Explanation of the Ministry of Eucalyptus Products, why can you claim Corona Antivirus?

KOMPAS.com – The Ministry of Agriculture (Ministerio de Agricultura) has justlaunching The product is claimed to be a eucalyptus-based corona antivirus on Friday (05/08/2020).

What is this product and what type of research carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture can claim that it is a corona antivirus?

Head of the Research and Development Agency Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Ir. Fadjry Djufry said, test the potential eucalyptus oil like an antivirus it is carried out with stages of scientific search and in vitro tests.

The tests use various concentrations of various types of viruses, namely influenza viruses and some types of coronavirus.

However, tests have not yet used the new type of coronavirus that causes Covid-19.

“The Covid-19 virus, SARS CoV-2, has not been used because we do not have the virus,” said Fadjry when contacted. Kompas.com, Saturday (09/05/2020).

However, Fadjry said, the active ingredient in eucalyptus which is 1,8 cineole (eucalyptol) in several test studies has shown that the compound can bind to any type of crown Mpro crown.

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Mpro is playing protease or chymotrypsin like protease (CLpro) which is useful in virus replication. So this Mpro is aimed so that the virus replication is obstructed.

“This propro has the specificity of the substrate conserved among the corona viruses. So, the design of broad spectrum inhibitors that inhibit all play ptotease The coronavirus is suitable for all coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, “he explained.

However, to date, there have been no specific reports related to the results of tests of the use of this product in patients affected by Covid-19.