Fall colchicum, a plant, may just be the best hope for treatment for the coronavirus. A team of scientists have reportedly proven the effectiveness of colchicine – an anti-inflammatory drug found in fall colchicum – which could reduce the risk of complications from the virus. The results on 4,200 patients would be edifying.
“Colchicine reduces the risk of hospitalization by 25% and that’s statistically significant. There is also a 44% reduction in deaths.s “, explains Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, Director of the Research Center of the Montreal Heart Institute (Canada). It is not a question of curing Covid-19 but of preventing its complications. Already authorized. On sale, colchicine has very few side effects according to Canadian researchers, but it is up to the health authorities in each country to give their opinion on its massive use.
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