Candy as a new corona drug? The effect of an ancient medicinal plant surprises researchers

Researchers around the world are looking for drugs to treat corona.

Researchers from Leipzig believe that the solution could be in a medicinal plant.

• The substance from an

  ancient medicinal plant

  could

  help

  in the fight against

  Corona

  *.

• The extract is found in

  lollipops

  that are available over the counter in pharmacies and drug stores.

• Several studies confirm that the substance

  Cistus has

  an

  inhibitory effect

  against viruses.

Kassel - Germany is tightening the corona measures by the end of January, Great Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced

stricter rules

at the external borders and the USA has recorded a

peak in corona deaths

within 24 hours for

the second day in a row

: The

virus

continues to rage and make the world go

round

still upside down.

Now a research group from Leipzig is providing a

glimmer of hope

in the fight against the new pathogens.

The reason: A

lollipop

could

soon

help

put a stop to

the global

corona chaos

.

Candy as a new corona drug?

Substance from an ancient medicinal plant could help

However bizarre that may sound, the fact is: a substance that is found in special lozenges could be effective against

Sars-CoV-2

.

The scientists

examined

an extract of the medicinal plant

rockrose

(Cistus) for its effect against the pathogens -

with the result

: Cistus reduces the multiplication of

Sars-CoV-2 in cell cultures

.

That reports n-tv.de.

The research group

observed

this process in tests in the

laboratory

.

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The

Frauenhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology

had commissioned the Lower Saxony manufacturer “Dr.

Pandalis “carried out the laboratory tests with the rockrose extract.

The

Cistus lozenges from

this and other manufacturers are

available over the counter

in

pharmacies

and

drugstores

.

Corona research: Study has not yet provided evidence of "medical effectiveness in humans"

“In our high-security

laboratory

, we checked whether the extract influences the

replication of the viruses

in the cell culture.

We were able to observe that the multiplication was significantly reduced, ”said Sebastian Ulbert, virologist and head of the immunology department and the

vaccine technology division

at the Fraunhofer Institute, the“ Bild ”newspaper.

However, the study results are

not proof of

“medical effectiveness in humans”, emphasized Ulbert.

That still needs to be investigated.

Scientists first have to prove in clinical studies

whether Cistus actually

helps

in the fight against

Corona

.

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In the fight against corona: studies certify Cistus has an inhibitory effect against viruses

However, there are already several scientific studies that

certify

Cistus has an inhibitory effect against viruses

- for example against the pathogens of

bird

and

swine flu

.

But also only in the test tube.

Clinical studies on humans also claim to have a relieving effect on patients with

respiratory diseases

.

This applies, among other things, to a study by the Institute for Transfusion Medicine at the Berlin Charité in 2009. The results were controversial among experts.

Researchers around the world publish

new corona studies

almost daily

.

Among other things, it has already been found that certain substances in dark chocolate and green tea can inhibit coronavitus.

Scientists have also identified a symptom that may be the only sign of infection.

(Jan Wendt) *

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