Posted on 04/10/2024 9:41:14 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Research suggests that a cup of tea can help in the fight against COVID-19.
Findings demonstrate how certain teas inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in saliva—in some cases by up to 99.9%. This is important because the virus infects and replicates inside the oral cavity, passing through the oropharynx before reaching the lungs.
"Inactivating SARS-CoV-2 in the mouth and the throat matters because that potentially reduces the introduction of the virus to the lower respiratory system," Esseili said.
Esseili and Julianna Morris studied 24 different types of commercially available teas, some of which claim to aid in respiratory health. 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.
The team tested the efficacy of tea both as a drink and as a gargle to provide an option for those do not want to drink tea but want a highly concentrated rinse that would provide the same benefits.
Researchers prepared a drinkable infusion concentration using one tea bag per cup steeped for 10 minutes, with no additions such as milk or sugar. All five teas reduced the virus by at least 96% within 10 seconds in the mouth. Black tea was the most effective, reducing the virus by 99.9%. When tested as a gargle, they brewed the tea at four times the concentration of the drinkable infusion, finding that all five varieties of tea reduced the virus by 99.9% within 10 seconds when gargled.
"At this stage, we are not suggesting tea as a stand-alone intervention against SARS-CoV-2, because the virus also replicates in the nose and may have already reached the lung by the time a person tests positive," Esseili said.
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The black tea needed only one tea bag per cup.
You just keep it up, proven idiot.
They hyperventilated about ivermectin, but now, this?
For everyone else, I have always maintained not getting any COVID vaccine, both here, and in my personal life.
Friggin’ idiot, do you have any other stupid stuff to say? We're all ears, for the friggin’ idiot Madman.
I wonder if a tablespoon of vinegar would do the same thing?
This article...sponsored by the American Black Tea Association! /S
My primary doctor at Kaiser Permanente knows better than to even bring the subject up to me. Freaking idiots...all of them.
Friggin’ idiot, here is just one of the occasions. You prove I ever supported the vaccines, Friggin’ idiot.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4120507/posts?page=2#2
Well good for me - I drink black tea almost every day.
I will stick to my cup of black tea and a shot of Fire Ball
It’s what that crowd does. I am certainly not antivax, but I have also consistently opposed mandates and also consistently stated it was illogical to get boosters for a variant of the virus no longer circulating and to get a vaccine if you were already infected, and called out the handful around here who claimed the vaccine was “completely safe” - pointing out not even taking a Tylenol is “completely safe.” Yet I have been accused of the opposite.
They simply do not tell the truth...truth is not even to be considered for the narratives. I don’t agree with your comments about the vaccine I have seen of yours - but that’s beside the point here - it is quite clear those attacking you are just flat out lying again and just attacking and demeaning you for no apparent reason than to just promote another narrative they have to know is not true. Clearly, you are not pro-vaccine, and certainly you are not supporting people keep on getting booster after booster as you have been accused of here. Same thing they do repeatedly. No shame whatsoever.
Have not had a covid symptom ever.
Coincidental? I'm not complaining
It’s good for the teeth, too. It neutralizes a chemical made by bacteria which damages / decays teeth. Of course it can also stain them...
I tested positive once, last Oct after spending the night in the hospital, for a procedure.
Had no symptoms, Zero, Zilch, Nada.
I wonder what Russian Caravan would do? (very strong tea blend, the kind you can practically eat with a fork)
Although I jokingly refer to it as covfefe, black tea has been my morning cuppa since forever.
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