Cannabis plant extracts can effectively fight drug-resistant bacteria
9/15/2008 at 5:48 PM
Substances harvested from cannabis plants could soon outshine conventional
antibiotics in the escalating battle against drug-resistant bacteria. The compounds, called cannabinoids, appear to be unaffected by the mechanism that superbugs like MRSA use to evade existing antibiotics. Scientists from Italy and the United Kingdom, who published their research in the Journal of Natural Products last month, say that cannabis-based creams could also be developed to treat persistent skin infections.
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I say it's about time the benefits of cannibis plant extracts be recognized.