Don Stewart from El Dorado Garlic & Chilli Co. in north-east Victoria. Source: Facebook
New research highlighting the anti-viral attributes of Australian garlic could pose a “big time” opportunity for local growers, as folk wisdom collides with cutting edge laboratory results.
On Wednesday, scientists from Melbourne’s Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity will hand down research showing ingredients extracted from a certain kind of Australian garlic are powerfully effective against the viruses causing COVID-19 and the flu.
The Australian Financial Review reports those garlic varieties and specialised extracts are being commercialised, with the intention of selling the virus-busting ingredients as oral supplements.
Local producers say the in-vitro testing research, commissioned by major farming enterprise Australian Garlic Producers, is promising news for the broader industry.
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