| Perl Molson 2005-09-24, 1:39 pm |
| http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/nov99.html
Rozites caperata has recently gotten quite a bit of publicity for its
reported antiviral properties. According to this press release, Curtis
Brandt and Frank Piraino, two research scientists from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison,
"...have found that extract from the mushroom prevented herpes simplex
virus types 1 and 2 from growing in test tubes and it reduced the
severity of herpes-related eye disease in mice. It blocked influenza A,
chicken pox and a respiratory virus.... The active part of the
mushroom, a compound they call RC-183, has been patented."
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/52/49863.htm
Researchers have also found that the herb Prunella vulgaris, and an
edible mushroom, Rozites caperata (the "gypsy mushroom"), contain
chemicals that fight both HSV-1 and HSV-2.
http://fungi.com/info/articles/antiviral.html
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