Published May 3, 2021, 6:25 PM
Clinical trials on the use of the Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO), lagundi (Chinese chaste tree), and tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta) as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) therapeutic or supplement are expected to be completed by June, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said on Monday, May 3.
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DOST-PCHRD Executive Director Dr. Jaime C. Montoya expressed optimism that studies on the herbal medicines as a potential supplement that could help prevent the worsening of condition in patients afflicted with the COVID-19 virus will be concluded next month.
“Itong lagundi, tawa-tawa at VCO, sana ay matapos na at ang target po natin ay katapusan ng Hunyo, pero po maraming pag-aaral na nagsisimula rin na bago na iba ibang indikasyon ang tinintingan so maaari na magoverlap (These clinical trials on lagundi, tawa-tawa and VCO, hopefully, they will be completed soon, an
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“The screening and recruitment for study participants are still ongoing,” DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said during his weekly report on Friday, April 9, citing the report provided by the DOST-Philippine Council for Research and Development (PCHRD) on the latest development of various coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ongoing research and development (R&D) projects that are being implemented by its partner research institutions.
He said out of 549 screened patients, the project team has enrolled 28 patients to the study.
“Thirteen of the enrolled patients are under the VCO and standard care intervention while 15 are receiving the standard care only,” the DOST chief said.
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