Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Ok...I have now done my research on MRSA. You are both wrong, the REAL cure is a big bong load of the " good stuff " :-) Neil Cannabinoids kill hospital superbug MRSA Posted in Infectious Disease <http://www.worldhealth.net/list/news/infectious_disease>, Medical Marijuana <http://www.worldhealth.net/list/news/medical_marijuana> on Mon September 08, 2008 Chemicals found in marijuana called Cannabinoids may prove useful in the fight against the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), new research suggests. Results of a study by researchers in Italy and the UK has revealed that the five major cannabinoids in the /Cannabis sativa/ plant are effective against different strains of MRSA. Two of the cannabinoids tested are nonpsychotropic, which means that they do not possess the mood-altering properties associated with marijuana. Furthermore, the researchers found that the cannabinoids kill bacteria in a different way to traditional antibacterial drugs, thus meaning that MRSA may not be able to develop resistance against them. The authors write: " Although the use of cannabinoids as systemic antibacterial agents awaits rigorous clinical trials and an assessment of the extent of their inactivation by serum, their topical application to reduce skin colonization by MRSA seems promising. " The study authors said that their findings highlight the need for further study into the antibacterial properties of cannabinoids: " this plant represents an interesting source of antibacterial agents to address the problem of multidrug resistance in MRSA and other pathogenic bacteria. This issue has enormous clinical implications, since MRSA is spreading throughout the world and, in the United States, currently accounts for more deaths each year than AIDS. " Appendino G, Gibbons S, Giana A, Pagani A, Grassi G, Starvi M, E, Rahman MM. Antibacterial Cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa: A Structure---Activity study. /Journal of Natural Products/. 2008;71:1427-1430. Nancie Barnett wrote: > > Yep, that is MRSA. Not something you want to mess with. I am so happy that > you are ok, now. > Nancie > > -- Re: heart palpitations. Was: For Venizia > > > > What's the matter with you? Iodine used to be commonly used for all > > sorts of things before all that new bs that doesn't work well was > > created. > > > > No, sweetie, your the one who needs to prove it doesn't work on that > > which I stated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, gracia. If a patient has an infected wound and it is > > > > > infected with > > > > > > MRSA -we often to do " surgery " aka incision and drainage to > > > clean > > > > > out the > > > > > > wound with antibiotics and to remove all the crud that is > > > caused > > > > by > > > > > the MRSA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yee HAW, Neil, you ROCK! :-D Sam :-) > > Ok...I have now done my research on MRSA. > > You are both wrong, the REAL cure is a big bong load of the " good stuff " :-) > > Neil > > > Cannabinoids kill hospital superbug MRSA > > Posted in Infectious Disease > <http://www.worldhealth.net/list/news/infectious_disease>, Medical > Marijuana <http://www.worldhealth.net/list/news/medical_marijuana> on > Mon September 08, 2008 > > Chemicals found in marijuana called Cannabinoids may prove useful in the > fight against the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA > (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), new research suggests. > > Results of a study by researchers in Italy and the UK has revealed that > the five major cannabinoids in the /Cannabis sativa/ plant are effective > against different strains of MRSA. Two of the cannabinoids tested are > nonpsychotropic, which means that they do not possess the mood- altering > properties associated with marijuana. Furthermore, the researchers found > that the cannabinoids kill bacteria in a different way to traditional > antibacterial drugs, thus meaning that MRSA may not be able to develop > resistance against them. > > The authors write: " Although the use of cannabinoids as systemic > antibacterial agents awaits rigorous clinical trials and an assessment > of the extent of their inactivation by serum, their topical application > to reduce skin colonization by MRSA seems promising. " > > The study authors said that their findings highlight the need for > further study into the antibacterial properties of cannabinoids: " this > plant represents an interesting source of antibacterial agents to > address the problem of multidrug resistance in MRSA and other pathogenic > bacteria. This issue has enormous clinical implications, since MRSA is > spreading throughout the world and, in the United States, currently > accounts for more deaths each year than AIDS. " > > Appendino G, Gibbons S, Giana A, Pagani A, Grassi G, Starvi M, E, > Rahman MM. Antibacterial Cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa: A > Structure---Activity study. /Journal of Natural Products/. > 2008;71:1427-1430. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.