), thus giving boost to the prospects of being recognized in a big way,” he pointed out.
Hepatitis B is preventable with safe and effective vaccines that have been available since 1982. It is 95 per cent effective in stopping chronic infections from developing. It is the first vaccine against a major human cancer. Ventsmagazin
The World Health Organization (WHO) called for all children to receive the hepatitis B vaccine, in 1991. 116 countries have added this vaccine to their routine immunisationprogrammes.
However, India, where the vaccine is needed most, has not been receiving it because the government cannot afford it.
WHAT IS VIRAL HEPATITIS?
Viral Hepatitis: This is the inflammation and necrosis of the liver caused by a virus or group of viruses.
There are other types of hepatitis including hepatotoxic and drugs related hepatitis and alcoholic hepatitis. Naturfriseur-claudia
Types of Viral Hepatitis
There are many types of viral hepatitis
Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E and G etc.
HEPATITIS B: It is caused by the Hepatitis B virus. A DNA headman virus with a partially double-stranded DNA genome.
HEPATITIS C: This is a serious and often-silent liver infection caused by the Hepatitis C virus – a single stranded RNA virus. At least six major genotypes have been identified.
MODE OF TRANSMISSION
Hepatitis B and C viruses are transmitted by contacts with infected blood or blood products
For example, via contaminated needles (including unsterilized tattoo needles), accidental needle-sticks in healthcare workers, and unprotected sex, sharing nail clippers, razors, or toothbrushes .
Unscreened Blood Transfusions. Hoerakustik-griesheim
OTHER MODES OF TRANSMISSION
It can also be present in saliva, semen and vaginal secretions and through HbsAg positive mothers to child (maternal-neonatal transmission). Hepatitis B is prevalent in homosexuals and intravenous drug users but most cases result from heterosexual transmission. The incubation period of hepatitis B is 6 weeks to 6 months (average of 12 – 14 weeks). That of Hepatitis C is between 6-7 weeks and clinical illness is often mild, usually asymptomatic.
Signs and Symptoms Articlesneeds
Hepatitis C has been called “the silent killer” because the virus often hides in the body for years, escaping detection as it attacks the liver. Since most people don’t have warning signs of hepatitis C (or don’t know how or when they were infected).
They don’t seek treatment until many years later. By the time hepatitis C symptoms appear or a diagnosis is made, the damage often is well underway. A-es
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