Elderberry compounds directly inhibit flu virus entry and replication in human cells

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Folk medicines and herbal products have been used for millennia to combat a wide range of ailments, and in the process confounding modern scientists who have struggled to understand their medicinal benefits. Now a new study from the University of Sydney has revealed exactly how one popular ancient remedy – elderberry fruit – attacks and thwarts the influenza virus. The virus, one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, affects nearly 10 percent of the world population and contributes to one million deaths annually. In their new paper, Australian scientists describe how elderberry compounds directly inhibit the flu virus’s entry …read more

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