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Health See other Health Articles Title: Quercetin — An Alternative to Hydroxychloroquine, and More Quercetin — An Alternative to Hydroxychloroquine, and More Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola December 27, 2021 quercetin rich foods STORY AT-A-GLANCE > Quercetin works much like hydroxychloroquine, a drug found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 when used early enough. Both are zinc ionophores, meaning they shuttle antiviral zinc into your cells The Substack Modern Discontent recently posted an anthology series on the benefits of quercetin,1 including the finding that it works like hydroxychloroquine, a drug found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 when used early enough. Part 12 begins with a brief overview of what quercetin is and its basic mechanisms of action. Quercetin is a flavonoid found in a variety of fruits and vegetables, such as onions and shallots, apples, broccoli, asparagus, green peppers, tomatoes, red leaf lettuce, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, black currants and green tea. The quercetin content in any given food is largely dependent on light exposure, though, so depending on the country you’re in, different foods will top the list of most quercetin-rich. General mechanisms of action of this nutrient include:3 Antioxidant activity — Antioxidants help prevent oxidative damage from harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS). Quercetin acts as a free radical scavenger, and its activity can be further enhanced by vitamin C Anti-inflammatory activity — This is in part responsible for quercetin’s cardiovascular benefits Inhibition of platelet aggregation Anti-allergy activities (inhibits release of histamine and other allergic substances) Immunomodulation Anticancer activity Antiviral activity — It’s been found to reduce replication of many viruses, including HIV, hepatitis C, enterovirus 71, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and SARS-CoV-2, by targeting the proteases in these viruses Zinc ionophore — Quercetin helps zinc enter your cells. Zinc, in turn, has potent antiviral activity Quercetin Against SARS-CoV-2 In Part 24 of the anthology, Modern Discontent reviews the evidence behind the recommendation to use quercetin against COVID-19 specifically. As mentioned, zinc has antiviral activity, and quercetin helps shuttle the zinc into the cell. But quercetin also has other mechanisms of action that make it useful in the fight against COVID- 19. Quercetin modulates NLRP3 inflammasome, an immune system component involved in the uncontrolled release of proinflammatory cytokines that occurs during a cytokine storm. For example, quercetin has been shown to: Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
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Quercetin is a bioflavonoid and lowers Blood Pressure. I take it daily. You can only take 250 mgs of vitamin C every 15 minutes due to the limitations of Sodium Dependent Vitamin C Transport Carriers. Liposomal C bypasses these restrictions. But C is water soluble and is gone in 4 hours.
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