Friday, April 24, 2009

Cannabis Compounds Fight MRSA Bugs

The more research conducted, the more medicinal uses (re) found.

Researcher have found that natural cannabis compounds show ' "Exceptional" Antibacterial Activity Against MRSA'

Here's a link with more information:

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090423005798&newsLang=en

This is the company conducting the research:

http://www.cannabisscience.com

"Although the use of cannabinoids as systemic antibacterial agents awaits rigorous clinical trials, … their topical application to reduce skin colonization by MRSA seems promising. … Cannabis sativa … represents an interesting source of antibacterial agents to address the problem of multidrug resistance in MRSA and other pathogenic bacteria."

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