Cardamom Seed Extract Can Enhance Production of Antiviral Proteins, Study Says

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) seeds. Image credit: Karyna Panchenko.

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) seed extract as well as its main bioactive ingredient, 1,8-cineole, have the potential to act as a beneficial antiviral agent by enhancing the production of antiviral proteins called type I interferons, according to new research.

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