There is a
Filipino made herbal formula developed that can help a patient recover from
dengue. The herbal supplement for dengue is in capsule form, containing 324
milligrams of the herbal extract. The contents of the capsule can be dissolved
in water if desired. If marketed, the estimated price of each capsule would be
P15.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will help promote the use of the herbal supplement to help dengue patients recover, fight and survive from the mosquito borne ailment.
According
to DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña , the said herbal
food supplement for dengue patients was developed by local herbal products
manufacturer Herbanext has shown high efficiency in helping dengue fever
patients recover.
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| DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said the herbal food supplement for dengue fever developed by local herbal products manufacturer Herbanext has shown high efficiency in helping dengue fever patients recover. (Philstar) |
The DOST
Sec further adds that the research and development (R&D) of Herbanext to
develop a cure for dengue was closely monitored by the DOST as it has been
pursued with funding support by the DOST Philippine Council for Health Research
and Development (PCHRD).
The herbal formula, the DOST Sec said is “not yet
considered a drug because that requires two phases of clinical trials.”
“It is just a herbal supplement (as of now). No prescription
needed. To be approved as a drug, it has to go through two phases of clinical
trials. Only after getting good results from the clinical trials can they be
submitted to FDA for approval as a drug. These take time,” dela Peña explains.
It can be marketed as a supplement as the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) has already given its stamp of approval for this.
“The plants used to get the extracts have been known
traditionally, historically to be of help to dengue patients,” he added.
Clinical
trials are already being done by Herbanext, still with DOST support, for Herbanext's FDA approval as an effective herbal drug to treat dengue.
“A drug is
currently being developed now out of two plant sources, but it has to pass
through the clinical trials up to Phase 3. That will take some time,” dela Pena
he pointed out.
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