They tested the immune response to infection by the Herpes Simplex Virus 2, which can cause cold sores and is a notoriously difficult virus to treat due to its ability to evade the immune system by dampening down the body's inflammatory response.

　　他們檢測出免疫系統能夠對抗由單純皰疹病毒1型引發的傳染病，這種病毒可以產生唇皰疹，是一種很難治療頑固性病毒，它通過抑制人體炎癥反應，進而破壞人體免疫系統。

They found that almond skin extracts were effective against even this virus.

　　他發現杏仁皮里面的提取物也具備抗病毒效果。

　　The researchers say they are still to identify exactly what it is in almond skins that cause the antiviral activity, but they believe it could be due to compounds known as polyphones.

　　研究人員稱他們仍需要確定杏仁皮里何種成分激發抗病毒活性，但是他們認為可能是由于多酚類成分使杏仁皮具有抗病毒能力。