Using the root of baicalin
The use of various herbal medicines acts in the prevention and treatment of influenza virus infection. One of the most effective Chinese medicine for fighting the influenza virus’s effects is the root extract of baicalin. The Chinese herb baicalin fights the symptoms of the common cold and virus infection of influenza. The antiviral activity of baicalin depends on the herb’s dosage, thus indicating the virus budding by the herb. The recent studies also suggest that the baicalin herb acts as an inhibitor of neuraminidase protein with specific inhibiting activity against the influenza virus’s various strains.