Crimean herbs are used to cure atherosclerosis

Ossetian scientists decided to use Crimean herbs in the development of medicines for atherosclerosis. The herbs were grown in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden.

According to IA SevastopolMedia, with reference to the press service of the Yalta institution, laboratory rats on which tests are conducted are trying to lower cholesterol levels with the help of bessmertny sandstone. The first results of the research are expected in April.

According to experts, the climate and geography of the peninsula contribute to the appearance of biologically active substances in these plants. Some herbs reduce cholesterol levels, others protect the integrity of liver cells, and others have anti-inflammatory effects. Scientists select double compositions so that there are two effects at the same time, said Sergey Skupnevsky, Doctor of Biological Sciences.

In early March, chocolate containing spirulina microalgae was introduced in Crimea. The product was developed at the Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the South Seas of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INBYUM). The scientists worked together with the Crimean Chocolate Factory.