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. 2023 Apr:173:111047.
doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2023.111047. Epub 2023 Mar 15.

The mint versus Covid hypothesis

Christopher B Buck  1
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The mint versus Covid hypothesis

Christopher B Buck. Med Hypotheses. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Covid19; Lamiaceae; SARS-CoV-2; antiviral; caffeic acid; coronavirus; herbal; pandemic; perilla; sage; tea.

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Competing Interests This manuscript should not be construed as advertising. The author declares no competing financial, personal, or professional competing interests of relevance to the manuscript.

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