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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/411030.stm

A plant has been found to halt the deadly Ebola virus in its tracks in laboratory tests, scientists have said.


They used a compound from Garcinia kola, a plant commonly eaten in West Africa. Compounds from the plant have also proved effective against some strains of flu.

If the anti-Ebola compound proves successful in animal and human trials, it will be the first medicine to successfully treat the virus that causes Ebola haemorrhagic fever - an often-fatal condition.

The discovery was announced at the 16th International Botanical Congress in St Louis in the US.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/411030.stm