In addition, researchers assessed the anti-herpetic effect of a mix of the most abundant pure polyphenol compounds present in pistachios.
Different laboratory techniques were used to measure the cytotoxicity activity, antiviral activity and cell viability. The results indicate that polyphenols from pistachios are effective against herpes simplex virus type 1. This study concluded that the antiviral effects of pistachio extracts are the result of a balance of the individual polyphenolic components (antioxidants) that in combination exert the anti-viral activity.
This research was funded by the American Pistachio Growers and by a grant from the University of Messina, Italy.
Full study here.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7076519/pdf/plants-09-00267.pdf
Musarra-Pizzo, M., Pennisi, R., Ben-Amor, I., Smeriglio, A., Mandalari, G., & Sciortino, M. T. (2020). In Vitro Anti-HSV-1 Activity of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts and Pure Polyphenol Compounds Derived from Pistachios Kernels (Pistacia vera L.). Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 9(2), 267. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9020267
Different laboratory techniques were used to measure the cytotoxicity activity, antiviral activity and cell viability. The results indicate that polyphenols from pistachios are effective against herpes simplex virus type 1. This study concluded that the antiviral effects of pistachio extracts are the result of a balance of the individual polyphenolic components (antioxidants) that in combination exert the anti-viral activity.
This research was funded by the American Pistachio Growers and by a grant from the University of Messina, Italy.
Full study here.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7076519/pdf/plants-09-00267.pdf
Musarra-Pizzo, M., Pennisi, R., Ben-Amor, I., Smeriglio, A., Mandalari, G., & Sciortino, M. T. (2020). In Vitro Anti-HSV-1 Activity of Polyphenol-Rich Extracts and Pure Polyphenol Compounds Derived from Pistachios Kernels (Pistacia vera L.). Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 9(2), 267. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9020267