Successful clinical trial on VCO vs COVID-19 goes internationalAnother coconut-producing country, Sri Lanka, has expressed interest in conducting a similar clinical trial on VCO as an adjunct therapy for COVID-19 afflicted patients in the South Asian island nation. Another coconut-producing country, Sri Lanka, has expressed interest in conducting a similar clinical trial on VCO as an adjunct therapy for COVID-19 afflicted patients in the South Asian island nation. The results of the DOST-FNRI VCO clinical trials have been published in an international scientific journal, the Journal of Functional Foods, last May. The main finding of the study declared that VCO had shortened the recovery period for VCO patients by at least five days. DOST-FNRI plans on expanding clinical trials on VCO in the cities of Valenzuela and Muntinlupa, targeted to be finished within the year.

Source: Philippine Star September 26, 2021 16:07 UTC