Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, called SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. The illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained.
See also :

• Influenza
• Immunological Disorders
• Infectious Diseases
• Respiratory Diseases

Initial symptoms are flu-like and may include fever, myalgia, lethargy symptoms, cough, sore throat, and other nonspecific symptoms. The only symptom common to all patients appears to be a fever above 38 °C (100 °F). Shortness of breath may occur later. The patient has symptoms as with a cold in the first stage, but later on they resemble influenza. SARS may occasionally lead to pneumonia, either direct viral pneumonia or secondary bacterial pneumonia.

• Yu Ping Feng San was the basic herbal formula recommended by Chinese health authorities to the public for prevention of SARS several years ago when SARS occured in China. In the verge of a superflu pandemic, we would recommend its use for strengthening our defense to any possible flu outbreak.
• The Institute of Chinese Medicine shows that the following herbal combination is promising in the prevention of SARS particularly among high-risk groups. It is a combination of 2 chinese patent medecines Sang Ju Yin and Yu Ping Feng San with additional 2 herbs : Herbal Formula containing :
  • Sang Ye (Folium Mori)
  • Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi)
  • Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum)
  • Lian Qiao (Fructus Forsythiae)
  • Bo He (Herba Menthae)
  • Jie Geng (Radix Platycodonis)
  • Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)
  • Lu Gen (Rhizoma Phragmitis)
  • Huang Qi (Radix Astragali)
  • Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae)
  • Da Qing Ye (Folium Isatidis)
  • Huang Qin (Radix Scutellaria)
• Licorice : research found glycyrrhizic acid, glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhetinic acid and their derivatives to inhibit viruses that include SARS coronavirus, herpes, HIV, hepatitis, influenza.

This information is not meant to be substituted for medical advice. Always consult a medical professional regarding any medical problems and before undertaking any treatment or dietary changes.