Treat the fungus among us with nontoxic medicinal compound
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
A 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.