Taiwan researchers tout effects of common herb against COVID-19

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Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Scientists at Taiwan's Chang Gung University said Thursday that water extracts from Perilla frutescens, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, have shown strong antiviral activity against COVID-19.
In a press release, the university said the research, led by professor Horng Jim-tong (洪錦堂), had been carried out through an antiviral drug development platform it established with the National Defense Medical Center in 2019.
According to Horng, the university's research into the plant more commonly known as perilla had confirmed the results of similar studies conducted in Germany, India and at Taiwan's Academia Sinica.
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