date:Feb 14, 2014
Carvacrol, the substance in oregano oil, may prevent norovirus, also known as the vomiting disease, according to the study published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology.
Researchers from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ., discovered that the carvacrol acted directly on the virus capsida tough layer of proteins surrounding the viruscausing it to break down. With this occurrence, it would allow another antimicrobial the opportunity to enter the internal part of the virus and kill it.
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