Month: February 2022

Down With Covid Symptoms – 5 Days On Herbs, Health Restored 100%

On the evening of 7 February 2022, I received a Whatsapp message from Laura (not her real name), a 36-year-old lady from Jakarta, Indonesia.

Chris: Do you have flu? cough? Any phlegm comes  out? What color? Do you feel thirsty? Feeling hot inside?

Laura: Only thirsty. Not really phlegm. Yes I have flu, cough, sore throat, fever.

I just read. Now Jakarta has serious problems with Covid. Did you see any doctor ? Take any medicine?

Yes I did yesterday. Wait for another a week if health condition same then do the PCR.

Do you have any Chinese medicine shop around where you live?

I think yes but not sure. I can find out. Any medicine for me uncle?

Yes. I have been giving herbs to people with such problems.

And maid also started to have sore throat. She said painful.

If there is Chinese medicine shop, I shall send the formula. You can ask them to mix the herbs for you. Come home and boil for everybody to take it.  You can boil each packet of the herbs in 3 glasses of water. Boil to become only 1 glass and drink. Then can boil again one more time and drink. Please do it as soon as possible. Usually after one or two drink you will be okay.

Please uncle. Tomorrow, I shall find out. Thanks uncle.

How are you today? Managed to get the  TCM herbs for Covid?

Hi uncle. Yes ordered already. After work then I get it. This one Is RM27 per packet. I’m buying 3 packets first.

Hopefully this one works for me.

Don’t throw away the boiled herbs. Add 1 glass water and boil again. Tapis and let your maid drink.

Last night whole night couldn’t sleep. Flu, nose block.

Hope you like the tea — ya? Let me know tomorrow how you are — better or not?

The taste is bitter hehhe. Will update tomorrow, uncle.

Good take care and see if you feel better tonight after taking the herbs.

9 February 2022

How did you feel after taking one time of the herbs?

Yes uncle. Now only flu. My nose not blocked anymore.

Temperature? Runny nose? Mata berair? Body hot?

Body & temperature normal. No fever, No mata berair, runny nose yes. But today I got headache since this morning. Badan tak sakit. Now only flu.

Got improvement?

Yes, last night I could sleep.

Today, take the tea one more time, ya

Yes will do uncle.

Okay,  about your maid. She also had some problems. She  took the second boil of the herbs. What happen today after taking the tea? Is she better?

Maid after taking herb, she’s okey. Maid no flu. Now only me still with headache.

How bad is your headache?

Only right side. My flu almost gone.

Oh, you had migraine headache before?

Sometimes.

If headache is very bad, you can take Panadol and see if the headache goes away.

You already got vaccine — two times?

Done uncle – Sinovac.

10 February 2022

 Morning Uncle & Auntie. Today I feel better. No more flu and sakit kepala. But I shall continue drinking the tea until full recovery.

Feel like normal? You took the 2nd packet of herbs, yesterday? For the Covid herbs, today take 3rd packet. Buy 2 more packets … cukup la. Hope full recovery after that.

Last night, no headache or this morning no headache? Did you take Panadol for the headache?

Last night had headache and  took Panadol as uncle advised.

So you took Panadol — how many pills last night?

Just one pill only.

After panadol no more headache this morning?

No more. And now start again.

 [f no headache are you okay now – no flu, sore throat?

Yes uncle I’m good. Only for headaches

Friend’s Father in Hospital Down With Covid

Btw uncle, my friends … his father also has Covid. Now in hospital. He also took uncle’s herb and getting better.

It is okay to help your friend too …. and if possible we also want to know how effective.

Btw … how old are you? How old is your friend’s father?

I’m 36 uncle. My friend’s father is 65. Thanks uncle.

Take care.

12 February 2022

How are you now? After second time taking the tea, no more problem only headache. Then took Panadol. No headache and could sleep well. Then you took third dose of the tea …. apa jadi?

Hello uncle, I’m good now. Yes only my headache. I didn’t take the Panadol. Still continue the herbal.

All the flu, fever, cough – gone now 100%.

Yesterday I went to Dr. Check and ask what going on with the headache. Then Dr said because of gastric. Because

after drinking  the herbal, sweating and always hungry. Now I have to eat often and take the gastric medicine. Then headache is gone.

What about the father of your friend who took the herbs? Did the herbs help him?

Yes uncle. Same like me. All flu, fever and cough gone. Now only can’t smell anything. And when eating tak ada rasa. Can’t feel rasa makan.

Ask him take a few more days of the herbs like you.

Totally he took 5 times.

So in total you took 5 times already by today?

Finish by today drink malam nanti. Yes now 100% good.  Covid problem gone.

Okay. Be careful. Covid can come back again.

Yes uncle, I also tak kerja for 5 day already. I stayed home. Because boss said also takut with me spreading to other staff.

Okay, good. Sometimes test negative but sometimes positive…cannot be sure.

22 February 2022

Comments:

If you are down with flu or Covid-19, you have two options:

1. If you believe that doctor’s medication is scientifically proven then you can try these:

  • Merck came out with Molnupiravir, It cost US$700  or RM2,925.
  • The COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid by Pfizer is cheaper! It is priced at US$530 per course … that is MR2,215.

2. Laura did not go for the above “scientific medicine”. She preferred to try “her uncle’s herbal tea.” She bought 5 packets of herbs from an old lady  (Chinese sinseh) in Jakarta. Laura took the herbs and within 3 days she got better! Each packet cost her RM27. So in total, Laura only spent RM135 and her problems were taken care of.

I am glad that Laura had a choice – to spend RM135 or RM2,000 to 3,000 to make her well. Those of us living in the developing countries, you have a choice!

Let me share with you what I have learned from the internet. Take time to reflect on these ….

1. The cost to produce the drug is only US$17.75 and the drug company is selling it to the US government for US$721?

Merck Sells Federally Financed Covid Pill to U.S. for 40 Times What It Costs to Make

WASHINGTON: Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are making combined profits of US$65,000 every minute from their highly successful Covid-19 vaccines while the world’s poorest countries remain largely unvaccinated, according to a new analysis …. the People’s Vaccine Alliance (PVA), a coalition campaigning for wider access to Covid vaccines … based its calculations on the firms’ own earning reports. The Alliance estimates that the trio will make pre-tax profits of US$34 billion this year between them, which works out to over US$1,000 a second, US$65,000 a minute or US$93.5 million a day.

“It is obscene that just a few companies are making millions of dollars in profit every single hour, while just two percent of people in low-income countries have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus,” Maaza Seyoum of the African Alliance and People’s Vaccine Alliance Africa said. (https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2021/11/745882/pfizer-biontech-moderna-making-us1000-profit-every-second-analysis).

2. The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know. This article is written by Dennis Thompson (https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20211229/the-new-covid-antiviral-pills-what-you-need-to-know#1).

  • New antiviral pills for COVID-19 recently authorized for emergency use in high-risk people by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should give doctors an easier means of keeping people out of the hospital.
  • But the initial hype is giving way to reality. Dr. William Schaffner, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases said: But I come down to the real world and say we’ve got to do this right. It’s not like waving a magic wand, and there’s been a bit of that in the hype, in the excitement through the media.
  • Pfizer’s pill, Paxlovid, and Merck’s molnupiravir won’t be handed out to everyone who tests positive for COVID. They’re approved for people with mild or moderate COVID who are more likely to become seriously ill — mainly those 65 and older or folks who have chronic illnesses like heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, obesity or compromised immune systems.
  • People infected with COVID will need to start taking either antiviral pill within five days of their first symptoms drugs to have any hope of quelling their illness.
  • Both antivirals require a five-day course of treatment. People taking Paxlovid will need to take three tablets at the same time, twice a day. Folks prescribed molnupiravir will need to take four capsules twice a day.
  • People really have to be told, you can’t stop at day three and expect any benefit. You’ve got to take it all the way through.
  • I can tell you not everybody will do that. They really have to be encouraged to do that.
  • There are other concerns beyond the fact that the drugs won’t work if the regimen isn’t fully carried out
  • Both pills come with a complex list of health concerns that limit the patients to whom they can be prescribed:
  • Paxlovid can be prescribed to kids 12 and older but molnupiravir can’t, because it might interfere with bone growth.
  • Molnupiravir can’t be prescribed to pregnant women because it carries a risk of birth defects. Men taking the drug are advised to use birth control for at least three months after the last dose, as the effect on sperm is not fully understood.
  • Paxlovid isn’t recommended for patients with severe kidney or liver problems.
  • Both drugs can interact with other medications a person is taking.
  • It’s not like going to a machine, putting in a quarter and getting out a candy bar. It’s a serious prescription of a medication, and the health care professionals need to do some screening and education.

Down With Covid-19, He Recovered After Taking Herbal Tea

Mark (not his real name) is 26 years old. On Thursday 10 February 2022, he met up with his cousins for dinner at his family home in Kuala Lumpur.

Three days later, Sunday 13 February 2022, Mark was down with the following symptoms:

  • High fever.
  • Terrible headache.
  • Aches throughout his whole body.
  • Blocked nose.
  • Cold sweat and occasional chills.
  • Diarrhea.

There was no sore throat. And he was also able to sleep.

Khadijah (Mark’s auntie) sent him a package of herbal tea to help him with these problems.

15 February: Mark started to take the herbal tea. This was on the third day after his symptoms showed up.

16 February: On Wednesday evening, Mark called me from Ipoh. He told me he had caught Covid-19 and had taken the herbal tea twice. He felt better. In fact after the second day on the herbs his health was almost back to normal.

17 February: I received a call from Yeong in the evening and was informed that Mark was doing fine and was working around the house! He even managed to catch a large cobra that had slithered into the house compound!

Let me complete this story by asking Mark some questions:

  1. How many of you were at the dinner?

There were 12 of us having a small reunion dinner. Out of the 12, four of us were vaccinated with 2 doses of Sinovac (my cousin Jack, 2 others and myself) and the rest had three doses, some AZ, some Sinovac (booster shot).

My cousin Jack had caught the virus from an unknown source. On that night, he passed it to me. We were the only ones to have caught the virus. Thankfully, everyone else tested negative including my high risk parents.

2. All of them were your relatives?

Everyone that was present at the dinner are family members.

3. Did anyone at that dinner realize/know that he/she was infected with Covid-19?

Obviously not, no one was aware. My cousin Jack had his symptoms appear the very next day after the dinner. He had fevers, chills and a really terrible ulcerated sore throat which impacted his ability to eat and even talk. He notified everyone about his troubles and took an RTK Covid-19 Test. He was tested positive. He proceeded to self quarantine and called in a doctor to attend to his Covid-19 troubles.

4. Where was the dinner – home or restaurant?

We had dinner at my parents house in Kuala Lumpur. I left for Ipoh right after dinner that night.

5. Two days after the dinner you were down with Covid?

I started to have Covid-19 symptoms on the 3rd day after the dinner. It started when I woke up on that Sunday morning.  I was feeling really terrible and immediately knew something was not right

6. Did you do any test to confirm if it was indeed Covid?

I went through multiple RTK tests which all turned out negative. I decided to go for a drive thru PCR test at BP healthcare which indicated I was positive for Covid.

7. Did you go and see any doctor? If so, any medication by doctor? What did the doctor say?

I consumed 1000MG of Vitamin C daily and took some Panadol Actifast to tackle the fever. Do note I am Vaccinated with 2 doses.

8. Two days with all these symptoms, how would you describe your condition? Bad? Just mild problem? Nothing to worry about?

I had a terribly high fever, up to 39.8°C. I had terrible body aches and a really bad headache. There were times when I felt chills and cold sweat, had slight nausea and even diarrhea. All of which subsided slowly over time.

9. After taking the herbal tea,  you got better. Did all the symptoms disappear totally?

I took the herbal tea on the 3rd day of the onset of my symptoms.. I felt the herbal tea helped and my symptoms started to disappear.

10. Did you still suffer “long Covid” symptoms — such as lack of energy, lingering pain here and there, headache, poor memory, etc.

I do get the occasional feeling of heavy breathing – like a weight on my chest but it is subsiding. It has been nine days since my symptoms showed up. I have no more fever, no more blocked nose, no more chills and no more diarrhea. I feel almost normal once again.

11. How do you described your health now?

I would say I am 95% of where I was before I got the virus. I am confident I am going to be able to have a 100% recovery. It is amazing to know it’s been less than 10 days since I fell sick and I am almost back to full health.

Some Facts for Your to Chew On

1. For the past two years we all were living in fear. We were told that a dreadful Covid pandemic had killed many people. Is such fear warranted?  Or is this Covid just another version of a more serious type of flu?

2. Why was this deadly fear instilled into us?

The reality is, after two years facing Covid, many countries are opening up despite the rise of Covid cases. Are we tired? Fed-up?

The lockdown, the movement control etc, etc. did not seem to bring the Covid cases down! But the fear for Covid seems to have subsided. Life is becoming normal again despite of the fact that there are 25,099 new Covid cases today!

3. The good news is that you don’t just “drop dead” if you happen to get infected with Covid-19. Mark’s story is one of the many proofs we have that make life more bearable and enable us to carry on with our daily activities.

4. There is another “good news”. In case you are infected with Covid-19,  you have a choice of two paths to take:

a) You can take a very fanciful expensive ride out of your problem by taking super expensive covid pills offered by the drug companies.

Read: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2021/10/03/all-about-molnupiravir-the-anti-covid-pill/

  • Merck came out with Molnupiravir, an anti-Covid pill. It cost US$700  or RM2,925 for a five-day course of treatment. One course of the treatment lasts five days, with four capsules taken twice a day for a total of 40 pills.

Read: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/22/pfizer-covid-19-pill-approved-by-us-for-at-home-use

  • The COVID-19 pill,  Paxlovid by Pfizer is cheaper! It is priced at US$530 per course .. that is MR2,215.

So for those who like to spend and want to feel “safe”, there is nothing to worry! Just go for an expensive joy ride!

b) Fortunately for those poor people in the developing countries, if you don’t have that kind of money to splurge, there is another way out. You can take a “donkey ride” out of this problem. Take herbs for your flu or Covid problems like Mark did.

I call this a “donkey ride” because it is not made to be fanciful. It is a poor man’s way of taking care of his health – using the knowledge that is handed down by his forefathers when life was still hard and primitive.

But the good news is – this donkey ride will take you to the same destination — equally safe, equally fast (or even faster) at the price of peanuts (or bananas)!

Mark took 2 glass of the herbal tea that cost him less than RM25. Compare that to RM2,000 to RM3,000 price tag if you were to take that fanciful journey offered, promoted and sanctioned by those with Vested Interests.

Let me end by asking you to read this article by William Haseltine, Anti-Covid Drugs Are Coming, But At What Cost? https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2021/10/08/anti-covid-drugs-are-coming-but-at-what-cost/?sh=2285439077a1

  • A debate is raging over the cost of drugs in the United States and around the world. For at least three billion people in India and China, drug costs are determined by the manufacturing price, plus a modest market profit for suppliers and pharmaceutical wholesalers and retailers. Not so in the more “regulated markets” of North America and Europe.
  • My own investigation of multiple India suppliers puts the manufacturing cost of the raw material for molnupiravir (pill by Merck) …. at about $2.50 dollars a treatment. The total price per treatment in the non-regulated markets will be no more than $20, factoring in the cost of manufacturing the pill, and a modest profit for all the intermediaries between the manufacturer and the patient. That is 35 times less than the Merck/Ridgeback government price, which is about $700.

Horray, for those who have the money, enjoy your expensive ride! In life, sometimes we need some thrills and fun.

For the poor, living in the developing countries, I am glad to say that there is still hope, if you know how to wake up and see the reality of today’s greedy world.

Don’t worry, if you don’t have money, take this cheap, donkey ride! That is, if you are prepared to know, learn and believe.