How it went
Did it last?
- 1 of 3 said the benefit wore off.
- No one said they needed to keep it up to stay well.
Read from what people wrote. A story that ends without a follow-up counts as lasting, so treat these as minimums.
| Outcome described | Accounts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full recovery | 0 | 0% |
| Near-full | 0 | 0% |
| Substantial | 0 | 0% |
| Partial | 2 | 67% |
| Relapsed | 0 | 0% |
| No benefit | 1 | 33% |
Only 3 accounts. Treat these percentages as anecdotes, not rates.
By how ill people were
| Severity at worst | How it went | n | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 3 | 0% |
0 accounts don’t say how ill the person was.
Who published these accounts
Right-hand number: share describing a full or near-full recovery. Pages that sell something, and advocacy sites, tend to publish only the successes.
How often it comes up
Posts that mention Luteolin and flavonoid blends, per 1,000 posts each year. Hover a point for the count.
Show as a table
| Year | Posts mentioning it | All posts | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 184 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1,491 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1,708 | 1.2 |
| 2014 | 19 | 2,352 | 8.1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2,158 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1,431 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3,110 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2,201 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1,075 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2,581 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,867 | 8.0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1,166 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1,000 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1,237 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1,019 | 1.0 |
| 2026 (so far) | 0 | 840 | 0.0 |
Posts in the forum threads we archived, 26,806 in all, counted per year. A mention means the post names the treatment, not that the writer took it. These threads all contain a recovery story, so they show what those communities discussed, not everyone with ME/CFS or long COVID. All trends
All 3 accounts
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Luteolin
Luteolin in small amounts from rosemary tea, roughly a twentieth of a liter with a quarter of the surface covered, or half to two teaspoons of rosemary added to food, was described by Percyval577 as calming and focusing when combined with tyrosine. She…
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Luteolin
Luteolin, taken as a 100mg luteolin-plus-rutin capsule from a 30-capsule bottle, had no significant effect for Wishful on the same forum thread. She contrasted this with apigenin, a related flavonoid, which gave her a slight reduction in brain fog that faded…
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Antihistaminic flavonoids: Quercetin, Rutin... especially Luteolin
A Swanson luteolin-plus-rutin product produced a nice, peaceful, easy feeling within about an hour for sregan, posting on a thread specifically about luteolin and related antihistaminic flavonoids. She noted her mood improved when she took it in the morning,…