DAVAO CITY – The City Government of Davao has allowed the use of virgin coconut oil (VCO) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who are willing to volunteer in the temporary treatment and monitoring facilities (TMMFs).
– The City Government of Davao has allowed the use of virgin coconut oil for coronavirus disease patients who are willing to volunteer in the temporary treatment and monitoring facilities .
“This is not mandatory. VCO is not endorsed by the City Government of Davao. It is made available by a third party to our patients there in TTMFs. It is accessible to them if they want,” she said. Results of a study funded by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development showed that compounds from the VCO, a “potential antiviral agent against COVID-19,” decreased coronavirus count by 60-90 percent at low viral load.
In “The Potential of Coconut Oil and its Derivatives as Effective and Safe Antiviral Agents Against the Novel Coronavirus published on ADMU’s website, Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit and another scientist, Dr. Mary T. Newport, explained “that lauric and monolaurin, its derivative, have been known for many years to have significant antiviral activity.”