Research project hopes to produce COVID-19 medicine from frankincense
- Date: 16-Jan-2021
- Source: Times of Oman
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:Oman
Research project hopes to produce COVID-19 medicine from frankincense
Research to make medicines capable of fighting COVID-19, from frankincense trees in Oman, is being jointly undertaken by the University of Nizwa and the University of Oxford.
The project is looking to isolate certain key compounds from frankincense - known for its healing properties - and to use them to make antibiotics.
The resin contains large numbers of naturally-occurring chemicals that could be used to inhibit the ability of the COVID-19 virus to infect people.
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