Kimchi relieves’Corona 19 symptoms’ by regulating the body’s antioxidant system

Joint research with World Institute of Kimchi and Emeritus Professor Jean Busquet, University of Montpellier, France

Korea’s representative fermented food, kimchi, can relieve the symptoms of Corona 19.

According to a joint study between Professor Emeritus Busquet Jang Busquet of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Montpellier, France, and the World Institute of Kimchi, Kimchi can relieve the symptoms of Corona 19 through antioxidant activity and inflammation relief. [사진=Pixabay 이미지]

The research team of the World Institute of Kimchi (Director Hak-jong Choi) and Jean Bousquet, an emeritus professor of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Montpellier, France, said, “Sulfolapan (Chinese cabbage) rich in kimchi, Alisin (garlic), Capsaicin (Red pepper), and Ginger roll (ginger). Various nutrients and lactic acid bacteria generated during the fermentation process alleviate the symptoms of Corona 19 by blocking nerve channels that detect coronavirus infection-19 symptoms by controlling the antioxidant system in the human body.”

The research team tracked the reasons for the large variation in the incidence rate, severity of symptoms, and mortality rates of Corona 19 by country. In particular, it was noted that the mortality rate of Corona 19 was very low in East Asia such as Korea and African countries near the Sahara. Among the countries with low mortality rates, most of the countries except Australia and New Zealand showed a common feature of consuming fermented vegetables such as kimchi or a variety of spices.

Geographical deviation of the COVID-19 mortality rate (Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Center) and a map of eating habits by country. [사진=세계김치연구소]

Emeritus Professor Jang Buske is also an expert who served as the chairman of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) research organization, the International Union for Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD). “Kimchi is rich in antioxidants and can lower TRP activity that induces inflammatory reactions, so it is very effective in alleviating the symptoms of the Corona 19 virus.” There is.” he emphasized.

The principle that kimchi relieves the symptoms of Corona 19 is as follows. The research team found that various nutrients and lactic acid bacteria abundant in kimchi interact with Nrf2, an antioxidant system in the human body, to remove harmful free radicals from the human body caused by Corona 19.

In addition, it was found that nutrient components that interact with Nrf2 are associated with the activation of transient receptor potential (TRP) that induces an inflammatory response in the human body. The nutritional ingredients of fermented vegetables such as kimchi and spices lose the activity of the TRP channel and have the effect of alleviating inflammation caused by Corona 19.

An explanation of the relief of the symptoms of Corona 19 through the elimination of free radicals in the body and relief of inflammation by the antioxidant nutrients of kimchi. The research results were listed in international journals in the field of immunology. [사진=세계김치연구소]

Hak-jong Choi, director of the World Kimchi Research Institute, said, “The possibilities of kimchi are endless so that overseas researchers pay attention to the excellence of kimchi and treat it as a research topic.” Researchers in Korea are also verifying the efficacy of kimchi against Corona 19 at the level of infected animals. We will announce the results soon.”

The results of the joint research between Jang Buske’s emeritus professor team and the World Institute of Kimchi were published in the December 2020 issue of the International Journal of Immunology (Clinical and Translational Allergy).

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