Hypothesis
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The mint versus Covid hypothesis
Version 1
: Received: 9 July 2022 / Approved: 12 July 2022 / Online: 12 July 2022 (09:22:29 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 4 October 2022 / Approved: 5 October 2022 / Online: 5 October 2022 (09:48:05 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 4 October 2022 / Approved: 5 October 2022 / Online: 5 October 2022 (09:48:05 CEST)
A peer-reviewed article of this Preprint also exists.
Buck, C. B. The Mint versus Covid Hypothesis. Medical Hypotheses, 2023, 173, 111047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2023.111047. Buck, C. B. The Mint versus Covid Hypothesis. Medical Hypotheses, 2023, 173, 111047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2023.111047.
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; SARS-CoV-2; pandemic; coronavirus; Lamiaceae, perilla; sage; tea; caffeic acid
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Other
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