Monolaurin

September 21, 1999

In a message dated 9/20/99 7:20:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Cbuf1920@...

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<< Subj: Monolaurin

I heard that Monolaurin from Coconut oil is supposed to be an antifungal &

antiviral & some with CFIDS are trying it. My friend who told me about it is

taking 4- 300 mg caps a day. She has been getting it from Cardovascular

Research. I think I may try it .

I've had good luck with monolaurin. It seems to prevent/reduce the number

of acute viral infections I was having and which were become more and more

frequent.

mike a.

April 13, 2001

I've been taking Monolaurin about 6 months with no notceable benefit

attribted specifically to it. Steve B.

Monolaurin

> Hello All,

> Has anyone used this or done serious research into it? I recall from

> past reading that it supposedly was effective against the protein

> coat of viruses, allowing other agents to act against the virus. It

> was in Dr. Atkins newsletter a few years back. Maybe it would be

> useful for some. It is derived from coconut I believe.

> Mark and

>

> This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each

other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment

discussed here, please consult your doctor.

>

April 14, 2001

Markand4Him@... wrote:

>Hello All,

>Has anyone used this or done serious research into it? I recall from past

>reading that it supposedly was effective against the protein coat of

>viruses, allowing other agents to act against the virus. It was in Dr.

>Atkins newsletter a few years back. Maybe it would be useful for some. It

>is derived from coconut I believe.

>Mark and

Hi!

I haven't done serious research, but from what I've read (see links below) I

have formed the opinion that it's well worth a try. There appears to be a

lot of studies suggesting that it has an activity against members of the

herpes family of viruses, heliobacter pylori and other bugs.

I have tried taking 3.5 tablespoons of coconut oil per day for a couple of

months. During this time I have experienced these changes:

- Muscle stamina dramatically better for the first time in 2 years.

- No herpes outbreaks or mouth sores at all.

- Gum health improved.

- Less stomach/intestinal problems

- More energy

If I stop using the oil, my health deteriorates again in a couple of days

until I start eating the oil again.

The only bad effect is that I get a little more rheumatic problems than

usual, similar to what happened while I was on doxycycline for 10 days, but

I don't know if this is related to the coconut oil.

This is pure speculation, but I actually think that coconut oil/lauric

acid/monolaurin also may be killing or inhibiting the growth of mycoplasma.

Why?

1) - Mycoplasmas have outer lipid membranes. The antiviral properties of

coconut oil is due to a solubilizing the lipids of the lipid enveloped virus

much like a detergent.

2) - There is research available showing that Surfactin, a lipopeptide

biosurfactant from Bacillus subtilis will kill mycoplasmas by disintegration

of the mycoplasma membrane system by a similar detergent effect in cell

culture. Nice pictures of exploding mycoplasma available at:

http://aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/63/1/44.pdf (Adobe's PDF-viewer " Acrobat

Reader " required)

3) - This article, which I haven't been able to get hold of yet:

Fletcher RD, Albers AC, Albertson JN, Kabara JJ. Effects of monoglycerides

on mycoplasma pneumoniae growth, in The Pharmacological Effect of Lipids II

(JJ Kabara, ed) American Oil Chemists' Society, Champaign IL, 1985,

pp.59-63.

That's not much to go on. I could be completely wrong. But I would like to

learn more about it.

I have seen recommendations of 24 grams/day = about 3.5 tablespoons/day

( Enig) of coconut oil for use as an antiviral. The reason is that there

has to be a high enough level for it to have an effect on the lipid

membrane. At lower concentrations nothings happens.

I'm not worried about about the fact that coconut oil is a saturated fat. I

believe coconut oil is beneficial rather than detrimental with regard to

heart disease. I make sure I also use a mix of other good oils, like extra

virgin olive oil etc.

More about this here:

http://www.apcc.org.sg/special.htm

I hope you don't trust me blindly on this, I'm not an expert on heart

disease, but as far as I can tell, there are no good studies to support the

notion that natural coconut oil (as opposed to hydrogenated coconut oil)

causes heart problems. The opposite might very well to be true if infections

are important factors in heart disease.

I get a much better effect from the coconut oil I make myself compared to

what is commercially available here in Sweden. If you make it yourself, you

can make sure there is no mold, rot or other problems with the raw material.

The oil I buy sometimes smells a little strange. Some manufacturers also use

solvents to get more oil from the process.

How do I make it myself?

I boil finely shredded coconut with water for at least an hour, stir it a

couple of times, remove the coconut, give it a squeeze, and then put all of

the liquid in a tall jar, let it cool down and put it in the refrigerator.

The oil will solidify at the top. I then take the solid oil out and put it

in a small cup, melt it and let it solidify again to separate most of the

water.

Tastes pretty good.

I guess I also get Caprylic acid and other possibly beneficial substances

from the coconut in this way, so I cannot say with any certainty that the

beneficial effects are from monolaurin. The monolaurin I believe is formed

in the body from the lauric acid in the coconut oil.

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More info about the antiviral properties of coconut oil:

http://www.apcc.org.sg/special.htm

http://www.westonaprice.org/coconut_oil2.htm

http://www.living-foods.com/articles/coconutbenefits.html

Surfactin (in cell culture):

Appl Environ Microbiol 1997 Jan;63(1):44-9

Antimycoplasma properties and application in cell culture of surfactin, a

lipopeptide antibiotic from Bacillus subtilis.

Full text article available at:

http://aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/63/1/44.pdf

Vollenbroich D, i G, Ozel M, Vater J, Max-Volmer-Institut fur

Biophysikalische und Biochemie, Fachgebiet Biochemie und Molekulare

Biologie, Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany.

Best wishes,

- Jan

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April 14, 2001

Hi Jan,

That was good thiking to make your own coconut oil! I know some PWA's say it

is very helpful to them. I was just wondering if eating fresh raw coconut every

day might be just as beneficial, or does the heating process make some of the

phytonutrients more available? Also can't resist asking if you've ever tried

making real coconut soap? I love it but it's so hard to find.

I guess I also get Caprylic acid and other possibly beneficial substances

from the coconut in this way, so I cannot say with any certainty that the

beneficial effects are from monolaurin. The monolaurin I believe is formed

in the body from the lauric acid in the coconut oil.

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More info about the antiviral properties of coconut oil:

http://www.apcc.org.sg/special.htm

http://www.westonaprice.org/coconut_oil2.htm

http://www.living-foods.com/articles/coconutbenefits.html

Surfactin (in cell culture):

Appl Environ Microbiol 1997 Jan;63(1):44-9

Antimycoplasma properties and application in cell culture of surfactin, a

lipopeptide antibiotic from Bacillus subtilis.

Full text article available at:

http://aem.asm.org/cgi/reprint/63/1/44.pdf

Vollenbroich D, i G, Ozel M, Vater J, Max-Volmer-Institut fur

Biophysikalische und Biochemie, Fachgebiet Biochemie und Molekulare

Biologie, Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany.

Best wishes,

- Jan

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April 14, 2001

Hey Jan,

Thank you for a very thorough post!!! I am a big fresh coconut

aficionado myself and as always it is very exciting to me to meet

another person who thinks highly about the benefits of coconut oil…

Here is a new study for you where coconut oil is mentioned as

elevating apolipoprotein A-1 and the potential of the later in

preventing Alzheimer's.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases\2001\04\010403071549.htm

Thank you again,

Gail

April 15, 2001

DuRant <faerytails@...> wrote

>That was good thiking to make your own coconut oil! I know some PWA's say

>it is very helpful to them. I was just wondering if eating fresh raw

>coconut every day might be just as beneficial,

Hi ,

I guess fresh coconut could be even better, but it does contain a lot of

arginine compared to lysine. A high arginine to lysine ratio in the diet can

stimulate herpes outbreaks:

http://www.herpes.com/Nutrition.shtml

I'm not sure about what parts of the body that can be affected efficiently

by the antiviral properties of monolaurin. If the stimulating effect from

arginine is stronger in some places, I guess the net result for example

could be that you kill off all herpes in the intestine but stimulate viral

replication in the rest of the body. I'm just speculating but until I know

more I feel it is safer to use the oil.

>or does the heating process make some of the phytonutrients more available?

I don't know. I boil it because it makes it easier to separate the oil. It

even works with desiccated coconut. It's a good thing that coconut oil is

very stable.

>Also can't resist asking if you've ever tried making real coconut soap?

Soap? Nope.

Best,

- Jan

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April 15, 2001

ben_nur@... wrote:

>Here is a new study for you where coconut oil is mentioned as elevating

>apolipoprotein A-1 and the potential of the later in preventing

>Alzheimer's.

>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases\2001\04\010403071549.htm

Interesting. Thank you. They also mention that this protein helps in

preventing coronary heart disease by clearing cholesterol throughout the

body.

Do you notice any health benefits or other effects from the oil or the fresh

coconut?

Best,

- Jan

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April 15, 2001

In a message dated 4/15/01 8:13:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

ben_nur@... writes:

> While it is true that arginine aggravates herpes outbreaks, coconut

>

So what's the deal, in order to do this coconut experiment, buying fresh

coconuts and attempting to eat the whole thing is the best way to do it?

Thing is, I hate coconut but perhaps if my health depends on it I can learn

to like it, I dunno.

April 15, 2001

Dear Jan,

In a reply to one of 's questions (coconut oil vs. fresh

coconut meat) you said the following:

" I guess fresh coconut could be even better, but it does contain a lot

of arginine compared to lysine. A high arginine to lysine ratio in the

diet can stimulate herpes outbreaks "

While it is true that arginine aggravates herpes outbreaks, coconut

meat has neither. Here is a list of the nutritional contents of

coconut as it appears in the official database of the USDA (US

Department of Agriculture) assembled by the well-known well-esteemed

Dr. Dukes (http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/plants.html). Since

this database is not so user friendly I opted to quote it here.

Moreover, the original story about the two young men with AIDS who

went to Surinam (to what they thought was going to be their last

vacation in life)and ate ½ a coconut a day as do the natives do. They

achieved an unbelievable remission, which was validated by a

viral-load test back in the States. Their story got a big publicity

on the website called " Keep Hope Alive " .

Finally, on a personal note: my husband suffers from herpes labialise.

He used to take prophylactic Valtrex daily but since he started to

eat fresh coconuts it reduced the dose that he has to take

substantially.

Gail

Dr. Duke's

Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Cocos nucifera L. -- Coconut, Coconut Palm, Cocotero (Sp.), Copra,

Kokospalme (Ger.), Nariyal; 35,000 ppm in Hull Husk;

Phytochemical Database, USDA - ARS - NGRL, Beltsville Agricultural

Research Center, Beltsville, land

Sun Apr 15 19:31:46 EDT 2001

Dr. Duke's

Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Chemicals in: Cocos nucifera L. (Arecaceae) -- Coconut, Coconut Palm,

Cocotero

(Sp.), Copra, Kokospalme (Ger.), Nariyal

Chemicals

1,3-DIPHENYLUREA? Seed: DUKE1992A

ACETOSYRINGONE Leaf: DUKE1992A

ACETOVANILLONE Leaf: DUKE1992A

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL Oil 18 ppm; DUKE1992A

ALUMINUM Seed 7.2 ppm; DUKE1992A

ANTIMONY Seed 0.1 ppm; DUKE1992A

ARSENIC Seed 0.02 ppm; DUKE1992A

ASCORBIC-ACID Seed 20 - 88 ppm CRC

ASH Seed 9,000 - 22,000 ppm DUKE1992A

BARIUM Seed 0.1 ppm; DUKE1992A

BORON Seed 3 - 5.2 ppm DUKE1992A

BROMINE Seed 4 ppm; DUKE1992A

CADMIUM Seed 0.03 ppm; DUKE1992A

CALCIUM Seed 71 - 476 ppm DUKE1992A

CALCIUM-OXIDE Leaf 2,700 ppm; DUKE1992A

CAPRIC-ACID Seed 2,628 - 69,743 ppm DUKE1992A

CAPROIC-ACID Seed 117 - 3,595 ppm DUKE1992A

CAPRYLIC-ACID Seed 3,154 - 68,305 ppm DUKE1992A

CARBOHYDRATES Seed 94,000 - 331,000 ppm DUKE1992A

CELLULOSE Hull Husk 266,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

CESIUM Seed 0.1 ppm; DUKE1992A

CHLORINE Seed 1,007 ppm; DUKE1992A

CHROMIUM Seed 0.2 ppm; DUKE1992A

CITRIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

COBALT Seed 0.2 ppm; DUKE1992A

COPPER Seed 3.2 - 33 ppm DUKE1992A

D-GALACTOSE Seed: DUKE1992A

D-GALACTURONIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

EUROPIUM Seed 0.1 ppm; DUKE1992A

FAT Seed 58,400 - 719,000 ppm DUKE1992A

FERULIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

FIBER Seed 30,000 - 115,000 ppm DUKE1992A

FLUORINE Seed 2.7 ppm; DUKE1992A

FRUCTOSE Resin, Exudate, Sap 2,100 ppm; DUKE1992A

GABA Seed: DUKE1992A

GALACTOMANNAN Seed 16,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL Oil: DUKE1992A

GLUCOSE Resin, Exudate, Sap 2,400 ppm; DUKE1992A

GOLD Plant: DUKE1992A

INOSITOL Resin, Exudate, Sap 690 ppm; DUKE1992A

IODINE Seed 0.3 ppm; DUKE1992A

IRON Seed 23 - 33 ppm DUKE1992A

KILOCALORIES Seed 2,960 - 7,050 /kg DUKE1992A

L-RHAMNOSE Seed: DUKE1992A

LANTHANUM Seed 0.03 ppm; DUKE1992A

LAURIC-ACID Seed 25,754 - 368,847 ppm DUKE1992A

LEAD Seed 0.7 ppm; DUKE1992A

LIGNIN Hull Husk 294,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

LINOLEIC-ACID Seed 584 - 18,694 ppm DUKE1992A

LUTETIUM Seed 0.01 ppm; DUKE1992A

MAGNESIUM Seed 770 ppm; DUKE1992A

MAGNESIUM-OXIDE Leaf 5,700 ppm; DUKE1992A

MALIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

MANGANESE Seed 9 - 21 ppm DUKE1992A

MANNAN Seed: DUKE1992A

MERCURY Seed 0.1 ppm; DUKE1992A

MESO-INOSITOL Endosperm 100 ppm; DUKE1992A

METHOXYL Hull Husk 56,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

MOLYBDENUM Seed 0.03 ppm; DUKE1992A

MYRISTIC-ACID Seed 7,650 - 133,015 ppm DUKE1992A

NIACIN Seed 5 - 10 ppm DUKE1992A

NICKEL Seed 2.1 ppm; DUKE1992A

NITROGEN Hull Husk 1,100 ppm; DUKE1992A

OLEIC-ACID Seed 2,920 - 58,958 ppm DUKE1992A

P-COUMARIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

PALMITIC-ACID Seed 4,380 - 75,495 ppm DUKE1992A

PECTIN Seed: DUKE1992A

PENTOSANS Hull Husk 277,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

PHOSPHORUS Seed 830 - 2,400 ppm DUKE1992A

PHOSPHORUS-OXIDE-(P2O5) Leaf 1,700 ppm; DUKE1992A

PHYTOSTEROLS Seed: DUKE1992A

POTASSIUM Seed 2,560 - 11,491 ppm DUKE1992A

POTASSIUM-OXIDE-(K20) Leaf 52,300 ppm; DUKE1992A

PROTEIN Seed 32,000 - 77,000 ppm DUKE1992A

QUINIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

RAFFINOSE Resin, Exudate, Sap 900 ppm; DUKE1992A

RIBOFLAVIN Seed 0.2 - 0.7 ppm DUKE1992A

RUBIDIUM Seed 16 ppm; DUKE1992A

SAMARIUM Seed 0.04 ppm; DUKE1992A

SCANDIUM Seed 0.002 ppm; DUKE1992A

SCYLLITOL Endosperm 500 ppm; DUKE1992A Leaf 3,200 ppm; DUKE1992A

SELENIUM Seed 0.02 ppm; DUKE1992A

SHIKIMIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

SILICON Seed 370 ppm; DUKE1992A

SODIUM Seed 145 - 626 ppm DUKE1992A

SORBITOL Endosperm 15,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

SQUALENE Seed: DUKE1992A

STEARIC-ACID Seed 584 - 23,008 ppm DUKE1992A

STRONTIUM Seed 2.8 ppm; DUKE1992A

SUCCINIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

SUCROSE Resin, Exudate, Sap 134,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

SULFUR Seed 440 - 1,370 ppm DUKE1992A

SYRINGALDEHYDE Leaf: DUKE1992A

SYRINGIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

TANTALUM Plant: DUKE1992A

THIAMIN Seed 0.3 - 1 ppm DUKE1992A

THORIUM Plant: DUKE1992A

TIN Seed 1.5 ppm; DUKE1992A

TITANIUM Seed 5.6 ppm; DUKE1992A

TRIDECANOIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

TUNGSTEN Seed 0.3 ppm; DUKE1992A

UNDECANOIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

URONIC-ANHYDRIDES Hull Husk 35,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

VANADIUM Seed 0.004 ppm; DUKE1992A

VANILLIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

VANILLIN Leaf: DUKE1992A

VIT-E Seed 2 ppm; DUKE1992A

WATER Hull Husk 80,000 ppm; DUKE1992A Leaf 84,500 ppm; DUKE1992A

Seed 363,000 - 546,000 ppm DUKE1992A

YTTERBIUM Seed 0.1 ppm; DUKE1992A

ZINC Seed 13 - 17 ppm DUKE1992A

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April 16, 2001

Dear Gail,

I trusted the arginine content in coconut reported at

www.herpes.com/nutrition.html was correct:

Coconut, shredded 80 grams Lysine:118mg Arginine:437mg Ratio-Lys/Arg:0.270

In your message, you said:

" While it is true that arginine aggravates herpes outbreaks, coconut

meat has neither. Here is a list of the nutritional contents of

coconut as it appears in the official database of the USDA...

[listing of chemicals in coconut with no mention of arginine] "

At first I thought I made a mistake, but since most nuts contains a lot of

arginine, I searched the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference at

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

And the results for 100 grams of the edible portion of " Nuts, coconut meat,

raw " was:

Lysine: 0.147 g

Arginine: 0.546 g

which is similar to the figures at www.herpes.com.

I don't know why it didn't appear in Dr. Dukes database. It's a great

resource, and I normally would tend to trust it more than a site like the

herpes website, but in this case I think there is a problem with missing

data in the database.

I don't know if the arginine content is a problem, it might not be and I

hope it's not, because I like fresh coconut and it is much easier to eat

fresh coconut or coconut milk than homemade coconut oil.

I remember reading somewhere, perhaps at the Keep Hope Alive website, that

some brands of coconut milk works fine and others don't. Perhaps the amount

of oil varies a lot depending on the manufacturing process or if they use

young or ripe coconuts?

Best wishes,

- Jan

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April 17, 2001

Jan,

I have not done any blood test since I started to eat coconuts on a

daily basis so all of what I am going to say is based on my

observation.

I started to eat coconuts continuously at the end of last year for

about 4 months in a row. At that time I also started to add Glucotize

(lipoic acid) and Co-Q10 to my daily routine. During that period

there was a substantial change for the better in my health and energy.

Somehow I attributed all of it mostly to Glucotize and since dealing

with raw coconuts takes some preparations (not speaking about carrying

them from the market) I slacked to a point that to save efforts I

stopped eating them myself and prepared only for my husband. Then we

both decided that it was time to drop it altogether and see what

happens. It was very convenient to do so since at that time we have

been very busy purchasing a condo and an office- both needed

remodeling (doing everything ourselves except the labor itself).

While I still feel well, some old problems like sore tongue and

excessive mucus reappeared. At the end of last week I tried to figure

out what did I change (totally forgot coconuts) and realized that… I

have not eaten coconuts since Jan. this year. It was an unbelievable

coincident to find your post at the very same day that I decided to

renew my coconut eating (the article from the news that I posted for

you also helped)!!!

Last Friday I went back to my city's Chinatown Market (where I buy my

coconuts) and it was impossible to find the coconuts that we usually

buy. You see, coconuts that reach maturation and are eaten

immediately look inside very differently than the ones that reached

maturation a year before and were left in the tree. The very young

coconuts have soft and thinner flash that one can scoop out of the

shell with tablespoon. They contain substantially more water and less

of the distinctive coconut aroma that we all know and which I love.

But, if you let them stand for several months, the flash is thickened,

hardened, and gets more of the aroma while the amount of water

dwindles. The older are the ones from which grated coconut is

prepared and oil is extracted.

One of the vendors explained to me that last Friday- Good Friday,

people who came here from Philippines (big minority in my city)

prepare coconut oil for some religious use, which was why I couldn't

find the older ones that I love. Nonetheless, I bought few young ones

and started my coconut " retest " . Generally speaking, if all possible,

it is a good idea to stop something that you suspect helps you and

then restart it to see what happens even though we all not always do

it; with coconuts it was easy to stop because, as I said, it takes

some time and dedication.

So far I am in the forth day of the retest and so far so good. Though

the real test will be in June when we start to remodel the condo (so

far we did the office only).

Regards,

Gail

> Interesting. Thank you. They also mention that this protein helps in

> preventing coronary heart disease by clearing cholesterol throughout

the

> body.

>

> Do you notice any health benefits or other effects from the oil or

the fresh

> coconut?

>

> Best,

>

> - Jan

>

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January 9, 2008

I want to say a few things about monolaurin and coconut oil. Some

people have the idea that monolaurin (Lauricidin) is more effective than

coconut oil in fighting infections. I disagree. Monolaurin has

demonstrated the strongest " overall " anti-microbial effect, but it is

not the most effective for every bacteria, virus or fungus. In some

cases the other monoglycerides (monocaprin, monocaprylin, monomyistin,

etc.) or individual fatty acids (lauric, capric, caprylic, myistric,

etc.) are more effective. Coconut oil contains 10 different fatty acids,

most of which possess anti-microbial properties. Each of them are also

converted into potent anti-microbial monoglycerides. Therefore you have

nearly 20 anti-microbial substances working synergistically together to

fight off infection. This combination appears to be better than

monolaurin alone, as evidenced by Dr. Dayrit's HIV studies which showed

that coconut oil was more effective than monolaurin in treating this

condition. Don't get me wrong. Monolaurin is good, but it is not

necessarily any better than pure coconut oil. Besides, coconut is a lot

cheaper and easier to use.

Bruce Fife

January 9, 2008

You can tell this is a coconut oil forum and the push

is for coconut oil...when you say it's a lot cheaper and

easier to use ;-) Taking a pill or a scoop of powder/granules

is a heck of a lot easier to use, and I wouldn't be surprised

if it's actually cheaper compared to the amount of coconut oil

or coconut needed. It for sure can't be THAT much more expensive.

But if you read why I posted about monolaurin, it had to do

with(if I remember correctly) the person not caring to take so

much coconut oil or didn't care to take it at all and/or that it

didn't seem to be helping.

Is this the study you're referring to?:

http://www.ginoco.com/research_dayrit.php

I don't see anything that says coconut oil was more effective. They

even use the word " anecdotal " . Only 15 test subjects, etc.

I would agree if you'd said neither is necessarily better than the other.

They both have their positives and negatives. There are testimonials

out there for both. I haven't even tried monlolaurin, but plan to. I

still take my coconut oil ;-)