Best Herbal Leaves for Steam Therapy

 

Steam inhalation is one of the most widely used home remedies to soothe and open the nasal passages and get relief from symptoms of a cold or sinus. In the midst of the most noticeably awful flare-up of the COVID-19 widespread, social media is swirling with wild claims as to how to keep the infection absent. One such claim is that steam inward breath can murder coronavirus.

One such viral post that's doing rounds on the web says, "On the off chance that you need to remain secure and slaughter the coronavirus, which can be hiding inside your nose, at that point you ought to begin taking steam which is able to reach to your nose and murder the infection. At 50 degrees celsius, the coronavirus gets to be debilitated. At 60 degrees celsius, the infection gets to be frail, and at 70-degree celsius, the infection kicks the bucket totally."

Overall, the data of the present study exemplifies that the phytochemicals from selected traditional herbs having significance in steam inhalation therapy would be promising in combating COVID-19 (Gowrishankar et al., 2021).

Heberle for Steam Therapy 

01. Yakinaran, Wal-Dehi, Yati-Naran, Yak Dehi.

Atalantia ceylanica (arn.) oliver

Yaki naran (Atalantia ceylanica) leaves used in herbal porridges in Sri Lankan food culture. These leaves are rich with many bioactive properties like phenolic compounds, flavonoids and antioxidants. Therefore Yaki naran leaves contain a lot of medicinal properties and hepatoprotective activities (Fernando and Soysa, 2014). Also, Yaki naran leaves contain skin protective activities and it has the potential to prevent sunburn, erythema, hyperpigmentation, wrinkling, hyperplasia, inflammation, local immunosuppression, photoaging, skin cancers and photocarcinogenesis (Napagoda, Malavi and Shamila, 2016). Yaki naran leaves are used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat Digestive ailments, Fevers, Coughs, Nervous system diseases and skin diseases (Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details) (Ganegoda, G.V.C.S. Senevirathne, 2020).

02. Pawatta / Malabar nut 

Justicia adhatoda

Pawatta (Justicia adhatoda) mainly used as herbal tea in Sri Lanka. It contained a lot of medicinal properties and some studies ware done with its Page 7 of 15 medicinal properties identification. The leaves contained deoxyvasicine, essential oil, alkaloids quinazoline, vasicine, vasicinone and bioflavonoids. These compounds have respiratory stimulant activities. Vasicine in low concentrations, induced bronchodilation and relaxation of the tracheal muscle (Gulfraz et al., 1990). Pawatta leaves containing high antidiabetic activities. Some studies conducted using rats to measure those antidiabetic properties (Gulfraz et al., 2011). Also, Pawatta used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat Coughs, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Swellings, Eczema, Fevers, Menorrhagia, Dysentery, Urinary tract problems, Gastritis and Nausea conditions (Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details) (Ganegoda, G.V.C.S. Senevirathne, 2020).

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