The natural tannins oligomeric proanthocyanidins and punicalagin are potent inhibitors of infection by SARS-CoV-2.
Chen HF, Wang WJ, Chen CY, Chang WC, Hsueh PR, Peng SL, Wu CS, Chen Y, Huang HY, Shen WJ, Wang SC, Hung MC.
Chen HF, et al.
Elife. 2023 Aug 29;12:e84899. doi: 10.7554/eLife.84899.
Elife. 2023.
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Further experiments revealed that water extracted from seeded grapes, which contains high levels of OPCs, could also block SARS-CoV-2 entry in the cell culture system. To test this further, Chen et al. gave 18 healthy individuals capsules containing different …
Further experiments revealed that water extracted from seeded grapes, which contains high levels of OPCs, could also block SARS-Co …