Sweet Gum Tree Balls Tamiflu
Within the past few years it has been discovered that those unsightly hazardous if you slip on it sweet gum balls actually contain within the seeds that come out of it shikimic acid which is a hard to find compound used to produce tamiflu a drug that helps prevent influenza infections.
Sweet gum tree balls tamiflu. As tamiflu became more and more popular the main source of shikimic acid the star anise tree a native of china became scarcer and the search was on for other sources. The same ingredient found in the star anise tree which was used to create tamiflu. You can read more about the specifics in green. Sweet gum is becoming well loved in the herbal community because it is known as an amazing ingredient in cold and flu formulas.
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