Sweet Gum Tree Balls Tamiflu
The same ingredient found in the star anise tree which was used to create tamiflu.
Sweet gum tree balls tamiflu. Come to find out the seeds inside that sweetgum balls contain shikimic acid which is what is needed to make the flu fighting drug tamiflu. Sweet gum is becoming well loved in the herbal community because it is known as an amazing ingredient in cold and flu formulas. 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. It contains shikimic acid in its infertile seeds.
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