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Lagundi helps mild COVID-19 patients recover faster: DOST

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1720582" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>MANILA - Patients with mild COVID-19 recovered faster after a week of treatment with herbal drug lagundi in a local clinical trial, the Department of Science and Technology said Monday.Partial results of the study showed that the patients&#x27; coronavirus symptoms such as loss of sense of smell, among others, disappeared following lagundi treatment, DOST Fortunato de la Peña told ANC.&quot;They found out that those who took lagundi have the sense of smell restored earlier,&quot; he said. &quot;They also found out that the symptoms disappeared earlier for those who took lagundi.&quot;De la Peña noted that the patients recovered after 7 to 8 days, saying they tested negative after a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test.The study, which involved 278 patients from 7 different quarantine centers in Metro Manila, sought to examine the effect of anti-cough and anti-asthma medicine on COVID-19.<a href="https://www.pchrd.dost.gov.ph/programs-and-services/create-article/6560-lagundi-anti-cough-and-anti-asthma-medicine">According to the DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development</a>, lagundi, a common term for Vitex negundo L., is traditionally used to treat insect and snake bites, ulcers, rheumatism, sore throat, cough, fever and clogged sinuses.&quot;The fact that they were relieved from the symptoms is already good because they have what we call in Filipino &#x27;Guminhawa sila ng mas maaga (They were quickly healed),&#x27;&quot; he said.If proven effective, de la Peña urged Filipinos to use herbal drugs since they were accessible and inexpensive.&quot;Personally, I think if our trials say that the health improved, I think we better use our own drugs because definitely they are more accessible and they are cheaper,&quot; he said.Since the pandemic began, the Philippines has logged over 1.4 million COVID-19 infections. So far, more than 25,000 died from the respiratory illness while 52,000 patients are deemed infectious or considered as active cases.

Patients with mild COVID-19 recovered faster after a week of treatment with herbal drug lagundi in a local clinical trial, the Department of Science and Technology said Monday.

Patients with mild COVID-19 recovered faster after a week of treatment with herbal drug lagundi in a local clinical trial, the Department of Science and Technology said Monday.