Study: Echinacea kills corona viruses

Bern-Sana

A new Swiss study found that the echinacea plant has a great effect in killing corona viruses, after several experiments on an artificial mucous membrane contaminated with the virus.

According to Deutsche Welle, researchers in the SPITS laboratory of the Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Transmissible Diseases subjected the echinacea plant, its components and effect to study, and published the results of their study in the scientific journal Virology.

The researchers tested the efficacy of the plant on the nasal mucosa that was rebuilt in the laboratory and transferred the Corona infection to the artificial tissue and treated it with this herbal remedy in different stages, then examined the effect against the emerging corona virus, as well as against other corona viruses, and found that the substances in echinacea can kill it.

The researchers explained that the plant component was effective in the upper respiratory system, not only against cold viruses, but also against SARS Covid 1, the virus that causes SARS and the emerging corona virus.

The researchers pointed out that this plant can also inactivate Covid 19 at a certain concentration and the anti-viral effect occurs only when the active ingredient is in direct contact with the pathogens, and as soon as the corona viruses come into contact with the substances in this natural treatment, they die.

Echinacea is a plant of conifers and it is said that its effect is strong against colds. The plant, which is also called in German, is divided into sun hats, into three types that can all be used as herbal remedies. The root of the echinacea angestifolia type is particularly medically appropriate as it contains alkamides, essential oils and derivatives of caffeine acid.