Could pizza herb prevent winter vomiting disease?
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 19:00
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have found that carvacrol – the substance in oregano oil that gives the pizza herb its distinctive warm, aromatic smell and flavour – is effective against norovirus, causing the breakdown of the virus' tough outer coat. The research is published today in the Society for Applied Microbiology's Journal of Applied Microbiology.