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Our Tansy Research in The News
Saturday, February
26, 2011
There has been a global news coverage of our recent research
findings on Tansy. Hundreds of news articles all over the world have
picked up the story and below is the URL list for some of them.
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an overview of our Research on Tansy...
Sample Media Coverage by
Wiley
Old folk remedy revived: How tansy may be a treatment for herpes
For centuries tansy has been used as a
folk remedy, but now scientists from Britain and Spain believe the plant may
have medical benefits after all, as a treatment for herpes. The team’s findings,
published in Phytotherapy Research, are the result of joint work between two
teams to established scientific evidence for traditional medicines.
Tansy,
Tanacetum vulgare,
is a flowering plant found across mainland Europe and Asia. From the Middle Ages
onwards the plant, whose folk names include Golden Buttons and Mugwort, has been
used as a remedy for various conditions, from fevers to rheumatism. However,
it’s supposed medical benefits have always been questioned.
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Professor Parra’s team which
specialises in investigating new antiviral compounds, both through design or by
screening natural plant extracts, began joint work on the properties of tansy
with the research group led by Dr Solomon Habtemariam from the University of
Greenwich, which studies European medicinal plants to establish the scientific
evidence for traditional medicines.
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The joint study used an established
anti-HSV study model on both crude extracts of the aerial parts and roots of
tansy, as well as some purified compounds to analyse the plants anti-viral
activity.
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“Although the precise molecular targets
for tansy extract require further research this study reveals the clear
potential of tansy to treat the dermatological lesions caused by HSV, concluded
Parra. “This shows that systematic pharmacological and phytochemical studies
such as this can play pivotal roles in the modernisation of European traditional
herbal medicines.”
Links to Some of the Media Releases
Ancient herb may hold
remedy for herpes
MEDILL
Reports - Chicago, USA
Old folk remedy revived: How tansy may be a treatment for herpes
How
tansy
may be a herpes treatment
Scientists believe plant extracts may have medical benefits to treat herpes
Common weed helps treat
herpes, study finds
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Possible Cure For Herpes Uncovered By
Scientists
Herpes Responds to Folk Remedy
Tansy Plant May Help Treat
Herpes - Australia
Teensy bit of tansy
Ancient
Herb May Hold Remedy for Herpes
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Insomnia Solution
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Genital Herpes Symptoms
Other Releases
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an overview of our Research on Tansy...
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