MANILA— A study of the Department of Science and Technology has found that virgin coconut oil and lagundi can help with patients with mild cases of COVID-19.
“Because of its preventive effect that we have found in our study, wherein it really had diminished the signs and symptoms as early as two days for those patients given VCO, as compared to those without the VCO,” said Dr. Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa, director of the DOST Food and Nutrition Research Institute.
The DOST also conducted VCO hospital trials on 77 adult patients with COVID-19, regardless of the severity of their diseases with 15 ml of VCO 3 times a day for 14 days. “Further study at the molecular level is needed to determine actual effects using VCO among hospitalized patients,” it added.
While plantitos/titas may applaud this, it's also sending a signal that we're sadly lagging in the STEM fields behind our neighbors. I mean when's our 'I'm gonna have to science the shit out of this' moment going to be? Science should be sexy. This, meh...
It’s about time! Also, oregano
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