Turmeric to treat staph?

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by JSun, Oct 21, 2006.

  1. JSun

    JSun Valued Member

    Anyone had any luck using a regiment of turmeric to treat a staph infection?
     
  2. slipthejab

    slipthejab Hark, a vagrant! Supporter

    Whether or not it's even treatable with tumeric is going to come down to what kind of staph infection, what location on your body/skin and what severity.

    Staph covers a broad range of types of infection from everything from conjunctivits to impetigo... through to staph food poisoning and even swimmers ear.
    Staph infections (of the blood kind) can even go so far as to lead to pnuemonia, menigitis and even infective arthritis.

    The other major problem of treating something like a staph infection with turmeric is that you don't have any guarantee of the manufacturing standards of the turmeric. There could be any number of bacteria present that aggrivate the situation to an even worse state. Most turmeric comes from and is processed in India under less than hygenic conditions.

    Your first step with a staph infection is getting a proper diagnosis and that usually requires a lab culture. Not something you can do at home for obvious reasons.

    There are many different strains of staph so a medical doctor is going to make a recommendation for antibiotics based on your past medical history and your lab results. Many strains of staph are antibiotic resistant.

    I realize that turmeric has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries so that is something to bear in mind.
     
  3. JSun

    JSun Valued Member

    I had a furuncle drained and was prescribed an antibotic (can't find the prescription bottle at this point). The doctor didn't do a lab test, I guess she just assumed it was a particular strain of staph. Well, a month later I'm getting another two boils on my thigh. Very painful. I read this article and thought I'd give it a try. I didn't think it would hurt to try, but I was wondering if anyone else had any luck with it. I guess I'll just go pony up the cash for a lab test to verify what's really going on here. I should have done that when I was in Costa Rica. It's much less expensive there.

    Thanks for the info, Slip.
     
  4. Mei Hua

    Mei Hua Banned Banned

    Haven't tried turmeric, but something that does help is acupressure, try this;


    I've used it and so have others, it does help.
     
  5. PlumDragon

    PlumDragon "I am your evil stimulus"

    Which type of tumeric? Tuber or Rhizome? Each have different actions and uses, although Im not aware of either being used in Staph infection...



    If you buy from a reputable manufacturer/retailer this isnt really a problem. Ill have to double check but Im pretty sure that the Tumeric (tuber and Rhizome) that I buy in bulk is grown and processed in China under what are considered pretty strict GMP practices, enough so that they pass all kinds of US rules and regulations; same as any herb at a reputable manufacturer.



    Agreed entirely. If youre worried about a staph infection, get to a Doctor ASAP, this is serious stuff. Doesnt matter what kind of Doctor, jstu go see one, get a diagnosis and go from there.
     
  6. onyomi

    onyomi 差不多先生

    If you have a staph infection, then for god's sake, take some antibiotics!
     
  7. Dr NinjaBellydance

    Dr NinjaBellydance What is your pleasure sir

    Totally agree with the get it checked at the doc's advice going on here. But lets keep this in perspective a bit folks, 2/3 of us are carrying Staph up our noses right now and it doesnt kill us. If you're in any way immunocompromised then stuff like staphylococcal pneumonia is a VERY important issue, but if you're not then just get yourself down the doctors but dont panic about it. :D

    EDIT: I just had a wee look at your article that you quoted there. I have to say, initially I thought it was a load of rubbish. For a start they seem to be assuming that all boils are caused by MRSA. However, I did manage to find this

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...erm=turmeric+mrsa&tool=fuzzy&ot=turneric+mrsa

    from PubMed, suggesting that there may be some antibacterial properties of turmeric. So hey, maybe its worth a go. But go back to your doc's anyway! ;)
     
    Last edited: Oct 26, 2006
  8. JSun

    JSun Valued Member

    Antibiotics don't necessarily help with MRSA. I've gone through one course of antibiotics to no effect.
     
  9. NaughtyKnight

    NaughtyKnight Has yellow fever!

    There are some antibiotic resistent strains out there. They are usually deadly.

    The last option is to have antibiotics administered IV in hospital.

    The best "natural" cure for anything is mega dosing Vit C. I cleared my Glandular Fever with 5grams of vit C a day.
     
  10. Dr NinjaBellydance

    Dr NinjaBellydance What is your pleasure sir

    OK, here's the thing about MRSA along with any other antibiotic resistant pathogens. They arent any more virulent than the antibiotic sensitive strains. They just cant be shifted.

    If you're a healthy individual you can carry MRSA with no ill effects, same as you can carry MSSA. Hell, there's a good chance I'm carrying it myself! All it means is that there's not a whole lot they can do to get rid of it. If you're elderly, immunocompromised or otherwise physically vulnerable, MRSA can kill you, same as any other strain of Staph. If its MSSA they can treat it with antibiotics. If its MRSA they cant, and you're pretty much screwed. But it's not some ub3r-d34d1y plague on mankind that destroys everything that it come into contact with. Its not any more toxic than regular Staph. You're just stuck with it. And if you're unlucky enough to be vulnerable, THEN you're screwed.

    The important thing to remember if you're a healthy carrier of MRSA is that you can then pass it on to people who are vulnerable. Which is bad.
     
  11. NaughtyKnight

    NaughtyKnight Has yellow fever!

    God, sounds like Herpes...

    *wears a dental dam to kiss girls now*
     
  12. Dr NinjaBellydance

    Dr NinjaBellydance What is your pleasure sir

    LMAO!
    Unless you're planning on sucking snot out of her nose, you'll probably be ok! ;)
     
  13. SifuJason

    SifuJason Valued Member

    Okay, without getting overly medical the answer is no. Tumeric is anti-inflammatory, not antibiotic, which is very different. In general, staph can be quite nasty, and so antibiotics, draining, etc are needed. If it's antibiotic resistant, you can use other antibiotics that it isn't resistant to. If that doesn't work, you will most likely die--assuming the infection gets bad enough of course.
     
  14. Dr NinjaBellydance

    Dr NinjaBellydance What is your pleasure sir

    Actually having done some more research, there is some evidence suggesting antimicrobial activity of tumeric extracts, particularly against Staph including MRSA, in vitro. It appears to affect the bacteria's adhesive function and there's also a paper suggesting that it increases phagocytic activity of macrophages against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria,
    curcumin phototoxicity
    antibacterial activity
    macrophage function
    antimicrobial activity
    mrsa
    fibronectin adhesion
    wound covering

    I havent been able to access anything more than the abstracts as I'm not at work, but it does look intriguing! :D
     
  15. NaughtyKnight

    NaughtyKnight Has yellow fever!

    How else do you kiss? :confused:












    :p
     
  16. SifuJason

    SifuJason Valued Member

    Good research; however, given the lack of in vivo models, and the complexity of the biological response, it does not seem prudent to rely solely on these compounds for something as dangerous as staph. Not saying that it won't work, just saying that I am not sure how well.


     
    Last edited: Nov 8, 2006
  17. Dr NinjaBellydance

    Dr NinjaBellydance What is your pleasure sir

    LMAO!
    Pucker up Baby, it's coming up for Xmas!
    *sniff*
    *snnnnnnniiiiiiirrrkkkk*
    :p
     
  18. blessed_samurai

    blessed_samurai Valued Member

    A bit late chiming in but last night I had the pleasure tonight of filming Mr. Josling who runs a lab in Sussex, UK. It was an interesting one hour lecture about garlic and the benefits of garlic. He also went into detail about why most garlic products don't work.

    Anyway, he has some fantastic products out that would be of interest to anyone suffering from staph or other ailments. He specifically mentioned that his line was strong enough to combat MSRA. His line is called Allimax. So, if anyone is looking for an antimicrobial (antifungal, antiviral) and getting the flu or the cold, this is a great product.

    Here's a link to his site and it has studies done on his products to show their effectiveness. www.allimax.com
     
  19. wudangfajing

    wudangfajing Banned Banned

  20. CanuckMA

    CanuckMA Valued Member


    Maybe it's just me, but I tend to be sceptical of people who say that most products don't work except theirs...
     

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