Well, there may well be something growing in Asia or the Amazon that would do it, but if it can't be patented and packaged profitably, we are unlikely to hear about it.
The smart money expects 100s to 1000s of new medications to come from the mRNA tools and techniques used to develop the vaccine. All new and patentable.
That´s a problem, a ´soft drink´ manufacturer has patented herbal remedies that have been in use in
India for centuries in addition to buying up South American water rights. I do not see how such patents
can be legal. None-the-less, I feel duty bound to suggest an area for pharmacological research.
The Shoshone & other tribes have used Cucurbita Foetidissima* for perhaps millenia to treat respiratory
disease. This species, along with C. palmata & C. digitata, contain cucurbitacins, toxins the plants use
to ward of animal predation. Even common varieties of squash & melons can contain amounts of these
toxins to which some are allergic.
*C. Fo. , Also known as buffalo gourd or stinking gourd was once common on the plains. C.P &
especially C.D. are rare desert plants, the latter 2, given their envion are likely the most potent &
can hybridize. These 3 varieties may survive a century or more(?), creating a enormous taproot weighing
as much as 40 pds. The tritrepeniods in the plants have huge potential for drugs.**
**The seeds of these plants are edible, high in fats & protein.
