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> Especially considering that there is no other research suggesting that either xylitol or grape fruit extract is protective against COVID. Both are antimicrobi

> Especially considering that there is no other research suggesting that either xylitol or grape fruit extract is protective against COVID. Both are antimicrobials (i.e., antibacterial) but COVID is a virus There are pre-print studies suggesting antiviral activity. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.19.225854v1.full.pdf https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.19.225854v1.... https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.23.394114v1.full https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.23.394114v1....

gamblor956 3y ago
No, that 1st study merely confirms what is already known: that carageen has antiviral properties. And the second link is just a precursor to the original study to make it seem like it was conducted separately (the researchers are the same). Even so, they found a concentration of greater than 80% was required for Xlear to have any statistical antiviral effects.