Scientists explore whether mushrooms, Chinese herbs may fit into anti-COVID-19 arsenal

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Using what conventional medicine in the United States considers the “gold standard” for objective scientific methodology, University of California (UC) researchers are exploring the use of Chinese botanicals already being widely used in Asia to treat novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Their aim is to investigate whether natural therapeutics may safely reduce the risk of COVID-19-infected individuals becoming severely ill and requiring hospitalization ─ and enhance the body’s immune response…