RE: Ginger or turmeric// Uses of the herbaceous species as antiviral

Dear Professor.

What studies show about the curcumin activity on viral diseases seems very promising. It has caught my attention, however, that you wrote turmeric is also known as ginger. Turmeric and ginger are different plant species. Both belong to the Zingiberaceae family, but the binomial name of the former is Curcuma longa, and the binomial name of the latter is Zingiber officinale. Also, I think both plants have different chemical properties.

Best regards.