“and since no one had a particular answer I remained suspicious”
sigh ... the simplest amount of effort yields the answer:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32871846/
Plus iverectin is a powerful anti-inflamatory, so like HCQ has a dual action against covid ...
Look at the date.
Look at the recent trials.
In Vivo is not the same as in vitro. So what works in a test tube (study cited) may not work in a person.
Which is what the more recent study said.
But as I said, if you use horse paste it probably won’t kill you. But look at the thread I pinged. A FREEPER was self dosing, and is in the ICU.