Foods That May Inhibit COVID-19, Study Finds

As the new coronavirus continues to disrupt people’s lives, new research is being done every day to contain the deadly virus.

In another interesting research conducted by the Institute of Molecular Virology, Ulm University Medical Center, Technische Universität Dresden and CogniVerde GmbH, it was found that green tea, cranberry juice and pomegranate juice have the potential to kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The study found that these juices and teas could prevent the spread of infection in cells in vitro.

The study


For the study, the scientists mixed the plant substances with viruses, including influenza A virus, adenovirus type 5, and SARS-CoV-2 and incubated them at room temperature and determined infectivity. .

The results


Chokeberry juice has been found to reduce infectivity nearly 3,000 times. While pomegranate juice, green tea, and elderberry juice reduced infectivity by about 10 times.

Scientists also tested the swine flu virus and its interaction with plant substances. They found that the four herbal juices inactivate over 99% of the virus in less than 5 minutes.

It has been noted that chokeberry juice inactivates about 97 percent of SARS-CoV-2 after 5 minutes, while pomegranate juice and green tea inactivates about 80 percent of the virus. Elderberry juice had no effect on SARS-CoV-2.

Researchers also found that SARS-CoV-2 was more resistant to any other pathogen, although chokeberry juice was very helpful. Pomegranate juice and green tea also helped reduce the effect of the virus.

What can you do?


The study authors suggested that gargling and rinsing your mouth with these teas and juices, and then consuming them, may be a simple and effective strategy to prevent SARS-CoV-2, especially in people at high risk. .