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HIMALAYAN PLANT MAY TREAT COVID 19

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have identified phytochemicals in the petals of a Himalayan plant that could potentially be used to treat Covid-19 infections as non-vaccine medicines. The team found petals of the Himalayan Buransh plant, scientifically called Rhododendron arboreum, are consumed in various forms by the local population for its varied health benefits. “Among the different types of therapeutic agents…