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Subject:
Foods or supplements with "antiviral" properties
Category: Health Asked by: pcventures-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
06 Oct 2004 14:11 PDT
Expires: 05 Nov 2004 13:11 PST Question ID: 411224 |
Are there any foods or supplements that can legitimately claim antiviral properties? I thought I read that ginger is one such food, but I think there are others. Any ideas? |
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Re: Foods or supplements with "antiviral" properties
From: netbuster-ga on 06 Oct 2004 14:18 PDT |
Turmeric. (indian Spice that use is CURRY) |
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Re: Foods or supplements with "antiviral" properties
From: netbuster-ga on 06 Oct 2004 14:22 PDT |
Also Peppermint oil |
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Re: Foods or supplements with "antiviral" properties
From: ipfan-ga on 06 Oct 2004 14:48 PDT |
Garlic and echinacea are both reputed to have antiviral properties, mostly through anecdotal evidence though. |
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Re: Foods or supplements with "antiviral" properties
From: hfshaw-ga on 06 Oct 2004 16:25 PDT |
Many foods or components of foods exhibit antiviral properties in vitro. As far as I know, such effects have not been conclusively demonstrated in vivo and via ingestion (i.e., in living organisms that eat the food in question). |
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Re: Foods or supplements with "antiviral" properties
From: aellis2000-ga on 07 Oct 2004 12:20 PDT |
Lauric acid (monolaurin) has very strong antiviral properties. It is found in coconut oil. http://www.lauric.org/technical.html --- A. Ellis http://www.fatlosstips.com |
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Re: Foods or supplements with "antiviral" properties
From: upicker-ga on 07 Oct 2004 12:41 PDT |
The key is "legitimate claim". There are lots of claims. I recommend Linus Pauling's book "Vitamin C The Common Cold and the Flu". Here is a two time Nobel winner stating a case the is based on standard scientific experiments. When financial interest is applied to science then you can have experiments where a 30% improvement is reported in the summury as insignifiacant. He goes back to the original data and you can decide for yourself if you think 30-40% improvements in health are significant. Ascorbic acid would be the answer to many of our current high profile ills if one of the drug giants could get a patient. |
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Re: Foods or supplements with "antiviral" properties
From: martin78-ga on 09 Oct 2004 07:31 PDT |
Not sure about this, but I believe ginger is an antibacterial and not an antiviral food. |
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