List all natural antibacterial agents
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:04 pm
To start off, saliva has many antibacterial properties. Lysozyme, Immunoglobulin A (IgA), Lactoferrin, Peroxidase are enzymes in saliva that are antibacterial. Egg whites contain lot of lysozyme, but I tried eating raw egg whites and it didn't seem to help with bad breath. I've been tested for IgA counts and the results were very low. Don't know so much about lactoferrin or peroxidase.
What I found interesting was this fact: "Saliva also plays an important role in tasting food, by trapping thiols produced from odorless food compounds by anaerobic bacteria living in the mouth." - wikipedia. Thiols are foul, garlic smelling compounds.
I know it sounds disgusting but maybe we can see how effective it would be swish around someone else's saliva in our mouth.
Other natural antibacterial agents:
Lactenin - found in milk
Defensins
What I found interesting was this fact: "Saliva also plays an important role in tasting food, by trapping thiols produced from odorless food compounds by anaerobic bacteria living in the mouth." - wikipedia. Thiols are foul, garlic smelling compounds.
I know it sounds disgusting but maybe we can see how effective it would be swish around someone else's saliva in our mouth.
Other natural antibacterial agents:
Lactenin - found in milk
Defensins