The mint versus Covid hypothesis

Recent lines of evidence suggest the intriguing hypothesis that consuming common culinary herbs of the mint family might help prevent or treat Covid. Individual citizens could easily explore the hypothesis using ordinary kitchen materials. I offer a philosophical framework to account for the puzzlin...

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Published inMedical hypotheses Vol. 173; p. 111047
Main Author Buck, Christopher B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2023
Subjects
Caffeic acid
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Covid19
Lamiaceae
Pandemic
Perilla
Sage
SARS-CoV-2
Tea
COVID-19
Tea
SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus
Covid19
Perilla
Pandemic
Lamiaceae
Sage
Caffeic acid
tea
herbal
antiviral
coronavirus
sage
caffeic acid
pandemic
perilla
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Summary:Recent lines of evidence suggest the intriguing hypothesis that consuming common culinary herbs of the mint family might help prevent or treat Covid. Individual citizens could easily explore the hypothesis using ordinary kitchen materials. I offer a philosophical framework to account for the puzzling lack of public health messaging about this interesting idea.
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The author is solely responsible for all contents of this manuscript. The presented opinions reflect the individual views of the author as a private citizen.
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ISSN:0306-9877
1532-2777
DOI:10.1016/j.mehy.2023.111047