A new way to prevent cold: Allium extract may inhibit the proliferation of influenza virus
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Last Update: 2010-03-02
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Professor Lin Liguang, Department of medical and pharmaceutical research, Graduate School of Fushan University, used mouse research to prove that Allium extract may inhibit the proliferation of influenza A virus and improve human immune function Professor Lin said, "I used to hear that" eating onions to prevent colds " Now it seems so Although it is not a cure for a cold, it can improve the human body's ability to fight against the virus " Professor Lin infected mice with influenza virus and then fed them with onion extract Three days after the most infectious virus was injected into the mice, Professor Lin investigated the number of viruses in the lungs and bronchi of the mice The results showed that the number of viruses in the relevant parts of the mice fed with onion extract was 1 / 3 of that of the mice without onion extract, indicating that the proliferation of the virus was inhibited In addition, three weeks after the mice were injected with the virus, Professor Lin investigated the amount of antibodies in the mice The results showed that mice fed onion extract had nearly three times more antibodies in their blood than other mice.
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