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Since the new coronavirus appeared, all sorts of home remedies that will “definitely” deal with it have been spreading across the internet. There are no limits to imagination; people recommend everything from the relatively harmless leaching of silver in water to the health-endangering drinking of a bleach solution.
While quarantine remains the most effective prevention for us, scientists are already working on developing an effective medicine.
One of the possibilities that could be an answer to this challenge is taxifolin.
While Australian scientists have so far been very successfully testing the effectiveness of combinations of HIV drugs and antimalarials on the coronavirus, teams from other parts of the world are trying to find other alternatives that have the potential to defeat this malady. One possibility could be a chemical compound called taxifolin. It is also found in common foods and has no toxic side effects.
Experts therefore admit the possibility that people who consume foods and drinks containing taxifolin may protect themselves preventively.
The good news is that foods particularly rich in this component are very popular ones such as green tea, chocolate and red wine – but there is certainly no need to overdo it.
“In the case of large amounts, the immune system’s ability to fight the virus is reduced. Of course, one of the best protections is really to wear masks and to maintain very strict hygiene, including hand disinfection,” appeals biochemist Pavel Čekan to the general public. He also asks people to strictly observe the quarantine. This is particularly important because in reality we have no way of knowing whether we ourselves are not carriers of the virus.
“The test results we have are only tests of the people who were examined. We cannot test everyone, because at the moment there are no resources for that, and of those tested, even if the result is negative, he can actually be positive, because the test may not show – if it is rapid – absolutely everything.”
So the best thing we can do so far is to sit on the balcony with a glass of red wine and a piece of chocolate – and if it is absolutely necessary to go outside, to do so only with a clean mask.
