Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Taken from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3344325.stm The ingredient which gives garlic its distinctive smell is the latest weapon in the battle to beat the hospital " superbug " MRSA. University of East London researchers found allicin treated even the most antibiotic-resistant strains of the infection. MRSA (Methecillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) causes an estimated 2,000 deaths in UK hospitals each year. Researchers are now testing allicin products in a six-month study. Initial trials have proved effective, so researchers will now test them in a six-month study of 200 volunteers including healthcare workers and patients. The scientists hope the products will be used by people working in hospitals so they can prevent MRSA being passed on to patients, as well as the patients themselves. MRSA organisms can live harmlessly in humans, carried in the nasal passages and on the skin, but they can cause fatal infections in immune-suppressed patients, the elderly, the young and those with surgical implants. Dr Cutler told BBC News Online: " My aim would be to firstly work to try and reduce the carriage of MRSA amongst healthcare workers. " But we would also hope to use allicin treatments for patients themselves. " He added: " The trials we have conducted so far show that this formulation is highly effective against MRSA, and it could save many lives. " MRSA is causing a genuine crisis in our hospital system in Britain and worldwide. Antibiotics are increasingly ineffective, but we do have a powerful natural ally. " Plant compounds have evolved over millions of years as chemical defence agents against infection. " Garlic has been used in medicine for centuries, and it should be no surprise that it is effective against this very modern infection. " 'Incredibly painful' Deborah Brown, 34, from Rainham in Kent, contracted MRSA after a major spinal operation in November 2000. Painful wounds on her spine failed to heal for two years, despite using the antibiotics and creams currently available. But within two months of using the allicin creams and pills, her MRSA had virtually cleared and the wounds had begun to heal. She said: " The effect of the treatment was dramatic - I am making a good recovery - but it was really awful at the time. " Having weeping wounds on my back that never healed was incredibly painful and I became increasingly depressed as the MRSA didn't respond to repeated courses of antibiotics. " If my case helps to show that allicin works against MRSA then I am glad that something good might come of it. " The research is to be published in the Journal of Biomedical Science next year. Attilio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hi All, & Hi Attilio > Deborah Brown, 34, from Rainham in Kent, contracted MRSA after a > major spinal operation in November 2000. Painful wounds on her > spine failed to heal for two years, despite using the antibiotics > and creams currently available. Leave a patient with a non-healing wound for 2 years! What an indictment of our " modern hospital system " ! Have they not heard of simple acupuncture, LLLT, TENS, aloe vera gel, etc in the treatment of chronic (indolent) wounds & ulcers? And next, they will try to isolate 1-2 actives from garlic and charge the earth for them, when one can buy garlic in any supermarket! Best regards, Email: < WORK : Teagasc Research Management, Sandymount Ave., Dublin 4, Ireland Mobile: 353-; [in the Republic: 0] HOME : 1 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland Tel : 353-; [in the Republic: 0] WWW : http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/searchap.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 I totally agree Phil. They will take the active ingredient, patent it, pack it in a tablet and sell it for a fortune. Alot of WM medication has evolved this way. This is another reason why CM has such big enemies, i.e. the pharmaceutical companies that don't like the idea we are our own doctors and chemists. Attilio " " <@e...> wrote: > Hi All, & Hi Attilio > > > Deborah Brown, 34, from Rainham in Kent, contracted MRSA after a > > major spinal operation in November 2000. Painful wounds on her > > spine failed to heal for two years, despite using the antibiotics > > and creams currently available. > > Leave a patient with a non-healing wound for 2 years! What an > indictment of our " modern hospital system " ! > > Have they not heard of simple acupuncture, LLLT, TENS, aloe vera > gel, etc in the treatment of chronic (indolent) wounds & ulcers? > > And next, they will try to isolate 1-2 actives from garlic and charge > the earth for them, when one can buy garlic in any supermarket! > > > > Best regards, > > Email: <@e...> > > WORK : Teagasc Research Management, Sandymount Ave., Dublin 4, Ireland > Mobile: 353-; [in the Republic: 0] > > HOME : 1 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland > Tel : 353-; [in the Republic: 0] > WWW : http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/searchap.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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