Garlic Ingredient 100 Times More Powerful than Antibiotics at Fighting Food Poisoning

[donnay]

Garlic Ingredient 100 Times More Powerful than Antibiotics at Fighting Food Poisoning

The Daily Mail
Tue, 01 May 2012 16:19 CDT

A key ingredient in garlic is 100 times more powerful than two popular antibiotics at fighting a leading cause of food poisoning, scientists have found.

Tests discovered that the compound, diallyl sulphide, can easily breach a slimy protective biofilm employed by the bug to make it harder to destroy.

Not only is it a lot more powerful than antibiotics erythromycin and ciprofloxacin, it also takes a fraction of the time to work.

The discovery, published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, could open the door to new treatments for raw and processed meats, and food preparation surfaces, that would reduce the toll of Campylobacter food poisoning.

Dr Michael Konkel, from Washington State University, said: 'This work is very exciting because it shows this compound has the potential to reduce disease- causing bacteria in the environment and in our food supply.

'Campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of food-borne illness in the United States and probably the world.'

Symptoms of the infection include diarrhoea, cramping, abdominal pain and fever.

The bacteria also triggers nearly a third of cases of a rare paralysing disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Most Campylobacter infections stem from eating raw or undercooked poultry or foods that have been cross-contaminated via dirty surfaces and utensils.

It is the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK, according to the Food Standards Agency, and was responsible for 88 deaths in England and Wales in 2009.



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[CaptainAmerica]

garlic ...grapefruit seed extract...oil of oregano....echanacia...and many other natural antmicobrial herbs and plants fight infections far better than antibiotics.antibiotics are very bad for you.lemon juice has a ph balance that kills fungus

[Lishy]

I love Garlic even more now~

[fisharmor]

Cue the FDA ban and the SWAT raids on garlic farms in 3..... 2..... 1.....

[donnay]

Yes the vampires will be out in full force to make sure garlic is banned!

[wrestlingwes_8]

Cue the FDA ban and the SWAT raids on garlic farms in 3..... 2..... 1.....

Yes the vampires will be out in full force to make sure garlic is banned!

LMAO

[Acala]

I eat at least one clove of garlic daily.

[Jandrsn21]

I can say from personal experience there may be something to this. In 2009 I came down with the flu, followed by a lung infection, worst two weeks of my life! Anyways was sitting at a friend's house drinking some beer, told him about my problems and he went into his cupboard and came back with some "garlic pills." I don't remember exactly what they were, may have been some compound concentrates or whole dried and crushed powder. Either way he gave me two tabs and after a couple days I was literally 100%. Now I can't for say sure if it was the pills or if the infection had finally run its course. I have read since then that garlic can help with infections, so I'm leaning towards the pills.

[wrestlingwes_8]

I can say from personal experience there may be something to this. In 2009 I came down with the flu, followed by a lung infection, worst two weeks of my life! Anyways was sitting at a friend's house drinking some beer, told him about my problems and he went into his cupboard and came back with some "garlic pills." I don't remember exactly what they were, may have been some compound concentrates or whole dried and crushed powder. Either way he gave me two tabs and after a couple days I was literally 100%. Now I can't for say sure if it was the pills or if the infection had finally run its course. I have read since then that garlic can help with infections, so I'm leaning towards the pills.

+rep for using a natural cure

[kill the banks]

i guarantee you if a vampire bites me they will be sorry