Experts, who said that people with the flu consumed a lot of herbal tea and herbal products, thinking that it would be beneficial, pointed out that this could cause harm to the body.
Ordu University (ODU) Faculty of Medicine and Head of Family Medicine Department Prof. Dr. Özgür Enginyurt said, “Our citizens frequently consume herbal teas and herbal products. Consuming too much of them is not beneficial or even harmful. “I definitely do not recommend consuming more than 2 cups of herbal tea and herbal products a day,” he said.
FLU RESISTANCE DECREASED
prof. Dr. Özgür Enginyurt stated that Turkey is in a risky geography in terms of flu between September and May, adding that care should be taken to be protected during these months. Noting that the flu was heavy this year, Enginyurt said, “The reason for the heavy flu this year is that; We spent about 2 and a half years during the pandemic process, and during that period, as a society, we protected ourselves very much, paid attention to our health and hygiene. Of course, by the way, we did not encounter the flu virus because we were wearing masks. But now the mask is out and we can walk around comfortably. In this 2 and a half year period, our body’s immunity to the flu virus has also decreased and the current virus has started to progress more heavily in us.
ADVICE ON MASK USE IN RISK AREAS
Enginyurt said, “We should take our measures before the masks come out this year, without being too different from the covid-19 virus,” said Enginyurt, “We always recommend the mask when entering public places. We should pay attention to hygiene and nutrition and fluid consumption. Especially students should not go to school without having breakfast in the morning. Body resistance is very much related to nutrition.
“HERBAL TEA CAN BE HARMFUL”
prof. Dr. Özgür Enginyurt stated that people with flu should not drink too much herbal tea, otherwise it may be harmful, and said, “Our citizens frequently consume herbal teas and herbal products. Consuming too much of them is not beneficial or even harmful. I definitely do not recommend consuming more than 2 cups of herbal tea and herbal products a day. Because the excess of vitamins is either excreted from the body or creates a harmful effect. We also encounter them. We have patients whose liver enzymes are elevated but we could not find the cause, and then we saw that the liver enzyme increased only because of herbal tea.”
Enginyurt also added that the most important measure against the flu virus is the flu vaccine. (UAV)