While some scientists are working to create a vaccine against covid, others are actively studying the properties of natural plant products that can defeat the virus. Right now, the Internet is discussing the news of the sensational discovery of German researchers. They put regular green tea in the top 3 products that can give us natural protection from the COVID.
Triple killing power
Scientists from Germany took an experiment conducted by the Japanese in 2016 as the basis of their research. Using a meta-analysis, Kazuki Ida, Hiroshi Yamada, and Yohei Kawasaki found that gargling with tea can have a high prophylactic effect on influenza infections. To test the efficiency of this theory, the Germans chose classic green tea (specifically, Japanese sencha) and prepared it by infusing 3 g of leaves with 0.1 g of ascorbic acid in 300 ml of freshly boiled water for 4 minutes. As a result, the five-minute "contact" of the virus with green tea resulted in a 1.0 log decrease in infectivity, and the titers of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, were reduced by about 80% with green tea. Also, green tea has shown itself to be an extremely effective remedy against all influenza A viruses: their infectivity is reduced by 99%!
The antibody titer is the limiting dilution of serum at which antibodies can be detected. It allows you to assess the number and variety of antibodies in human blood and the strength of the body's immune response correlating with them.
Scientists managed to achieve an even greater effect with chokeberry juice (inactivation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus occurred by as much as 96.98%). In addition, exposure of the virus to the juices of chokeberry, elderberry, and pomegranate resulted in a decrease in infectivity by 3.17, 0.67, and 1.0 log, respectively.
To maximize the effect, you can add a little chokeberry and pomegranate juice when brewing green tea. The resulting "cocktail" is able to protect you from infection by the "corona" by 97%.
How it works
According to scientists, the antiviral activity of plant products can be based on acidic pH, which is able to inactivate viral particles, or on polyphenols and phenols (catechins, tannins or flavonoids), which can directly act on viral and cellular proteins. Thus, it was proved that green tea catechins destroy the structure of the virion, and epigallocatechin gallate combines viral particles to prevent their interaction with target cells. Thus, the composition of various antiviral active components, acting in different ways, is a powerful mixture that prevents the introduction of a viral infection into the body.
Scientists advise you to regularly rinse your mouth with infusion of green tea so that the COVID-19 virus has no chance.
At the same time, it is very important to understand that plant components create a minimum of risk for us. Classic antiseptics for the oral cavity, which are used for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes, always contain various aggressive agents (ethanol, chlorhexidine, cetylpyridinium chloride, hydrogen peroxide and povidone iodine). Unlike chemicals, green tea and juices can be used more often and will not harm your health if you swallow them.
Rinsing the mouth and throat with tea carries no risk with long-term use and can be a good prophylaxis before and after contact with patients during the current COVID-19 pandemic. This remedy is especially recommended for people with a high risk of infection or a severe course of the disease, including medical workers, the elderly or people with weakened immunity, as well as children, pregnant and lactating mothers.
Wakati wanasayansi wengine wanafanya kazi ya kutengeneza chanjo dhidi ya COVID-19, wengine wanafanya utafiti wa bidhaa za mimea ya asili ambazo zinaweza kushinda virusi. Hivi sasa, mtandao unajadili habari ya ugunduzi wa kushangaza wa watafiti wa Ujerumani. Chai ya kijani ya kawaida ni moja ya bidhaa tatu ambazo zinaweza kutukinga na COVID-19. Wanasayansi kutoka Ujerumani walichukua jaribio lililofanywa na Wajapani mnamo 2016 kama msingi wa utafiti wao. Kwa kutumia uchambuzi wa meta, Kazuki Ida, Hiroshi Yamada, na Yohei Kawasaki waligundua kwamba kuoga kwa chai kunaweza kuwa na athari kubwa ya kuzuia maambukizo ya mafua. Kwa mfano, kwa ajili ya utafiti wa majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio ya majaribio. "Kwa hivyo, ""kuwasiliana"" kwa virusi na chai ya kijani kwa dakika tano kulisababisha kupungua kwa maambukizi kwa 1.0 log, na titers za SARS-CoV-2 zinazosababisha COVID-19 zilipunguzwa kwa karibu 80% na chai ya kijani." Pia, chai ya kijani imeonekana kuwa dawa yenye ufanisi sana dhidi ya virusi vyote vya mafua ya A: kuambukiza kwao hupunguzwa kwa 99%! Titer ya kingamwili ni kiasi cha kupunguza kiasi cha seramu ambacho kingamwili vinaweza kugunduliwa. Inasaidia kuamua idadi na aina ya antibodies katika damu ya binadamu na nguvu ya majibu ya kinga ya mwili inayohusiana na wao. Kwa mfano, kwa kutumia maji ya chokeberry, virusi vya SARS-CoV-2 vimeondolewa kwa asilimia 96.98. Kwa kuongezea, kuambukizwa kwa virusi vya chokeberry, elderberry, na pomegranate kulisababisha kupungua kwa maambukizi kwa 3.17%, 0.67% na 1.0%. Ili kuongeza athari, unaweza kuongeza maji machache ya chokeberry na ya matunda ya mdalasini unapotapika chai ya kijani. "Kikombe hicho kinaweza kukukinga dhidi ya virusi vya corona kwa asilimia 97.""" Kwa mujibu wa wanasayansi, shughuli ya antiviral ya bidhaa za mimea inaweza kutegemea pH ya asidi, ambayo ina uwezo wa inactivate chembe za virusi, au polyphenols na phenols (catechins, tannins au flavonoids), ambayo inaweza moja kwa moja kutenda juu ya virusi na protini za seli. Kwa hivyo, ilithibitishwa kuwa catechins ya chai ya kijani huangamiza muundo wa virion, na epigallocatechin gallate inachanganya chembe za virusi kuzuia mwingiliano wao na seli za lengo. Kwa hivyo, muundo wa vipengele mbalimbali vya kazi vya antiviral, vinavyofanya kazi kwa njia tofauti, ni mchanganyiko wenye nguvu ambao huzuia kuingizwa kwa maambukizo ya virusi ndani ya mwili. Wataalamu wa afya wamependekeza watu kuosha mdomo kwa kutumia chai ya kijani ili kuzuia virusi vya COVID-19 kuambukiza. Wakati huo huo, ni muhimu sana kuelewa kwamba vipengele vya mmea huunda hatari ndogo kwa sisi. Kwa kawaida, dawa za kuua vimelea za mdomo, ambazo hutumiwa kwa madhumuni ya kuzuia na matibabu, huwa na kemikali mbalimbali zenye madhara (ethanol, chlorhexidine, cetylpyridinium chloride, hydrogen peroxide na povidone iodine). Tofauti na kemikali, chai ya kijani na maji ya matunda yanaweza kutumiwa mara nyingi zaidi na hayataharibu afya yako ikiwa utazimeza. Kuosha mdomo na koo kwa chai haina hatari kwa matumizi ya muda mrefu na inaweza kuwa kinga nzuri kabla na baada ya kuwasiliana na wagonjwa wakati wa janga la sasa la COVID-19. Dawa hii inashauriwa hasa kwa watu wenye hatari kubwa ya maambukizi au ugonjwa mbaya, ikiwa ni pamoja na wafanyakazi wa matibabu, wazee au watu wenye kinga dhaifu, pamoja na watoto, wajawazito na mama wanaonyonyesha.