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Published online 13 June 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030609-16
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Liquorice may tackle SARS
After trying all sorts of compounds researchers say root extract looks promising.
Liquorice may prove an unlikely ally in the fight against sudden acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). In the lab at least, an extract of the plant's root blocks the SARS virus from growing inside cells, new research reveals1.
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