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Oman research project hopes to produce COVID-19 medicine from frankincense


Omani collecting from a frankincense tree (Oman News Agency)
MUSCAT, OMAN: Research studies to produce medicines capable of fighting COVID-19 from frankincense trees in Oman,  on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula  in Western Asia, are being undertaken jointly by the University of Nizwa and the University of Oxford.
The Frankincense (boswellia saca) trees are most famed for their resin, a milky-white substance extracted by harvesters as they tap into the side of the tree by making small cuts into the bark. The substance , when hardened, crystallizes into the frankincense that is still sold all over the world.
The project is looking to isolate certain key compounds from frankincense known for its healing properties and to use them to make antibiotics. ....

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Research project hopes to produce COVID-19 medicine from frankincense


Research project hopes to produce COVID-19 medicine from frankincense
By: Times News Service
The project is looking to isolate certain key compounds from frankincense – known for its healing properties – and to use them to make antibiotics. Photo: File
Muscat: Research to make medicines capable of fighting COVID-19, from frankincense trees in Oman, is being jointly undertaken by the University of Nizwa and the University of Oxford.
The project is looking to isolate certain key compounds from frankincense – known for its healing properties – and to use them to make antibiotics.
The resin contains large numbers of naturally-occurring chemicals that could be used to inhibit the ability of the COVID-19 virus to infect people. ....

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