SPICES ARE ANTIMICROBIAL AND INHIBIT BIOFILMS

Biofilms are thought to be one of the factors contributing to persistent Lyme disease infections. The article below is very interesting in this light.
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Spices are Antimicrobial and Inhibit Biofilms

Phytochemicals Block Quorum Sensing and Stop Antibiotic Resistance
© Art Ayers

Dec 7, 2008
Spices contain natural antibiotic phytochemicals, as well as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors that turn pathogens into harmless targets for our immune system.

Particular herbs and spices are associated with each of the world's many distinctive cuisines. There appears to be a natural pairing of spices with geography and climate. Most people just eat up and enjoy. Those who look beyond their plates to examine the interplay between the human pathogens lurking in the food and the omnipresent accompanying spices, discover the power of phytochemistry. Plants have adapted to their bacterial pathogens by producing antibiotic phytochemicals. Moreover, some phytochemicals can stop the formation of the complex bacterial communities called biofilms............

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