Research Treats the Fungus Among Us with Nontoxic Medicinal Compound
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
A Kansas State University research team has found a breakthrough herbal medicine treatment for a common human fungal pathogen that lives in almost 80 percent of people. The team discovered a medicinal herb called Gymnema slyvestre is both nontoxic and blocks the virulence properties of a common fungus called Candida albicans.