Fa-talai-jon capsules for COVID-19 2021-11-29 How will Fa-talai-jon capsules help with COVID-19? The global pharmaceutical industry has not yet presented a cure for coronavirus for mass use. But in Thailand, at the very beginning of the pandemic in 2019-2020, the herb fa-talai-jon (Andrographis paniculata) began to be in extraordinary demand. This remedy has even been recommended by the local health ministry for the treatment of coronavirus. Preparations based on this plant have long been used for the prevention and treatment of influenza and other diseases of the upper respiratory tract. But how effective is Fatalai John in COVID-19? And can capsules based on it prevent the development of the disease? After all, the virus that causes this disease is constantly developing new strains. Capsules from all strains of coronavirus Will Fa-talai-John help prevent COVID-19 infection? The University of Siriraj School of Medicine, Chulaborn Research Institute, the Medicines Certification Authority and the Department of Traditional Medicine of Thailand conducted a study in which it was found that Andrographis paniculata extract is excellent in suppressing the development of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease. But the research was carried out, which is called "in vitro", that is, the virus was affected not in the patient's body, but in a test tube. So far, this is the only study supporting the effects of Fatalai-John on infection. But at the same time, it was clinically proven that Fatalai-John extract significantly improves the condition of patients with COVID-19. A group of patients from the coronavirus department was prescribed daily together with other treatments, Fatalai-John capsules. After three days, their condition was much better than that of the patients who did not take the drug. In particular, there was a decrease in symptoms such as cough, inflammation, intestinal disorders. The doctors concluded that although drugs based on this plant do not prevent infection, however, if you start taking them no later than 3 days after the diagnosis, then the reproduction of the virus stops. This means that the chances that the disease will not take on a severe form and will not lead to death are sharply increased.
