2006-07-03 05:28:32 · 1 answers · asked by venkata rajiva reddy 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The closest thing to a cure comes from a study of tannic acid's effect on the virus:
*One study found that tannic acid from nutgall apparantly binds to Chikungunya and inhibits the virus. Sources of Tannic Acid: Nutgall, Tea, Nettle, Wood, Berries, Chinese galls. Oak wood is very rich in tannic acid. Oak leaves were also mentioned. Take an iron supplement if using foods with high amounts of tannic acid.
Effects of tannic acid and its related compounds upon Chikungunya virus
http://diglib.tums.ac.ir/pub/magmng/pdf/97.pdf
Tannic Acid In-Activates the Chikungunya virus
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=41164&dopt=Abstract
Plants with Phytochemicals
http://www.phytochemicals.info/phytochemicals/tannic-acid.php
2006-07-06 13:08:42 · answer #1 · answered by rudenski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋