'Kangra Tea could lower COVID-19 activity better than HIV drugs'

New Delhi, May 23 -- : Chemicals in Kangra tea could be effective in boosting immunity as they can block coronavirus activity better than anti-HIV drugs according to scientists at the Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), based in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.

This claim comes as a revised protocol of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is likely to replace hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) with anti-HIV drugs to improve immunity and possibly reduce viral replication.

Dr Sanjay Kumar, Director, IHBT during a webinar organized at IHBT on the occasion of the International Tea Day discussed the benefits of Kangra tea for society and industry, medicinal properties of tea for human health and the technologies developed and trans...