Sunday, 19 April 2020

Can tea stop Covid? Upasi starts research

The United Planters’ Association of South India (Upasi) Tea Research Institute at Coonoor has joined hands with the Tea Board of India and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to study the properties of tea to inhibit the novel coronavirus. The institute has undertaken a study on the antiviral property of theaflavin-3, a compound abundantly found in black tea and catechins from green tea.

from Chennai News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Chennai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Chennai - Times of India https://ift.tt/34XKUlX


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