Beat the
Bird Flu Virus
The true story of the coming inﬂuenza pandemic: 
how it may infect 30% of the world’s population, 
and what you can do to survive the outbreak even if there’s no vaccine. BY MIKE ADAMS
BY MIKE ADAMS  
The Health RangerBeat the
Bird Flu Virus
The true story of the coming inﬂuenza pandemic: 
how it may infect 30% of the world’s population, 
and what you can do to survive the outbreak even 
if there’s no vaccine. Copyright © 2005 by Truth Publishing International, Ltd.
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ITable of Contents
The Coming Inﬂuenza Pandemic  ............................................................................................................ 1
Conventional Medicine Offers No Real Defense  ..................................................................................... 2
Primed for Infectious Disease  ................................................................................................................. 3
Take Charge of Your Own Defense  ......................................................................................................... 4
The Top Twelve Herbs  ............................................................................................................................. 4
One Source Agrees to Manufacture It ..................................................................................................... 4
What This Product Can Do  ...................................................................................................................... 5
You Can Taste the Potency ..................................................................................................................... 6
Don’t Wait Until the Pandemic Strikes to Prepare  ................................................................................... 6
Most People Will Wait Until It’s Too Late ................................................................................................. 7
The Government Won’t Save You ........................................................................................................... 7
Reference  ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Summary of Top Items ............................................................................................................................. 27
Why the World Isn’t Ready for the Coming Inﬂuenza Pandemic, World Health Organization Warns ..... 28
The pandemic can be beat with nutrition  ................................................................................................. 29
Get the vaccine if you have access to it .................................................................................................. 30
Start getting healthy right now  ................................................................................................................. 30
Flu pandemic could kill one billion people around the world, say experts  ............................................... 31
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
1The Coming Inﬂuenza Pandemic
In the fall of 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) held a meeting of scientists, researchers, and 
vaccine manufacturing company representatives. In that meeting, the World Health Organization reached some startling conclusions that many people still have not fully grasped. The organization stated that the next global ﬂu pandemic is fast approaching. There is a strong chance it may become an epidemic as soon as next year, and if that happens, literally 30% of the world’s population will become infected with inﬂuenza. The particular inﬂuenza strain being watched is the H5N1 bird ﬂu virus. Should an outbreak occur, the total 
deaths expected around the world, according to the WHO, numbers in the tens of millions of people. Further
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more, the WHO says that the United States currently has no vaccine to distribute to the population  that 
might offer protection from this ﬂu epidemic. In their own words, “...the H5N1 strain has demonstrated its ca -
pacity to infect humans and cause severe disease, with high fatality, on three separate occasions beginning in 1997. The disease in humans has no vaccine to confer protection and no speciﬁc treatment once illness 
becomes severe.” Source: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_inﬂuenza/assessment2004_05_14/e n
Even with this clear threat to public safety, the United States currently has no plans to manufacture any vaccine whatsoever. Even if a vaccine theoretically existed, the U.S. doesn’t have a system in place to distribute it to citizens. And waiting for the ﬂu pandemic to appear will undoubtedly be too late. “Vaccines and antiviral agents are unlikely to meet demand, even for industrialized countries able to purchase them,” explains an investigative medical article entitled, The Next Inﬂuenza Pandemic: Lessons from Hong Kong, 
1997  by René Snacken, Alan P. Kendal, Lars R. Haaheim, and John M. Wood, published by the Centers for 
Disease Control, http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no2/snacken.ht m
It goes on to explain, “Waiting until a pandemic strikes to determine access to [vaccines and medicines] inevitably contributes to inequities in supply for countries lacking facilities to produce antiviral agents or vaccines or lacking resources to competitively purchase supplies at a time of scarcity. The issue of equity 
cannot be resolved by individual governments or manufacturers.”
We should have learned that lesson many times over, but still the vaccine problems persist. The winter of 
2004 saw a complete breakdown in the U.S. vaccine infrastructure when the winter ﬂu vaccine experienced a severe shortage because the vaccine manufacturer Chiron was found to be producing contaminated 
product. That left the entire country without adequate ﬂu vaccine, creating an instant shortage. Now imagine what 
would happen if there were truly a global killer ﬂu, an inﬂuenza virus that mutated and made the cross-spe -
cies leap from birds to humans. Imagine that this virus is spreading around the world from city to city, being carried by travelers in airplanes, and then being spread from person to person in those cities through cough
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ing, shaking hands, touching doorknobs or just from being in the same elevator with another person. Beat the Bird Flu Virus
2Now imagine 30% of the United States population getting infected with this ﬂu. The result would be nothing 
short of a national crisis. As the World Health Organization explains, “Vaccines, antiviral agents and antibi -
otics to treat secondary infections will be in short supply and will be unequally distributed. It will take several months before any vaccine becomes available.” They also explain, in their own words, that:
• Medical facilities will be overwhelmed. • Widespread illness may result in sudden and potentially signiﬁcant  
shortages of personnel to provide essential community services. • The effect of inﬂuenza on individual communities will be relatively prolonged  
 when compared to other natural disasters, as it is expected that outbreaks will reoccur . Source: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/inﬂuenza/pandemic/e n
Incredibly, the above description may actually be the good news. A Russian scientist, Dr. Dmitry Lvov, head 
of the Ivanovsky Virology Institute, estimates that this particular strain of the ﬂu is so aggressive and deadly that as many as one billion people around the world could die from it. He estimates that in the United 
States alone, we could be looking at 700,000 dead. Granted, his estimates may be high, but this man is no stranger to infectious disease. In any case, it does give you an indication of the seriousness of this next 
global outbreak. Conventional Medicine Oﬀers No Real Defense
As I have been discussing these points with a few people, I’ve been met with looks of utter confusion. Peo -
ple tell me things like, “I thought we overcame infectious disease, I thought these ﬂu epidemics were things that just happened in history, they shouldn’t happen today, we have modern medicine...” Unfortunately, they 
are dead wrong about conventional medicine. As the World Health Organization explains on their site, “Although health care has improved in the last de -
cades, epidemiological models from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA project 
that today a pandemic is likely to result in 2 to 7.4 million deaths globally. In high income countries alone, accounting for 15% of the worlds population, models project a demand for 134 – 233 million outpatient visits 
and 1.5 – 5.2 million hospital admissions. ” Source: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/inﬂuenza/pandemic/e n
In fact, modern medicine is largely helpless against such outbreaks. Even in recent times, outbreaks have been frequent. And throughout history, they have devastated populations. The 1918 - 1919 Spanish Flu pandemic killed 20,000,000 people around the world. The 1956 Asian Flu pandemic killed hundreds of thousands. In 2002 - 2003, SARS very nearly became a global pandemic, and it killed an astounding 10% of those infected. Today, all eyes are on the avian ﬂu virus H5N1, which was ﬁrst detected in pigs in Vietnam in February, 2004. And the people who study infectious disease know the next pandemic is right around the corner. “During the last few years, the world has faced several threats with pandemic poten
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tial, making the occurrence of the next pandemic just a matter of time.” - the World Health Organization 
(http://www.who.int/csr/disease/inﬂuenza/pandemic/e n)
For a fascinating look at the full chronology of the H5N1 avian inﬂuenza, as published by the World Health 
Organization, visit http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_inﬂuenza/chronology/e n
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
3Primed for Infectious Disease
Historically speaking, we’re overdue for the next outbreak. In many ways, the world today is even more 
conducive to the spread of these dangerous viruses than in times past. Today we have higher population density than ever before, which means the virus can spread more easily from one person to the next. To
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day, we have faster global travel than ever before, meaning the virus can jump from city to city in a matter 
of hours. “Given the high level of global trafﬁc, the pandemic virus may spread rapidly, leaving little or no time to pre -
pare.” - the World Health Organization, http://www.who.int/csr/disease/inﬂuenza/pandemic/e n
On top of that, we have a medical system that is actually breeding superbugs in hospitals where antibiotics abuse encourages the mutation of extremely aggressive infectious strains with innate immunity to every 
known antibiotic. Simultaneously, we have bizarre animal feeding habits where cows are being fed chicken litter (containing 
chicken dung and feathers). We have cows being fed the ground up remains of other cows and animals, including spinal cord tissue and brain tissue, and thus we’re creating an environment for the rapid muta
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tion and distribution of aggressive viral strains. This is partly what’s causing mad cow disease to be such a 
concern, and it could play a hand in the next global pandemic. Today we have all the conditions to foster a global outbreak. And yet we have virtually no defense against 
it: no vaccines, no vaccine distribution system, and no policies to decide who gets vaccines and who doesn’t. The only thing that’s missing is the virus itself; and in fact, it already exists as well. It’s the inﬂuenza A (H5N1) strain right now living in pigs and birds in Southeast Asia. Should it make the jump to humans, it may very well become the next global pandemic. It is not an exaggeration to say that millions would die from it. The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization are saying exactly the same thing. Check the headlines yourself at http://www.newstarget.com/pandemic.htm l.
Much the same is also being stated by one of the world’s leading experts on inﬂuenza: Dr. Robert G. Webster, a member of the Infectious Diseases department of St. Jude and co-author of the Nov. 28, 2003 article about inﬂuenza published in the journal Science. You can see some of Dr. Webster’s credentials at http://www.stjude.org/faculty/0,2512,407_2030_3957,00.htm
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As Dr. Webster explains, “If an inﬂuenza pandemic started tomorrow, we would not be able to head it off with vaccines because the production facilities available to produce them are grossly inadequate.” He also mirrors the preparedness assessment offered by the World Health Organization. Namely, that neither the United States nor the world is prepared for a ﬂu pandemic. “In the face of a pandemic, the available supplies of antiviral drugs would be used up in days,” he says. “It would take up to 18 months to make more drugs from scratch. Stockpiling is the only answer.” 
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
4Take Charge of Your Own Defense
All this leads to the humbling realization that anyone who wishes to prepare for the coming ﬂu pandemic 
is going to have to take charge and stop relying on their governments to save them. So what’s a person to do? I asked myself the very same question. To ﬁnd the answers, I searched through over 400 books written by 
some of the most respected doctors, physicians, naturopaths and authors in the natural health community. And in each book, I pulled out passages relating to antiviral herbs, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. This resulted in 500 pages of citations from these 400 books, or a little over one page from each book, on average. What I ended up with was an authoritative list of the most powerful nutrients for ﬁghting viral infections. (The full list, with detailed explanations, is included in the book “How to Beat the Flu” available 
at www.TruthPublishing.co m.)
Through this research, I was able to document the astounding antiviral capabilities of all varieties of medici -
nal herbs, including rainforest herbs, Chinese medicine herbs and Western herbs. These herbs have such strong antiviral effects that they have even been described as stronger than antiviral prescription drugs. When used synergistically, they provide a full-spectrum antiviral defense for the human body, meaning they help you overcome all varieties of viral infections, including inﬂ uenza H5N1. The Top Twelve Herbs
From this research, I narrowed the list down to twelve of the most powerful antiviral herbs I could ﬁnd. These are the “Big Twelve” as I call them. They’re the most well-documented, the most clinically proven, the most aggressive antiviral herbs known to the natural health community. Then I said to myself, “People need a tincture made with these twelve herbs.” So I searched the internet trying to ﬁnd if there was such a product, thinking I’d be recommending it to people. I couldn’t ﬁnd one. Nothing like this existed. There was no product that combined the top twelve herbs in a powerful antiviral tincture that could help people not only avoid the ﬂu, but even survive the coming ﬂu pandemic. One Source Agrees to Manufacture It
So I put the word out to a few of my contacts -- people I know in the industry from doing what I do -- and I asked, “Who wants to manufacture this? Because if you are willing to manufacture this herbal tincture, I would love to mention it to people and help get this into peoples’ hands.” The answer came back from a company I’ve been recommending for quite some time, and that’s Jenny Lee Naturals (www.JennyLeeN
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aturals.com). They said, yes, they’d be willing to manufacture this product and attempt to meet whatever demand exists for it, and they decided to call it Jenny Lee A-V tincture, which stands for ‘Anti-Viral.’
As a result, this product is now available. It’s in a 2-oz. tincture. It is a very potent tincture (taste it yourself to 
see what I mean) that uses a tremendous quantity of these herbs to make what I consider to be the single most powerful antiviral natural medicine available anywhere in the world. I don’t think there’s any herbal combination that comes close to the ability of this product to protect you against viral infections. And by the 
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5way, as it turns out, most of the ingredients in this tincture also have very strong, well documented anti-
cancer properties, so this exact same tincture could even be sold as an anti-cancer or cancer prevention tincture. I’ll describe the exact ingredients below. (Remember, too, that you can buy the bulk herbs yourself and make this tincture on your own. The recipe is no secret, I list the ingredients right here.) (By the way, as always, I must remind you that I have no ﬁnancial involvement with Jenny Lee Naturals or 
the sale of this product. I don’t earn a dime. Whether you purchase this product or not is entirely up to you. It won’t impact my bottom line either way.) What This Product Can Do
Now remember, the company making the product, Jenny Lee, can’t really tell you anything about it. This is true for all nutritional supplement manufacturers, thanks to the suppression of accurate product descrip
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tions by the FDA (which doesn’t want you to know how to treat disease with herbs, for one thing). So don’t 
expect Jenny Lee to tell you what this product does. But I’ll do it instead. This product will greatly boost your immune system function. It will offer you the strongest protection that I 
know of against viral infections. It can be used to treat existing viral infections that you may have, including HIV, cold sores, inﬂuenza or other viral diseases. But most importantly, this is a product that can literally save your life if we see this global pandemic become a reality. It doesn’t mean this product is a magic bul
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let that’s absolutely going to save your life. Because if you don’t support your immune system by changing your lifestyle to get healthier, then you’re going to have reduced odds of success. In other words, if you continue to smoke cigarettes, eat fried foods, avoid physical exercise, avoiding taking vitamin D supple
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ments, avoid getting natural sunlight on your skin, if you spend most of your time under ﬂuorescent lights or breathing toxic fumes during a long commute, or you have a high stress environment, then all of those things are going to suppress your immune system and there’s no medicine in the world that can cure you of inﬂuenza. To beat the ﬂu pandemic, you have to get plenty of water, you must get adequate levels of sleep, you need to radically alter your diet, shift to healthier foods, give up unhealthy habits like drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes, drinking large amounts of alcohol, breathing secondhand smoke and so on. All these things affect your outcome. But even if you have a poor lifestyle, a product like this Jenny Lee A-V tincture will still enhance your odds of 
resisting the ﬂu and surviving it. So even if you are smoking cigarettes, eating pizza and chowing down on fried foods all the time, at least a product like this can increase your odds, but it’s not a replacement for be
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ing a wise consumer. So I hope I’m making myself clear on this: don’t look at this product or any product out there as a miracle cure, especially if you continue to pursue unhealthy lifestyle habits. But if you want an ally in the battle to resist the ﬂu and survive the ﬂu pandemic, this is an excellent choice. If you don’t buy it from Jenny Lee Naturals, then at least, for your own sake, buy some of the bulk herbs and make your own tincture. (Recipe below.) Beat the Bird Flu Virus
6You Can Taste the Potency
Let me warn you up front, this is not a delicious tincture. This is not some candy being disguised as medi -
cine. This stuff tastes pretty awful and if you think about what’s in it, you’ll understand why. There are some 
rather bitter-tasting herbs in there. But it is in fact the taste that lets you know this is the real thing. Because if you buy some herbal tincture that tastes sweet, or it just doesn’t taste very strong, then chances are you’ve purchased a product that’s highly diluted (a lot of cheap herbal tincture products are like that). Real herbal tinctures with medicinal value have a strong taste. They are usually extremely bitter. They should make your face go into all sorts of bizarre contortions. That’s how you know you’re getting a potent herbal tincture, and that is deﬁnitely the case with this Jenny Lee A-V product. I’ve tasted it myself and at that moment I made myself a promise that I would never use it again unless I 
was around people who were infected with the ﬂu, or if there were a global ﬂu pandemic and I wanted to have the best possible defense against that pandemic. This is deﬁnitely not a product you want to be using on a daily basis. This is not some vitamin supplement. You don’t need these herbs every single day unless you’re ﬁghting the ﬂu or battling cancer. The other thing to know about this product is that you shouldn’t take it if you’re pregnant or if you are expect
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ing to become pregnant. Some of these herbs are contraindicated with pregnancy. One of the ingredients, 
St. John’s Wort, is also known to interact with various prescription drugs, so if you plan to take this product, this is something you should deﬁnitely discuss with your doctor to make sure it is aligned with whatever health strategy you are currently pursuing. In particular, St. John’s Wort can interfere with various heart drugs and reduce their effectiveness. So prescription drug dosages may need to be modiﬁed when taking 
this product. Don’t Wait Until the Pandemic Strikes to Prepare
By the way, if you’re reading this and the global ﬂu pandemic has not yet become a genuine outbreak, then you still have a chance to get these products. They have an extended shelf-life -- several years if you refrigerate them -- meaning that you can buy them now, put them in your fridge and use them years later with the same medicinal effect. And why should you buy them now? Because this report is being shared freely with readers around the world, and experience tells me that when people get their hands on this in
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formation, they’re going to forward it to their family and friends and coworkers, and this is going to wind up being downloaded and read by a very large number of people, probably a few hundred thousand (and that’s BEFORE there’s a ﬂu pandemic). Most of those people are going to wait around and do nothing about the ﬂu pandemic until it hits. They won’t 
modify their lifestyle, they won’t boost their own immune system function, and they won’t order products that can defend against the ﬂu until the day this epidemic really hits. One of these days there will be a news headline in USA Today or some other national newspaper that says “Global ﬂu epidemic strikes USA!” -- and it will be talked about on the news, in all the newspapers, and all over the internet. You’ll hear that people are getting sick and dying from this ﬂu pandemic and, oh, the U.S. government didn’t do anything to prepare for it, and gee, there’s not enough vaccine to go around. I can hear the useless chatter already. Beat the Bird Flu Virus
7Most People Will Wait Until It’s Too Late
That’s the day when it’s too late to order this product, because I can absolutely guarantee that, given hu -
man nature and the way people think, 99% of the population will wait until that day to do something about 
it. On that day people are going to call up Jenny Lee Naturals and they’re going to start ordering 20 or 30 bottles at a time, and Jenny Lee Naturals is going to run out of product in a matter of hours. Even with their best efforts, they won’t be able to manufacture enough product to meet the skyrocketing demand as people suddenly become aware that this pandemic is real, and they suddenly want to be saved from it, because none of them actually did anything to enhance their immune system function. They kept on suppressing their body’s defenses by eating unhealthy foods and following unhealthy habits. Now all of a sudden the pandemic has hit and they are scared... they want something to protect them and they’re going to buy it in 
large quantities, foolishly thinking they can buy their way out of a personal health crisis. That’s human nature, that’s the way people think. And if you wait until that day, you’re probably going to 
ﬁnd yourself at the end of a long waiting list. So then what will you do? You’ll go out to the health food store thinking, well, I’m going to buy up all these ingredients myself, and you’ll ﬁnd that, strangely enough, all of these key antiviral ingredients are already wiped out of stock at the local health food store. So you’ll say, well, gee, I’ll go online and I’ll ﬁnd an herbal store or some kind of vitamin store and I’ll order these products there. So you do that, and sure enough they take your order and charge your credit card. You think you’re all set until, a few hours later, you get an email that says “All the items you ordered are out of stock, please wait 4 to 6 weeks for delivery.” You’re thinking, “I need this stuff TODAY, not in four to six weeks!”
It’s at that point that you’re going to realize you’re too late, and you’re going to get desperate. What I’m say
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ing here is don’t get caught with your pants down in this situation. Don’t be the last person to realize that 
something needs to be done. Don’t join the masses who are ignoring this problem and then, all of a sudden one day, getting panicked because it’s showed up on the evening news and now they realize they really, 
truly might be killed by this virus if they don’t get some protection. The Government Won’t Save You
And for goodness sake, don’t trust the U.S. government to do anything about this. As usual, the bureaucrats are bumbling around doing absolutely nothing useful for the public. There will be no vaccine distribution system in place that’s sufﬁcient to reach the entire population. Some people are going to have no vaccine whatsoever, no question about it. The vaccine, if it even exists at all, will be rationed. There will be extremely limited supplies. The elderly will probably get it ﬁrst, followed by young children. Most adults are unlikely to get any vaccine whatsoever. And all the while the government is going to be making public statements saying that it is doing everything in its power to protect the public from the ﬂu pandemic. Of course, it will all be hogwash, because if they were doing everything in their power, they’d be doing something today to put such a system in place and there wouldn’t be a vaccine crisis in the ﬁrst place. But just like the population, 
the government doesn’t like to plan ahead. The bottom line to all this is that I recommend you get this product right now. Get a couple of bottles for 
yourself, and if you have family members, you might want a few extra for them, too. Make sure you have enough of this in your house so that if this global ﬂu pandemic strikes, you are well protected. At the same time, if you do manage to catch a cold at any time of the year, you can use this product to help get over 
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8that cold far more quickly. And it’s important to take immediately when you start to feel symptoms. If you 
get a sore throat, start to get a stuffy nose, or aches and pains in your muscles and joints, then start taking this product. It will help you overcome that cold or ﬂu far more quickly. Of course, I recommend you also take lots of zinc and vitamin C at the same time because those are the top two vitamins and minerals for overcoming viral infections. If you combine vitamin C and zinc with this tincture you’re going to get the most powerful viral protection available anywhere in the world. Of course, always visit a qualiﬁed medical pro
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fessional (preferably a naturopath) who can help you overcome the infection without turning to dangerous 
drugs or toxic procedures. Ingredients of Jenny Lee Naturals A-V Tincture
Here’s the recipe of the “Big Twelve” antiviral herbs identiﬁed through the research:
• Echinacea • Olive Leaves • Garlic
• Astragalus • Licorice • Shiitake Mushrooms
• Cat’s Claw • Ginger • Onion
• St. John’s Wort • Lemon Balm • Green Tea
As you can see, this list is a combination of Amazon herbs, Chinese herbs, Japanese mushrooms and Western herbs. If you don’t want to buy the tincture, you can make it yourself by buying the bulk herbs and soak
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ing them in strong vodka for several weeks (the longer, the better), then straining out the liq -
uid. If you can’t get all twelve herbs, get what you can and make the tincture from that. Even if 
you only have 2-3 herbs, it’s still better than nothing. You can get bulk herbs at Herbal Advantage  
(www.HerbalAdvantage.co m), local health food stores, or by visiting a local herbalist (either Chinese or 
Western). They may even have their own additions to the formula, based on their own experience. Another great source for antiviral herbs and tinctures is Michael Tierra’s “Planetary Formulas,” found at 
http://www.planetherbs.co m.
Once you have a tincture, store it in a dark place to avoid light damage. Inside your refrigerator is a great 
place to store them. To learn more about how to beat the ﬂu and survive the coming ﬂu pandemic, check out “How to Beat the 
Flu” at www.TruthPublishing.co m. The Flu Solution lists the top herbs, vitamins, minerals, foods and anti -
viral products that can literally help save your life. Plus, the book offers straightforward advice on boosting your immune system function so that you never get ﬂu symptoms in the ﬁrst place. It also provides a three-stage strategy for defending against the ﬂu or conquering it once symptoms appear. The book is available as an instant download (PDF ﬁle, which you can read with Adobe Acrobat reader). Beat the Bird Flu Virus
9Garlic • LEF.org - “Research has shown that garlic, speciﬁcally its active component allicin, has a 
wide spectrum of antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral action.”
• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. - “Garlic’s antiviral effects have been demonstrated by its 
protection of mice from infection with intranasally inoculated inﬂ uenza virus, and by its 
enhancement of neutralizing antibody production when given with inﬂ uenza vaccine.”
• Dr. James A. Duke – “Eating a lot of garlic can help prevent bronchitis because garlic is 
ﬁlled with chemicals that are antiviral and antibacterial.”
• Linda B. White, MD – “Garlic is a potent antibacterial and antiviral  agent, too, so it 
could help ward off sinusitis and make your mucous membranes less of a target for 
opportunistic cold and ﬂu viruses.”
• Jean Carper – “Unquestionably, hundreds of tests show that garlic has strong antibacterial 
and antiviral properties.”
• Gary Null – “Garlic has a number of antitumor and antiviral mechanisms. It stimulates the 
immune system’s productions of phagocytosis, which eliminates abnormal cells from the body.”
• Paul Pitchford - “The antiviral  properties of garlic can often halt a cold or ﬂ u if taken 
soon enough: every three hours during the day that symptoms ﬁrst appear, hold, without 
chewing, half a peeled garlic clove between the cheek and teeth for 20-30 minutes.”
• Ruth Winter, MS “The herb has recently been found to contain antibiotic, antiviral, and 
antifungal ingredients. It has also been reported in the scientiﬁ c literature that garlic 
may decrease nitrosamines, modulate cancer cell multiplication, increase immunity , and 
protect the body against ionizing radiation.”
Shiitake Mushrooms • Dr. James A. Duke - “These delicious mushrooms contain the compound lentinan. According 
to the Lawrence Review of Natural Products, lentinan has cholesterol-lowering action, along with anti-tumor, antiviral and immune-stimulating effects. In experimental animals given a low dose of a compound related to lentinan, cholesterol levels fell 25 percent.”
• Ralph T. Golan, ND - “Shiitake mushrooms have been shown through research to have 
impressive immunostimulant properties. Their polysaccharide, lentinan, appears to be 
the immune booster (like many polysaccharide compounds, although lentinans have an unusual shape that may be signiﬁcant to their effectiveness).”
• Linda B. White, MD – “Medicinal mushrooms such as and reishi all possess substances 
called polysaccharides that stimulate the immune system. Shiitake also increases the body’s production of the antiviral  substance interferon”
• Jean Carper –  “He isolated from the shiitake an antiviral substance called lentinan that 
exhibited strong immunostimulattng activity.”
• Sheldon Saul Hendler MD Phd - “Recently it has been demonstrated that extracts of 
the mushroom can lower cholesterol levels and have anti-tumor, anti -viral and immune-stimulating effects.”
• Stephanie Beling – “The shiitake is one of the most therapeutic of the mushrooms. Laboratory research shows that the pharmacological activity of the shiitake stimulates the immune system. In clinical trials, it has been shown to be a powerful antiviral, to lower blood cholesterol, improve circulation, even block some of the bad effects of saturated fats.”
• Earl Mindell – “It may also lower cholesterol, prevent heart disease, and have antiviral  
properties equal to the prescription drug amantadine—without the serious side ef fects.”Antiviral FoodsReference
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10Aloe Vera • LEG.org – “Aloe contains the major carbohydrate fraction, acemannan, which also has 
antiviral properties.”
• Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD – “Acts as an astringent, emollient, anti-
fungal, antibacterial, and antiviral.”
• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. - “Aloe contains polysaccharides galactose, xylose, arabinose, 
and acetylated mannose. This latter polysaccharide, which is similar to guar and 
locust bean, has received considerable clinical research attention as an antiviral and 
immunopotentiating agent, especially in the treatment of AIDS.”
• Donald R. Yance, Jr. – “Several biologically active substances are found in the leaf juice of 
the aloe plant. These include polysaccharides such as emodin, which has shown anti-leukemic activity, and acemanna, which has shown antiviral and immune-boosting activity.”
• Michael Castleman – “It has antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties that keep wounds 
from becoming infected. It’s an immune stimulant. It has some anti-inﬂammatory action.”
• Rebecca Wood - “Aloe has antibiotic, antiviral, astringent, and antiparasitic properties. It inhibits pain, enhances immune system function, stimulates growth, and acts as a 
coagulating agent.”
Onion • Dr. James A. Duke - “Onion is a close relative of garlic and contains many  
similar antiviral chemicals.”
• Ralph T. Golan, ND – “They have not been studied as intensively as garlic, but they have 
traditionally and clinically been observed to produce many of the same results that garlic does, particularly as a warming, antibacterial, and antiviral and immunostimulant remedy . • Jean Carper – “Anti-inﬂammatory, antibiotic, antiviral , thought to have 
 
diverse anti-cancer powers.”
• Russell Blaylock, MD – “Take one twice a day. Garlic is a very powerful antibacterial 
and antiviral substance. The real advantage is that bacteria never develop resistance to 
garlic extract. During WWI it was known that soldiers who chewed garlic cloves rarely 
contracted typhus.”
Ginger • Mary Dan Eades, MD – “Ginger contains about a dozen antiviral compounds. This herb 
relieves cold symptoms by reducing pain and fever, suppressing coughs, and enhancing 
rest and sleep.”
• Bottom Line Personell – “Cold. Try ginger tea. Both an antiviral and anti-inﬂammatory 
remedy, it helps prevent chills and reduces the buildup of phlegm.”
Apples • Jean Carper - “Reduces cholesterol, contains anti-cancer agents. Has mild antibacterial, 
antiviral, anti-inﬂammatory, estrogenic activity. High in ﬁber, helps avoid constipation, 
suppresses appetite.”
• Barnet Meltzer - “Apples also have antiviral  properties and help to prevent colds and 
upper respiratory ailments such as bronchitis and laryngitis.”
Seaweed (kelp) • Jean Carper – “Antibacterial and antiviral activity in brown Laminaria type seaweed known 
as kelp.”
• Sheldon Saul Hendler, MD, PhD – “Showing great promise as detoxiﬁers, wound healers 
and as anti-cancer and anti -viral substances.”
Strawberry • Jean Carper – “Antiviral, anticancer activity. Often eaten by people less likely to develop 
all types of cancer.”
• Rebecca Wood – “Strawberries are an excellent spring tonic, beneﬁcial to the spleen-
pancreas, and used to break down excess toxins in the liver. They increase the appetite and are moistening and lubricating. Strawberries have clinically proven antiviral properties.”
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11Clove • Medical Economics – “Clove is antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, spasmolytic 
and a local anaesthetic.”
Pear • Dr. James A. Duke – “Pear juice is rich in antiviral caffeic acid.”
Chilies • Ralph T. Golan, ND - “They have actions similar to those of the trinity roots. In addition, 
they are exceptionally antiviral—the best broad-spectrum, widely available, well-tolerated 
antiviral around. Jalapenos appear to be particularly antiviral for some reason.”
Yogurt • Jean Carper - “Yogurt has antiviral activity, for one reason, because it spurs activity of 
natural killer cells diat are particularly vidous in attacking viruses.”
Barley • Jean Carper – “Has antiviral and anticancer activity.”
Blueberry • Jean Carper – “Also antiviral activity and high in natural aspirin.”
Broccoli • Jean Carper – “Has antiviral, anti-ulcer activity. A super source of chromium that helps 
regulate insulin and blood sugar.”
Cabbage • Jean Carper - “Contains anti-ulcer compounds; cabbage juice helps heal ulcers in 
humans. Has antibacterial and anti -viral powers”
Corn • Jean Carper - “Anticancer and antiviral activity, possibly induced by corn’s content of 
protease inhibitors.”
Cranberry • Jean Carper - “Also has antiviral activity.”
Red Grapes • Jean Carper -”Red grapes are antibacterial and antiviral in test tubes.”
Pineapple • Jean Carper – “It is also antibacterial and antiviral and mildly estrogenic.”
Plum • Jean Carper – “Antibacterial. Antiviral. Works as a laxative.”
Raspberry • Jean Carper – “Antiviral , anticancer activity. High in natural aspirin.”
Soybean • Jean Carper – “Soybeans are die richest source of potent protease inhibitors which are 
anticancer, antiviral agents. In many human tests, soybeans lower blood cholesterol 
substantially.”
Carrot Juice • Gary Null - “Vegetable juices are a third health-giving detoxiﬁer. You will get the beneﬁcial 
effects of vitamin A, which has been shown to be an antiviral vitamin; it protects against viruses.”
Clariﬁed Butter • Paul Pitchford - “According to Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., clariﬁed butter contains butyric 
acid, a fatty acid that has antiviral and anti-cancer properties, and which raises the level of the antiviral chemical interferon in the body. Butyric acid also has characteristics found to be helpful in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.”
Brassica-Genus Vegetables• Paul Pitchford – “These contain dithiolthiones, a group of compounds which have anti-
cancer, antioxidant properties; indoles, substances which protect against breast and colon cancer; and sulphur, which has antibiotic and antiviral characteristics.”
Coconut Oil • Bruce Fife - “Coconut oil is, in essence, a natural antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and 
antiprotozoal food.”
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12Vitamin C • LEF.org – “Vitamin C in doses of 5,000-20,000 mg has been used by many people as a 
natural antihistamine and antiviral therapy to treat common colds.”
• Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “A powerful antiviral agent. Studies show 
improvement quickly with high doses.”
• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. - “Although vitamin C has been shown to be antiviral and 
antibacterial, its main effect is via improvement in host resistance. Many different 
immunostimulatory effects have been demonstrated, including enhancing lymphoprolif-
erative response to mitogens and lymphotrophic activity and increasing interferon levels, 
antibody responses, immunoglobulin levels, secretion of thymic hormones, and integrity of 
ground substance.”
• Donald R. Yance, JR. – “Vitamin C ascorbate has an antiviral effect on the Rhus sarcoma 
virus and human immunodeﬁciency virus. It is possible that vitamin C has an effect on virus production in infected cells and also extracellularly.”
• Sheldon Saul Hendle and Davis Rorvik - “Vitamin C has antioxidant activity. It may 
also have anti-atherogenic, anticarcinogenic, antihypertensive, antiviral, antihistaminic, immunomodulatory, opthalmoprotective and airway-protective actions.”
• Thomas Bartram - “The vitamin is an anti -viral and immune system modulator without 
unwanted side-effects.”
• Gale Maleskey - “Although there’s not much evidence to indicate that vitamin C can do the 
same in humans, it’s still considered a powerful antioxidant that possesses antiviral properties.”
• Earl Mindell - “Vitamin C is one of the few known antiviral substances. It helps form 
the collagen (glue) between cells, which helps prevent viruses from piercing cell walls. Viruses can multiply only after they have entered a cell. In addition, vitamin C is a boon to allergy sufferers.”
• Michael Jansen – “In addition to enhancing interferon production, ascorbate also has its 
own antiviral properties, having been shown to kill some viruses if the tissue concentration is high enough. This is probably the basis for the successful use of intravenous vitamin C for viral illnesses such as hepatitis, mono-nucleosis and inﬂuenza.”
Vitamin A • Gale Maleskey – “It battles viruses and bacteria in two ways. By keeping the cells healthy all 
along your respiratory tract, it provides a barrier that resists microorganisms. If some invading microorganisms manage to breach the barrier, you want to have antibodies and lymphocytes ready to destroy them. Vitamin A helps your body provide those reinforcements.”
• Joseph Pizzorno, MD – “Vitamin A has also demonstrated signiﬁcant antiviral activity and 
has prevented the immune suppression induced by adrenal hormones, severe burns,  
and surgery.”
Vitamin E • Sheldon Saul Hendle and Davis Rorvik - “Vitamin E has antioxidant activity. It may also 
have anti-atherogenic, antithrombotic, anticoagulant, neuroprotective, antiproliferative, immunomodulatory, cell membrane-stabilizing and antiviral actions.”
• Alice Feinstein – “Like selenium, vitamin E has antiviral and antioxidant properties, so it 
may help protect the heart against infection and toxins”
Pantothenic Acid  
(Vitamin B5)• Sheldon Saul Hendle and Davis Rorvik - “Pantothenic acid may have antioxidant and 
radioprotective activities. It has putative anti-inﬂammatory, wound healing  
and antiviral activities”Antiviral Vitamins
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13Zinc • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “Lozenges also bathe and saturate the whole respiratory area with 
this antiviral mineral. Studies show that zinc shortens colds and reduces symptoms, 
theoretically by preventing viral replication, stimulating immune activity , and/or stabilizing 
cell membranes.”
• Joseph E Pizzorno, ND – “Zinc also has a protective effect against beta-cell destruction 
and has well-documented antiviral effects.”
• Sheldon Saul Hendle and Davis Rorvik - “Zinc may have immunomodulatory activity. It may also have antioxidant activity. Zinc has putative antiviral, fertility-enhancing and 
retinoprotective activities.”
• Gale Maleskey – “Zinc has antibacterial and antiviral properties, says Dr. Kruzel. “The 
prostate has the highest concentration of zinc of any tissue in the body . It’s abundant in 
semen and in the thin, milky ﬂuid that the prostate gland secretes into the urethra just 
before ejaculation to prevent infections,”
• Sheldon Saul Hendler, MD, PhD – “It may also have some direct anti -viral effects. In 
the small studies that have been conducted to date, cold sufferers took 50 milligrams of zinc gluconate at the ﬁrst sign of distress and then took 25 milligrams every two hours 
thereafter until their symptoms abated. • Michael T. Murray – “Zinc, like vitamin C, also possesses direct antiviral activity, including 
antiviral activity against several viruses that cause the common cold. A double-blind 
clinical trial demonstrated zinc-containing lozenges signiﬁcantly reduced the average 
duration of common colds by 7 days.”
Selenium • LEF.org – “Selenium has demonstrated antiviral properties, and it appears to be effective 
in suppressing HCV”
• Earl Mindell – “Selenium, a mineral with powerful antioxidant and antiviral  potential, 
protects cell membranes from being destroyed by free radicals.”
Calcium (various forms) • LEF.org - “…revealed calcium elenolate’s formidable antiviral activity because it 
inactivated almost all viruses tested against it (Renis 1970).”
• Sheldon Saul Hendle and Davis Rorvik - “Calcium alginate has shown anti -viral activity in 
some in vitro and animal studies.”Antiviral Minerals
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14Echinacea • LEF.org – “In the past 50 years echinacea has achieved worldwide fame for its antiviral, 
antifungal, and antibacterial properties.” “Echinacea enhances the body’ s ability to 
dispose of infected and damaged cells; it has interferon-like activity against viruses; and it 
stimulates the white blood cells that ﬁght infection”
• Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Echinacea and goldenseal have antiviral 
and antibacterial properties that can help to alleviate infection.”
• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. – “Besides immune support, Echinacea also exerts direct 
antiviral activity and helps prevent the spread of bacteria by inhibiting a bacterial enzyme called hyaluronidase. This enzyme is secreted by bacteria in order to break through the body’s ﬁrst line of defense, the protective membranes such as the skin or mucous membranes, so that the organism can enter the body.” “The juice of the aerial portion of 
E. purpurea along with alcoholic and aqueous extracts of the roots have been shown to possess antiviral activity. Some of the viruses inhibited in cell cultures include inﬂuenza, 
herpes and vesicular stomatitis viruses.”
• Dr. James A. Duke - “Echinacea root extracts also possess antiviral activity against 
inﬂuenza, herpes and other viruses. In a study of 180 people with ﬂ u, one scientist found 
that 900 milligrams of an echinacea extract signiﬁcantly reduced symptoms.” “This is by far the most popular antiviral herb, and for good reason. Echinacea ﬁ ghts viruses in two 
ways. It contains three compounds with speciﬁc antiviral activity—caffeic acid, chicoric 
acid and echinacin.”
• Ralph T. Golan, ND - “Echinacea does stimulate nonspeciﬁc immunity and is therefore 
by deﬁnition helpful against virus, and many people achieve good results with echinacea 
for this purpose. Echinacea is both antibacterial and antiviral, since it stimulates 
production of white blood cells. But while echinacea is an extremely well-studied and safe 
immunostimulant, in our experience it is not necessarily the most potent.”
• Linda B. White “This herb stimulates white blood cell activity, increases the body’s 
production of antiviral substances such as interferon, and helps immune cells engulf and 
destroy invading microbes.”
• Thomas Bartram – “Does not act directly upon a virus but exerts an antiviral effect by 
stimulating an immune response. Raises white blood cell count and increases the body’ s 
inherent powers of resistance.”
• Gale Maleskey - “Echinacea has antiviral, antifungal, anti-inﬂammatory, and antibacterial 
properties. Although taken internally, it can also be used topically on wounds or inﬂamed 
skin.”
• Mark Stengler - “Echinacea, like some other immune-enhancing herbs, has a direct 
antiviral effect. Even better, it seems to summon all the resources of the immune system 
to help destroy viral invaders.” 
• Heather Boon and Michael Smith - “Echinacea has been shown to have only very weak 
activity as an anti -viral, anti-bacterial or anti-fungal agent.”
• Mary Dan Eades, MD – “Taken internally, it enhances the immune system. It stimulates 
certain white blood cells and has anti-inﬂammatory and antiviral properties.”
• Natural Alternatives to Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs – “Root extracts of 
echinacea have also been shown to possess interfer-onlike activity and speciﬁ c antiviral 
activity against inﬂuenza, herpes, and other viruses.”Antiviral Herbs
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15Astragalus • LEF.org – “Astragalus herbal extract at 300 mg a day can boost immune function and 
produce direct antiviral effects.”
• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. – “The root of Astragalus is a traditional Chinese medicine 
used for viral infections. Clinical studies in China have shown it to be ef fective when 
used prophylactically against the common cold.60 It has also been shown to reduce the 
duration and severity of symptoms in acute treatment of the common cold as well as to 
raise white blood cell counts in chronic leukopenia.”
• Dr. James A. Duke – “If I had HIV, I would give it the beneﬁt of the doubt based on its 
known potent antiviral activity against a wide range of other viruses.”
• Ralph T. Golan, ND - “Astragalus is especially antiviral (not in the sense that it actually kills 
viruses directly, which is virtually impossible to do, but because of the ways it boosts the 
body’s own antiviral defenses). Astragalus is used as an antiviral to decrease the incidence of colds and shorten their course (which research shows it does, typically by half).”
• Linda B. White, MD – “A revered overall tonic in Traditional Chinese Medicine, astragalus 
rebuilds the immune system and is antibacterial and antiviral.”
• Mark Stengler - “Astragalus also stimulates the secretion of a powerful antiviral chemical 
known as interferon, which prevents viruses from replicating.”
• Sheldon Saul Hendler MD Phd -  “Chinese studies suggest that astragalus, in addition to 
boosting immunity and detoxifying a number of drugs and some metals, is also an anti -viral , a diuretic and a coronary artery dilator. They believe it is particularly effective in warding off ﬂu and some other respiratory infections.”
• Gary Null – “Current research shows the truth of this belief since astragalus is now known 
to correct T cell (part of the immune system) deﬁciency and promote antiviral action.”
• Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Astragalus, native to Mongolia and China, 
helps promotes the multiplication of the white blood cells that are vital for ﬁghting infection.”
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16St. John’s Wort / 
Hypericin• Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “St. John’s wort has antiviral properties and 
is a good antidepressant.”
• Dr. James A. Duke - “This herb contains hypericin and pseudohypericin, compounds that 
are antiviral.”
• Ralph T. Golan, ND – “This herb is used as an antiviral (particularly with AIDS), 
antibacterial, and possible anti-cancer agent, but it’s been in the spotlight for its 
antidepressant properties.”
• Linda B. White, MD – “Many herbalists ﬁnd that this herb, usually called upon to treat 
depression, improves appetite and energy levels and calms anxiety . And it’s antiviral.”
• Gale Maleskey – “Although its main use has always been for psychological ailments and 
nervousness, St. John’s wort has antiviral, anti-inﬂammatory, and diuretic properties.”
• Sheldon Saul Hendler, MD, PhD – “Showing potent antibiotic and anti -viral effects in 
recent studies.”
• Gary Null – “Meruelo comments that St. John’s wort’s “antiviral activity is remarkable both in its 
mechanism... and the potency of one administration of a relatively small dose of the compounds.”
• Paul Pitchford – “The recent scientiﬁc discovery of antiviral properties in St. Johnswort 
reafﬁrms the value of our ancestral healing awareness.”
• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. – “In vitro studies have shown that hypericin and pseudo-
hypericin exhibit strong antiviral activity.” “The antiviral activity is remarkable both in its 
mechanism of action ... and in the potency of one administration of a relatively small dose 
of the compounds.”
• Dr. James A. Duke – “This herb contains hypericin and pseudohypericin, compounds that 
are antiviral. These compounds have been shown to be active against HIV, at least in the 
test tube. In fact, a mixture of hypericin and several derivatives has been patented as a 
treatment for cy-tomegalovirus infection, one of the many opportunistic infections that can 
strike people with AIDS.”
• Donald R. Yance, Jr. – “Hypericin, a constituent of Hypericum, possesses pronounced 
antiviral and antineoplastic activity. Many cancers involve a viral component in their 
initiation and promotion.”
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17Olive Leaves • LEF.org – “Olive leaves have an active ingredient called Oleuropein, which has been 
shown in studies to be antiviral”
• Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Olive leaf extract has antibiotic and 
antiviral properties, and helps ﬁght infections.”
• Health Science Institute - “Nature’s most promising antibiotic, antiviral, and antifungal agent 
is a compound derived from the olive leaf, called calcium elenolate. As the number of drug-
resistant superbugs continues to increase, so will the urgent need for olive-leaf extract.”
Peppermint • Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. –  “Peppermint, as well as other members of the mint family, has 
demonstrated signiﬁcant antiviral activity as well as a mild diaphoretic effect.”
• Mark Stengler – “Peppermint has been shown to possess antiviral qualities. In addition, it 
is a common ingredient in cough formulas.”
• John Heinerman “Peppermint is strongly antiviral and may be used with good success in 
helping to inhibit the further progress of herpes virus. It works best in tea form, however , 
since the gelatin capsule tends to nullify its strong antiviral properties.”
Calendula • Dr. James A. Duke – “With antibacterial, antiviral and immune-stimulating properties, 
calendula extracts may be useful in treating gingivitis.”
• Linda B. White, MD – “Well-known for its healing properties, calendula beneﬁts gums with 
its antiviral, anti-inﬂammatory, and immune-stimulating compounds. • Heather Boon and Michael Smith - “Animal studies have found that calendula has anti-
inﬂammatory, anti -viral, and anti-bacterial properties.”
Hyssop • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Hyssop, an evergreen that can be taken 
as a tea, acts as an expectorant and has antiviral properties.”
• Dr. James A. Duke – “Mentioned in the Bible, hyssop contains several antiviral  
compounds and is useful in treating herpes.”
• Linda B. White, MD – “This bee-attracting herb is antiviral and expectorant; you can ﬁnd it 
in syrups and liquid extracts.”
Baikal Skullcap • Dr. James A. Duke - “The root of this plant, powdered and mixed with water, was used as a 
folk treatment for shingles in China. It has known antiviral activity, so I think this is worth a try.”
• Linda B. White, MD – “This Chinese herb works against both viruses and bacteria, so it’s 
a good one to apply topically to shingles.”
• Donald R. Yance, Jr. – “Its ﬂavonoid content is believed to be responsible for most of 
its anti-inﬂammatory, antiviral , antiretroviral, antitumor, and antimicrobial effects. It also 
stimulates the immune system.”
Myrrh • Gary Null - “Myrrh is also antifungal and antiviral. Clinical tests have shown it to ﬁght 
staphylococcus and E. coli bacteria, for which reason it has been used clinically in 
hospitals in Egypt and India.”
• Mary Dan Eades, MD - Myrrh contains high amounts of tannins, an antiseptic that also 
has antibacterial and antiviral action. It is especially helpful in the treatment of mouth sores caused by bacteria, fungus, a virus, or an allergy.”
• Michael Tierra – “It also combines well with echinacea root, goldenseal, chapparal and 
garlic as an antibiotic and antiviral agent against most acute inﬂ ammatory conditions.”
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18Tea Tree Oil • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD – “A potent anti-infective, anti-inﬂammatory, 
antiseptic, antiviral, expectorant, fungicide, and parasiticide.”
• Gary Null - “Tea tree oil is scientiﬁcally shown to be anti-fungal, anti-yeast, and anti–viral.”
Achillea Plant • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Has anti-inﬂammatory, diuretic, and 
antiviral effects. Helps to heal mucous membranes, improve blood clotting,  
and increase perspiration.”
Eucalyptus • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “An antiseptic, antiviral, chest rub, 
decongestant, disinfectant, and expectorant. Reduces fever.”
• Dr. James A. Duke – “Several compounds in eucalyptus, hyperoside, quercitrin and 
tannic acid, have virus-killing properties, according to pharmacognosist (natural product 
pharmacist) Albert Leung, Ph.D.”
Goldenseal • Gale Maleskey – “Similar to echinacea, goldenseal stimulates white blood cell activity and 
contains antiviral and antibacterial compounds, chieﬂy berberine.”
• Gary Null - “Goldenseal contains alkyloids which are strong antiseptic and  
antiviral compounds.”
Thyme • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “An antiseptic, antiviral, expectorant, 
restorative, and stimulant. Helps to clear the mind.”
• John Heinerman - “The antiviral  constituent, thymol, occurring in thyme is not only 
effective against combating unfriendly bacteria, but also helps to relax tense muscles and 
tight blood vessels.”
Chaparral • Donald R. Yance, Jr. –  “The ﬂavonoids present in chaparral have strong antiviral and 
antifungal properties.”
• Ralph I. Moss, MD – “Chaparral’s resin also contains other promising chemicals, such as 
ﬂavones, which have also been shown to exert anticancer effects. Four of the chaparral ﬂavones demonstrated potent antiviral  activity.”
Turmeric • Linda B. White, MD - “It contains curcumin, which has anti-inﬂammatory, antiviral, 
antioxidant, and antitumor activity.”
• Gale Maleskey – “The active ingredient in this versatile antiviral herb is curcumin, which 
has a yellow pigment that gives turmeric its color.”
Lomatium 
(Consumption Plant) 
used by Nez Perce 
Indians• Joseph E. Pizzorno, ND - “Lomatium constituents shown to have signiﬁcant  
antiviral activity”
• Mark Stengler – “One of the most common uses of lomatium is for colds and ﬂu. I have 
found it to have one of the strongest antiviral effects of all the herbs I have used. When taken at the onset of a cold or when you feel the ﬁrst ﬂu symptoms coming on, you’ll ﬁnd that it can greatly decrease the severity of symptoms. Also, you’re likely to get over these viral infections more quickly.”
Basil • Dr. James A. Duke – “This aromatic herb contains many antiviral compounds.”
• Ralph T. Golan, ND – “In addition to drying up mucus in sinuses and lungs, it is antiviral, 
promotes sweating, and treats fever, making it another ideal cold and ﬂu remedy.”
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19Acemannan  
(aloe vera extract)• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. - “Acemannan has demonstrated signiﬁcant antiviral activity 
against several viruses, including the feline AIDS, human immunodeﬁciency virus type 1 
(HTV-1), inﬂuenza virus and measles virus.”
• Mark Stengler – “This compound has been shown to stimulate the immune system. It has 
strong antiviral effects and is being further investigated in the hope that it will be effective with HIV and cancer.” “The antiviral  component, acemannan, also has a virus-ﬁghting effect against measles, inﬂuenza, and herpes simplex viruses.”
Birch • Dr. James A. Duke – “. It contains two compounds, betulin and betulinic acid, that have 
antiviral activity.”
• Linda B. White, MD – “This bark contains antiviral compounds and salicylic acid.”
Pokeweed • Donald R. Yance, Jr. –  “Modern research has reported that pokeweed contains a potent 
viral inhibitor that is capable of reducing the infectivity of the tobacco mosaic virus. Since then, three proteinaceous substances have been puriﬁed and shown to have 
 
antiviral activity.”
Lapachol  
(in Pau D’Arco tree bark) also antitumor, a quinone, 
anti-malaria• Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. - “Lapachol has been shown to have both antimicrobial and 
antiviral activity. Lapachol has proven to be active against certain viral strains, including 
herpes virus hominis types I and II.”
Glycyrrhizin  (licorice) • Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. - “Glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid have been shown to 
induce interferon.20 The induction of interferon leads to signiﬁcant antiviral  activity, as 
interferons bind to cell surfaces where they stimulate synthesis of intracellular proteins 
that block the transcription of viral DNA.”
Red Raspberry Leaf • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “Red raspberry leaf tea is a mild antiviral, a good long-term tonic.”
Forsythia and 
Honeysuckle• Dr. James A. Duke – “These herbs are the traditional Chinese approach to colds, ﬂu 
and other viruses. Reviewing the research, I’m persuaded that they have real antiviral beneﬁts” “Honeysuckle contains known virucides (virus-destroying compounds). It’s a 
major antiviral and immune-stimulating herb in traditional Chinese medicine.”
• Joseph B. Marion – “Anti -viral and antibacterial for skin eruptions.”
Dragon’s Blood • Dr. James A. Duke – “Several compounds in it, among them dimethylcedrusine and 
taspine, have antiviral and wound-healing properties that may be especially useful against 
the viral sores caused by herpes.”
Yellow Cedar • Dr. James A. Duke – “It contains antiviral compounds, some of which are also found in 
mayapple.”
Ajwain Seed • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “The seeds are immune building and antiviral.”
Cinchona Bark • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “This antiviral herb is especially potent against colds and ﬂu. It’s 
also useful after you have full-blown symptoms (discussed coming up), especially in 
synergy with willow bark for pain.”
Cubeb Berry • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “Cubeb has many beneﬁts as a cold and ﬂu treatment. It’s generally 
antiviral (immune supportive), has a particular afﬁnity for respiratory tissues (both sinus and lung; it’s an exceptional long-term lung-tissue builder), and is an adrenal builder.”
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20Cinchona Bark • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “In addition to its antiviral activity, cinchona bark is a muscle 
relaxant—good for muscular pain and spasm. It’s also relaxing and sedating, which can help 
you get more rest when you’re sick.”
Boneset Leaf • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “It’s a cooling upper-respiratory remedy, eases aches and pains, 
lowers fever, and is antiviral, so it’s ideal for cold and ﬂu.”
Isatidis Root • Ralph T. Golan, ND – “This Chinese antiviral is an excellent choice for viral hepatitis 
because it is antiviral and reduces liver inﬂammation.”
Piﬁon Blanco • Linda B. White, MD – “This Peruvian shrub has antiviral properties.”
Oregano • Phyllis A. Balch, CNC & James F. Balch, MD - “Wild oregano oil contains antibacterial, 
antifungal, antiparasitic, and antiviral agents.”
Sweet Sumach • Medical Economics - “Sweet Sumach has an effect on the smooth muscles, causing 
changes in muscle tone and increased frequency of contraction. The plant also has antimicrobial and antiviral effects.”
Ricini Semen  
(castor seed extract)• Medical Economics - “The anti -viral effect of Ricini semen has been proven in experiments.”
Momordica Charantia 
(bitter melon)• Joseph E. Pizzorno, ND – “Antiviral plant protein inactivates viral DNA.”
Dandelion • Rebecca Wood – “It stimulates liver function, reduces swelling and inﬂammation, and 
improves digestion. Dandelion is antiviral and useful in the treatment of AIDS and herpes.”
Uno de Gato  
(Cat’s Claw)• Donald R. Yance, Jr. – “It grows as a woody vine in the highlands of the Peruvian Amazon 
and has many potent health beneﬁts, including its overall boosting effect to the immune 
system. It is antimicrobial, antiviral, antihy-pertensive, and a digestive aid.”
• Mary Dan Eades - “There are six alkaloids prevalent in cat’s claw bark. These are what 
give this herb its incredible healing power.
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Bird Flu Virus
The true story of the coming inﬂuenza pandemic: 
how it may infect 30% of the world’s population, 
and what you can do to survive the outbreak even 
if there’s no vaccine. Copyright © 2005 by Truth Publishing International, Ltd. All rights reserved,
including the right of reproduction
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ITable of Contents
The Coming Inﬂuenza Pandemic. 1
Conventional Medicine Offers No Real Defense. 2
Primed for Infectious Disease. 3
Take Charge of Your Own Defense. 4
The Top Twelve Herbs. 4
One Source Agrees to Manufacture It. 4
What This Product Can Do. 5
You Can Taste the Potency. 6
Don’t Wait Until the Pandemic Strikes to Prepare. 6
Most People Will Wait Until It’s Too Late. 7
The Government Won’t Save You. 7
Reference. 9
Summary of Top Items. 27
Why the World Isn’t Ready for the Coming Inﬂuenza Pandemic, World Health Organization Warns. 28
The pandemic can be beat with nutrition. 29
Get the vaccine if you have access to it. 30
Start getting healthy right now. 30
Flu pandemic could kill one billion people around the world, say experts. 31
Beat the Bird Flu Virus
1The Coming Inﬂuenza Pandemic
In the fall of 2004, the World Health Organization (WHO) held a meeting of scientists, researchers, and 
vaccine manufacturing company representatives. In that meeting, the World Health Organization reached some startling conclusions that many people still have not fully grasped. The organization stated that the next global ﬂu pandemic is fast approaching. There is a strong chance it may become an epidemic as soon as next year, and if that happens, literally 30% of the world’s population will become infected with inﬂuenza. The particular inﬂuenza strain being watched is the H5N1 bird ﬂu virus. Should an outbreak occur, the total 
deaths expected around the world, according to the WHO, numbers in the tens of millions of people. Further
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more, the WHO says that the United States currently has no vaccine to distribute to the population  that 
might offer protection from this ﬂu epidemic. In their own words, “. the H5N1 strain has demonstrated its ca -
pacity to infect humans and cause severe disease, with high fatality, on three separate occasions beginning in 1997. The disease in humans has no vaccine to confer protection and no speciﬁc treatment once illness 
becomes severe. ” Source: http://www. who. int/csr/disease/avian_inﬂuenza/assessment2004_05_14/e n
Even with this clear threat to public safety, the United States currently has no plans to manufacture any vaccine whatsoever. Even if a vaccine theoretically existed, the U. S. doesn’t have a system in place to distribute it to citizens. And waiting for the ﬂu pandemic to appear will undoubtedly be too late. “Vaccines and antiviral agents are unlikely to meet demand, even for industrialized countries able to purchase them,” explains an investigative medical article entitled, The Next Inﬂuenza Pandemic: Lessons from Hong Kong, 
1997  by René Snacken, Alan P. Kendal, Lars R. Haaheim, and John M. Wood, published by the Centers for 
Disease Control, http://www. cdc. gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no2/snacken. ht m
It goes on to explain, “Waiting until a pandemic strikes to determine access to [vaccines and medicines] inevitably contributes to inequities in supply for countries lacking facilities to produce antiviral agents or vaccines or lacking resources to competitively purchase supplies at a time of scarcity. The issue of equity 
cannot be resolved by individual governments or manufacturers. ”
We should have learned that lesson many times over, but still the vaccine problems persist. The winter of 
2004 saw a complete breakdown in the U.
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According to the World Health Organization, what percentage of the world's population could be infected in the event of a global pandemic?
Jenny Lee Naturals
What is the name of the company that has agreed to manufacture the antiviral tincture?
The tincture is to enhance the immune system and provide a full-spectrum antiviral defense for the human body.
What is the purpose of the tincture, according to the author?
Store it in a dark place, such as the refrigerator.
What is the recommended storage method for the tincture?
It helps to stimulate the immune system.
What is the main effect of vitamin C in the human body, according to the text?
Take it immediately when you start to feel symptoms, and then take it every 2-3 hours thereafter.
What is the recommended way to take the tincture, according to the text?