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The Spets laboratory of the Swiss Institute for the Prevention of Communicable Diseases studied the echinacea plant and its components and effects, and the researchers recently presented the results of their study in the scientific journal “Virology Journal”, which caused this tea sold out of store shelves, according to the “Deutsche Welle” website. “.
Echinacea is a coniferous plant, and its effect is said to be strong against colds, although some specialists question it. The plant, which is also called in German as “sun caps”, is divided into 3 types, all of which can be used as herbal remedies. The root of the variety “Echinacea angustifolia” is particularly suitable from a medical point of view, since it contains alkamides, essential oils and derivatives of caffeine acid.
How effective is this plant?
Extracted from echinacea treatments in the form of drops, juices, and tablets, the natural ingredients are said to boost the body’s defenses, creating more cells to fight viruses and bacteria. However, there is disagreement about the efficacy of the treatment, reports Deutsche Welle on the German website “wa.de”.
Studies have shown that echinacea extracts can combat certain viruses such as influenza viruses or herpes simplex viruses, while the German qualitative testing agency, Stiftung Warentest, has concluded that the state of the data of the studies on echinacea is not complete.
The Swiss study also found that substances in echinacea can cause the death of corona viruses. The Swiss laboratory researchers tested the efficacy of the plant on the nasal mucosa that was reconstructed in the laboratory, transferred the Corona infection to the artificial tissue and treated it with this herbal remedy in different stages, then the effect against the emerging corona virus was examined. (its scientific name SARS Covid-2), as well as against Other corona viruses, according to the German newspaper “BILD”.
The result was that the plant component was effective in the upper respiratory tract not only against cold viruses; But also against SARS Covid-1 (the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome “SARS”) and the emerging corona virus.
This plant can also inactivate Covid-19 at a certain concentration, and the antiviral effect occurs only when the active ingredient is in direct contact with the pathogen, and as soon as the coronaviruses come into contact with the substances of this natural remedy, they die .
