“We’re able to weather that storm.” These red pigments are similar to ones produced by Monascus purpureus, a type of fungus used to make a fermented rice dish that people have consumed for ...

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The team looked at neutralizing herpes simplex viruses (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and influenza A strains (H1N1 and H3N2) through a clinically loaded chewing gum made with lablab beans (Lablab purpureus).

Red Yeast Rice is a fermented rice product created by culturing white rice with the mold Monascus purpureus. It has been used for centuries in China. Recently, it has been marketed as a supplement ...

The gum developed by Henry Daniell, W.D. Miller Professor at Penn Dental Medicine, harnesses a naturally occurring antiviral protein called FRIL, found in lablab beans (Lablab purpureus).

Laura is an editor and staff writer at IFLScience. She obtained her Master's in Experimental Neuroscience from Imperial College London. A few years ago, at the height of the pandemic, Daniell and ...

Lablab purpureus-- that naturally contain an antiviral trap protein (FRIL) -- to neutralize two herpes simplex viruses (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and two influenza A strains (H1N1 and H3N2). The chewing ...

In today’s interconnected world, infectious diseases pose an escalating threat, as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic and outbreaks of H1N1, SARS, Ebola, Zika, and H5N1 (bird flu) viruses ...

Prescribed beta-blockers lower heart rate. “Natural beta-blockers” in common foods, herbs, and supplements may also lower blood pressure. Here are 11 of them. Some foods, herbs, and supplement ...

Share on Pinterest Herbal supplements are going viral on TikTok due to their reported health benefits, but research finds six of the most popular (including green tea extract and turmeric) have ...