Could saponins help fight coronavirus?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
English - June 08, 2020 02:35 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MB - ★★★★ - 1 ratingLife Sciences Science Natural Sciences science facts scientific mysteries physics chemistry biology cosmology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We've been hunting down the answer to this questions from Denise: "There are plants that contain saponins and were used by Australian aboriginal people as bush medicine. Is there any research on the antiviral properties of saponins in, for example, Australian Acacia species, or other plants?" Eva Higginbotham spoke with Maher Mohamed Abed El Aziz from the University of Tripoli in Libya, and Anthony Davenport from the University of Cambridge, to find the answer. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists