Within the framework of micronutrient medicine (vital substances), the following vital substances (micronutrients) are used for supportive therapy of influenza.
- Vitamin C. First, the administration of vitamin C can help strengthen the immune system. Furthermore, it can weaken the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections such as colds and flu.
- Zinc showed an effect on symptoms in flu-like infections in an analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Therefore, zinc may also be able to attenuate flu symptoms, which are indeed similar to those of an influenza infection.
The above vital substance recommendations (micronutrients) were created with the help of medical experts. All statements are supported by scientific studies with high levels of evidence. For a therapy recommendation, only clinical studies with the highest degrees of evidence (grade 1a/1b and 2a/2b) were used, which due to their high significance prove the therapy recommendation. These data are updated at certain intervals.
* Vital nutrients (macro- and micronutrients) include vitamins, minerals, trace elements, essential amino acids, essential fatty acids, etc.