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Pomegranate peel extracts could help fighting COVID-19, research finds

“When the World Health Organization declared a SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we had an ongoing project [to] study the health benefits of pomegranate polyphenols isolated from pomegranate peels,” says Relja Suručić. , the researcher led the study. Pomegranate extracts have been shown to inhibit influenza virus, herpes virus, smallpox viruses and human immunodeficiency virus. / Polona Avanzo / EyeEm | / Through Getty Creative CFP Pomegranate extracts have been shown to have inhibitory effects on influenza virus, herpesvirus, smallpox viruses and human immunodeficiency virus.