Can a cup of tea keep COVID away? Study demonstrates that certain teas inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in saliva (One cup of black tea killed 99.9% of the virus in 10 seconds in the mouth)

Medical Xpress / University of Georgia / Food and Environmental Virology ^ | April 8, 2024 | Jennifer L Reynolds / Julianna N. Morris et al

[ConservativeMind]

No, it didn’t.

It’s just to get rid of what is in your mouth, each time, but it might help your body in other areas, but not likely your nasal passages.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping,.

[lastchance]

I drink tea by the pot full. Best way to start the morning.

[logi_cal869]

And:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3831003/posts

[lastchance]

It has been shown in other studies that black tea does have antioxidant properties which helps with keeping the immune system healthy and reduces inflammation.

[lastchance]

They also come in handy to stop bleeding after you have a tooth pulled. Helps prevent dry socket too.

[lastchance]

I hate to confess this, but I have allowed Darjeeling to steep for longer than 3 minutes. And I did not die.

[lastchance]

You bought it up so I must post a link to
The Reluctant Cannibal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjAHw2DEBgw

[Baldwin77]

Done !

[jeffc]

=:-O

LOL. I usually do, too...

[Roos_Girl]

I wonder how tea would work as part of a nasal wash recipe.

[fatima]

I’ll vote for that.

[Chicory]

I wondered the exact same thing! Especially since I read about a woman who died using a neti pot because germs from the water got into her brain— so boiling the water used for this should be done, right? Adding tea would be easy.

I can’t do it but I know someone who is a big proponent of using a neti pot.

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Of those, they found five that significantly reduced the virus in saliva: raspberry zinger, eucalyptus mint, mint medley, green tea and black tea, with black tea showing the greatest reduction. All testing was done in the laboratory in simulated conditions.

Sponsored by the Celestial Seasonings Foundation?

Special grant from the Tetley Fund to put black tea back on top?

[Roos_Girl]

Yeah, boiling for sure, or at least pastuerizing, after the tea has steeped in case of contamination from the tea itself, but then does that “turn off” whatever benefit the black tea supposedly has?

[DCPatriot]

Was just having a little fun...in the vein of mocking 'studies' that told us eggs were bad...butter was bad...steak was bad, etc..

Drink it myself but not everyday. Be well!!

[ConservativeMind]

Sir, I kept this as one of our COVID options, after you posted it.

Other studies continue to talk to this:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10701621/

[logi_cal869]

I’d missed that study. Interesting.

THANKS!

[lastchance]

You too. I think studies are what’s bad for our health.

[Chicory]

I am sorry, I wasn’t clear.

Apparently tap water has germs in it, so should be boiled (and cooled!) before using in a neti pot.

Since one already has to boil the water, one can make the neti pot water into tea at the same time as boiling the water.