November 2, 2005
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posted by: MiracleMax
Korean dish ‘may cure bird flu’
By David Chazan
BBC News
South Korea’s spicy fermented cabbage dish, kimchi, could help to cure bird flu, according to researchers.
Scientists at Seoul National University say they fed an extract of kimchi to 13 infected chickens – and a week later 11 of them had started recovering.
The researchers said the results were far from scientifically proven and if kimchi did have the effects they observed, it was unclear why.
South Koreans are reported to be eating more kimchi as a result of the study.
“I’m eating kimchi these days because I’ve heard in the media that it helps prevent bird flu infections,” one man said.
Love it or loathe it, once you have eaten it, you will never forget it. Kimchi is made by fermenting cabbage with red peppers, radishes and a lot of garlic and ginger.
The idea that it could help poultry to fight off bird flu sounds like a dubious folk remedy.
no way……..another reason to love kimchee
that is fricken sweet~
dude, when i lived in shanghai during sars time, they said kimchi cured that too! it’s kind of hard to believe that claim.
i dont believe it.
So WHAT is it about kimchee that prevents disease? The cabbage? The red pepper? The fermentation?
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