Korea: Drugs to treat bird flu from kimchi!

Korean scientists said they extracted their traditional kimchi with a compound that could be used to treat bird flu quite effectively.

A team of Seoul National University scientists said their studies have found that traditional pickles - kimchi - containing acids that can kill avian influenza viruses are now causing concern. bridge.

This dish is fermented and has produced lactoid acids like l euconostoc citreum . Researchers tested this substance on chickens infected with avian flu and as a result, more than 85% of chickens get sick. Professor Kang Sa-ouk, Seoul National University, said: ' We have fed sick chickens the food containing this substance and the effect is clear, not only with bird flu but also with many other viruses. .

Kim Jung-Hwan, a chicken farm owner, said: 'While other chicken farms get sick, our farm is still safe! '.

Currently, Cell Tech, a Korean poultry feed distributor, is supplying about 3 tons of this type of feed to the Korean market, and plans to increase its sales volume by 10 months. The company has also received many export orders to Taiwan and Europe.

WALL VY ( According to Reuters )