Compound from medicinal herb kills brain-eating amoebae in lab studies (IMAGE)

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Compound from medicinal herb kills brain-eating amoebae in lab studies

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Leaves from <i>Inula viscosa</i>, a Mediterranean perennial shrub, contain a compound that kills brain-eating amoebae.

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Adapted from <i>ACS Chemical Neuroscience</i> <b>2020</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00685

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