Guest guest Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 Didn't see many posts on Shingles, so figured I might as well post this...Elaine In laboratory tests conducted by Southern Research Institute and reported by William M. Shannon, Ph.D., head of the Microbiology-Virology Division, grapefruit seed extract " ...was effective in inactivating HSV-1 (herpes symplex virus type 1) after a 10 minute exposure at a 1:256 dilutions. " Against human influenza virus type A2/Aichi/2/68 in vitro, the MIC(minimum inhibitory concentration) for GSE was the same, 1:256. Dr. Shannon reported, " The fact that Grapefruit Seed Extract effectively inactivated both HSV-1 and influenza A virus suggests that an EPA type viricidal assay might demonstrate significant efficacy for this product. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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