CORIANDER AGAINST COVID -19

These days most of the Asians are paying their attention towards the herb coriander , because of the Covid -19 outbreak .Covid -19 is a viral disease caused by the viruses of the corona family. Due to the instability of the genetic materials of the viruses , the reverse transcriptase enzyme makes different DNA molecules which leads to the minute changes in the proteins and other viral structures and sometimes there are changes in the reverse transcriptase enzymes also. So it is difficult to design a specific drug for this condition.

But there is another option do you know?? That is IMMUNE ENHANCING .

According to the ayurvedic system of medicines there are many herbs that we can use to enhance our immunity to fight against this COVID-19 enemy.This series will cover up some of the herbs and remedies that boost your immunity.

According to the modern science,

Coriandrum sativum or commonly coriander seeds having these types of active ingredients flavonoids, linalool, alpha-pinene, gamma-terpinene, geranyl acetate, camphor, and geraniol which involves in the immunomodulatory function

Flavanoids increase immune responses and increase the stimulation of phagocytic cells to involve in phagocytosis with the help of lymphokine ( a type of cytokinine) produced by T cells ( T helper cells )

It increases humoral immune responses through increasing the concentration of IL-6

If infected anyhow through an unidentified mechanism it will increase IgG (mainly in secondary immune response ) and IgM (mainly in primary immune response)

According to ayurvedic perspective,

Pancha padartha:

· Rasa (taste) - Bitter (thiktha), sweet ( madhura), astringent(kashaya)
· Guna (qualities) –laghu, snigdha
· Veeraya (potency )-hot(ushna)
· Vipaka - madhura

Dosha-karma ; mainly it is kapha vata shamaka ( tridosha shaamaka), deepana(increase digestive fire ),pachana (increase metabolism),muthrala (diuretic),jwaraghna (anti pyeretic) etc.

This will increase the ojas by the snigdha guna (lubricant nature), Madura rasa ( sweet taste) etc. ojas is the strength .this strength is known as the immunity in the world today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wKeXNU4R-M&t=9s

Simple trick to make your immunity boost; take a tablespoon of coriander which is fried in a pan then boil it with a piece of chopped ginger to make a cup of this herbal drink.REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE TO BOIL FRIED CORIANDER ( fried mean just make it heat in a pan without oil or anyother)