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Products that can prevent or cure Corona 19 are being sold a lot these days.
However, some of them are plants that cannot be eaten or products that have not been tested for safety at all.
The authorities are cracking down now, and what consumers need to know in advance, medical reporter Cho Dong-chan will explain in detail.
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The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's crackdown team came into the red pepper tea plant.
The red pepper stem is the part of the pepper stem, and it was sold as having a corona-preventing effect.
[Food and Drug Administration Officer: It was like that because the mold was very dark.
But shouldn’t it be to boil this?]
[Red pepper tea maker: After searching, it's just about the efficacy (the oriental doctor says).]
The Korean medicine hospital and vendor in Yeosu claiming the effect of preventing the coronavirus of red pepper stems
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14 sites were asked to investigate by the police.
The Korean Oriental Medical Association also stated that there is no basis for oriental medicine.
A device attached to the nose that can combat Corona 19.
"We've been fighting all viruses for 25 years," he advertises.
Not only is there no scientific basis, the radioactive negative ions used by this device can be harmful.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health says inhaling disinfectants, masks with ultraviolet rays, and soap mixed with silver can cure the coronavirus are fake news.
The scientific evidence, on the other hand, is not clear, but vitamins C and D can help.
This is because some studies show that vitamin C helps to calm the corona inflammatory response, and vitamin D is effective in preventing coronavirus.
However, if you take an excessive amount, you should be careful as side effects such as vomiting and diarrhea may occur.
(Video coverage: Choi Jun-sik, video editing: Choi Eun-jin, screen provided: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)