Sauerkraut may cure Bird Flu.

[RedOnce]

"Scientists in Seoul believe the German cabbage contains a bacteria that fights the disease.

Researchers fed 11 out of 13 chickens infected with avian flu with fermented cabbage - the chickens showed signs of recovery within a week."

Ananova http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1610560.html?menu=news.quirkies

Rummy will be so disappointed if this works.

[MadHound]

1. Cool, I actually like sauerkraut

Wonder if kim chi works on bird flu too.

[eShirl]

2. I thought it was kimchee (made w/ a chinese variety of cabbage)

not sauerkraut? oh well, whatever works.

[mainer]

31. It IS kim chee. The press release is incomplete.

Think about it. Why would the Koreans be testing sauerkraut? Their own version of fermented cabbage is kim chee.

[afdip]

3. and i thought it was the methane gas from the flatulence caused

by the sauerkraut that was offing the h5n1 virus . . . hey, whatever it takes.:sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[Taxloss]

4. HMMMmmmmmmmmm.

A deeply, deeply sceptical Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Fermented cabbage (kimchi) is the national dish in SK, as previous posters have pointed out.

[Skidmore]

5. Oh, man, I love sauerkraut.

Love, love, love that stuff. So do my kids.

[Ilsa]

6. Nursing mothers have used cabbage transdermally to help with

engorgement of the breasts for ages now. There seems to be some scientific evidence to support this.

I keep wonder who did what in order to discover this in the first place.

[GreenPartyVoter]

22. Hadn't heard that but my guess is that the way these things catch crumbs

when we eat that it wasn't hard to figure out about the cabbage. *lol*

[s-cubed]

7. Oh, joy, there go Rummy's millions from Tamiflu! n/t

:rofl:

[jbnow]

8. They should test

chocolate. I think chocolate might work.

[Clark2008]

9. I hate sauerkraut.

But I'd eat gob-fuls of it if it meant keeping money out of Rummy's pocket.

:evilgrin:

[Larkspur]

10. I asked my girlfriend, an EMT, what she thought about this

She said it's probably the vinegar that helps kill the bacteria. We use vinegar to clean the outdoor bird feeders in the spring and fall. Can't use detergents because they can kill the birds, but vinegar is a natural cleaner.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

11. I have a huge jar in the fridge!

Been there about ten years. It is probably REALLY well fermented by now.

[Horse with no Name]

12. throw.it.out.now

10 years? My God, that thing is toxic waste by now.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

13. I almost think I'd rather have the flu.

I loathe sauerkraut- and my heritage is GERMAN, damn it!

[frylock]

14. same here..

my grandparents are from Bismark. I hate the stuff! :puke:

[Mr_Spock]

15. Lol - I love sauerkraut - funny knowing the people who hate it could die

simply because they dislike the cure :rofl:

J/K

[distantearlywarning]

16. I hate sauerkraut with a violent passion!

I'm not sure whether dying from the bird flu would be worse than wishing I were dead because I have to eat sauerkraut all winter long.

Just the thought of eating one bite of sauerkraut makes me want to hurl.

[LeftyMom]

17. I'm gonna die then

:puke:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

18. At the turn of the last century, there was a virus that was killing

chickens in our country. A doctor (the great uncle of a friend of mine) discovered that black tea killed that virus, and the epidemic ended. He told me this as I was suffering from a mouth herpes infection (viral) and drinking black tea (which includes black, orange pekoe and oolang) cleared the infection immediately. Now anytime I have a virus coming on, or being exposed to the flu (my kids have brought it home a few times from school), I ward them off by drinking several cups of black tea.

[Field Of Dreams]

19. Only as a side dish to bratwurst -- and even then I'd have to...

hold my nose.

[Squatch]

20. And scurvey, too...just in case.

[mainer]

21. I don't think they mean sauerkraut. I think they mean kim chee.

At least, that's the research article that I saw. Kim chee is also fermented cabbage.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. German cabage, taht is sauerkrat

different ways of making it, and far better tasting than kemchee

[MarsThe Cat]

24. why did it have to be kim chee?

saurkraut i can handle...but kim chee just grosses me out.

[RedOnce]

25. Yes, it's possible, I found this...

Kimchi Effective in Fighting Bird Flu

``A veterinarian at an Indonesian zoo asked us to send our animal feed additive, which contains the bacteria leuconostoc citreum, a type of lactobacillus found in kimchi,’’ said Lee Jong-Dae, president of Celltech International.

``We are sure that the additive will work in treating fowls with the avian influenza as our tests have shown that local chickens that were fed the additive had a much stronger immune system against a wide array of viruses compared to ones that it was not given to,’’ he said.

The Korea Times 10/12/05
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200510/kt2005101217270011950.htm

[Occulus]

26. I love patty melt sandwiches, so I guess I'll enjoy the cure...

CAN this be true? Could it really be so simple to fight?

[pitohui]

27. i think it'd rather die

which is worse, kim chee or sauerkraut, that's a tough call

[phusion]

29. Cabbage is f'in nasty in general

I have family outside Yuma, AZ...Once in a while, the cabbage fields out there rot and you would not believe the resulting STENCH that lingers around in the farm towns East of Yuma. It's really, really bad...

[AnnieBW]

28. Hunkie Penicillin!

Mom always said that sauerkraut was "Hunkie penicillin". I guess she was right! :D

[LizW]

30. My dad tricked his greedy dog with sauerkraut.

He had one dog that was so greedy and aggressive that it would run to the food dish and scarf up all the food in one mouthful to keep the other dog from getting any. One day Dad filled the dish with sauerkraut and called the dogs. The greedy dog gulped up a huge mouthful, got the most shocked look and started spitting it out. Dad almost hurt himself laughing.

:rofl:

[yellowcanine]

32. Woo hoo! I LOVE suarkraut! I am going to have some tonight! No bird

flu for me!:woohoo:

[buzzard]

33. I am just wondering what possessed them to feed birds cabbage.n/t