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[emmanuel ewumi]

Herbal teas, honey deployed to beat antibiotic resistance

[emmanuel ewumi]

Originally Posted by emmanuel ewumi

Herbal teas, honey deployed to beat antibiotic resistance

PATHOGENIC microorganisms from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (causes tuberculosis), Neisseria gonorrheae (causes gonorrhea) to Staphylococcus aureus (implicated in most skin and urino-genital infections) are increasingly becoming resistant to available conventional drugs.

In fact recent reports suggests that if nothing was done urgently all the infectious diseases including syphilis and tuberculosis might become untreatable. But scientists are looking into whether old-fashioned cures such as herbal teas and honey, could be the next way to take on superbugs.

[emmanuel ewumi]

Nigerian researchers have identified common local plants like bitter kola, alligator pepper and West African black pepper (Uda in Igbo) to have strong antibiotic activities and can even be used to treat Ebola virus.

Maurice M. Iwu, Angela R. Duncan, and Chris O. Okunji wrote in a study titled: “New antimicrobials of plant origin” published in the Perspectives on new crops and new uses examined local Nigerian plants for antibiotic (antimicrobial) activities.

The Nigerian researchers found that bitter kola (Garcinia kola), alligator pepper (Aframomum melegueta), West African black pepper (Xylopia aethiopica), Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, Chasmanthera dependens, Nauclea latifolia and Araliopsis tabouensis to be very effective against major disease-causing micro-organisms such as Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio cholera, Salmonella spp, Streptococcus sp., Neisseria gonorrhoea.

[emmanuel ewumi]

Researchers have also confirmed that garlic could be used to treat multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extremely drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis and other antibiotic resistant diseases like cystic fibrosis (a disease passed down through families that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract, and other areas of the body).

Saudi and Pakistani researchers in a study titled: “Anti-mycobacterial activity of garlic (Allium sativum) against multi-drug resistant and non-multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)” concluded, “this study demonstrated that the garlic extract has showed its effectiveness against clinical isolates of MDR M. tuberculosis. It is worthwhile to utilise garlic as natural supplement with other standard anti tuberculosis treatment (ATT). It is corresponding that substitute medicines practices with plant extracts including garlic as a means of decreasing the burden of drug resistance and reducing the cost of management of diseases would be of public health importance.”

[emmanuel ewumi]

Honey has long been acknowledged for its antimicrobial properties. Traditional remedies containing honey were used in the topical treatment of wounds by diverse ancient civilisations. Manuka honey is derived from nectar collected by honey-bees foraging on the manuka tree found growing in New Zealand and parts of Australia. It is included in modern licensed wound-care products around the world. Manuka honey has been reported to inhibit more than 80 species of bacteria, yet the antimicrobial properties of honey have not yet been fully exploited by modern medicine as its mechanisms of action are not fully understood.

Wounds that are infected with S. pyogenes often fail to respond to treatment. This is largely due to the development of biofilms, which may be difficult for antibiotics to penetrate -in addition to problems of antibiotic resistance. The results of the study showed that very small concentrations of honey prevented the start of biofilm development and that treating established biofilms grown in Petri dishes with honey for two hours killed up to 85 per cent of bacteria within them.

[Salida]

Going to bed early lowers blood pressure – Study — The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper

[hispy99]

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[emmanuel ewumi]

Originally Posted by Salida

Going to bed early lowers blood pressure – Study — The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper

I sleep at 8.30pm and wake up at 4.30am.

[Felz]

Originally Posted by emmanuel ewumi

I sleep at 8.30pm and wake up at 4.30am.

Wow what a luxury! Indeed all men are not equal. I hail oh.

[dr.abrahamb]

Originally Posted by emmanuel ewumi

I sleep at 8.30pm and wake up at 4.30am.

Lots o'kudi n lots o'time u got there.

[emmanuel ewumi]

Originally Posted by dr.abrahamb

Lots o'kudi n lots o'time u got there.

na just 8 hours per day.

[Oracle]

Originally Posted by emmanuel ewumi

na just 8 hours per day.

That's 1/3 of a day. And if you have done this everyday for 45years,then you have slept for 15years.

[emmanuel ewumi]

Originally Posted by Oracle

That's 1/3 of a day. And if you have done this everyday for 45years,then you have slept for 15years.

It is not how hard or how long you have worked, the most important thing is your productivity and quality of what you had done in a day.

Sleeping for 15 years within 45 years is not bad for me, provided i have done quality work for 30 years within the 45 years.

[emmanuel ewumi]

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[hispy99]

Originally Posted by emmanuel ewumi

Reduction of HIV/AIDS is paramount to Ogun govt — Soyinka — The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper

We are not aware of AIDS cure breakthrough - UNIBEN - The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper

[hispy99]

Originally Posted by hispy99

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