Despite the great hope that the "Pfizer-Biontech"
vaccine holds to get rid of the Corona virus, perhaps
this vaccine will take a long time to obtain it, while
there is also no treatment for Corona in the near term.
But an American scientific study found that some
plants are able to prevent infection and reduce
symptoms when infected with Corona.
Discover the plants mentioned in the new study in the
following lines:
Researchers at North Carolina State University in the
United States of America studied the effect of some
plants, such as tea and cocoa, and some types of
grapes known to prevent infections and oxidation in
the body.
The result was that green tea, chocolate, cocoa
powder and grapes (the round-leaved vine, which is
grown in the southern United States), help to stop the
spread of the virus, according to the German website
DW.
Researchers Yu Chu and Di Xie found the weak point
of the virus, the main protease enzyme Mpro, which is
the enzyme necessary for the reproduction and fusion
process. And the researchers proceeded that
disrupting this enzyme will lead to the death of the
virus.
The results of the study and experiments came that
some substances in green tea and round-leaf grapes
completely inactivated the Covid-19 virus, and that
other materials extracted from cocoa powder and dark
chocolate secreted a substance that reduces the
productivity of the enzyme in half.
According to the study, the Mpro enzyme has
"pockets" in which extracts from the aforementioned
substances can be placed; Which leads to inactivation
of that protease.
The researchers advised to increase the consumption
of green tea, dark chocolate, round-leaf grapes and
cocoa. To improve human protection from the virus.
In view of the absence of a treatment for the emerging
corona virus yet, and vaccination has not actually
started, the researchers advise those infected with the
virus to increase the intake of these materials. To
reduce the effects of disease on them.