Re: Kimchi fights bird flu...

[Guest guest]

>Hello Kimchi brewers,

>

>You may be protecting yourself (amongst other things) from Asian bird

>flu. Heard this on the radio this morning - researchers in Korea

>reported a 0/13 survival rate for bird-flu infected chickens not eating

>kimchi, and a 11/13 survival rate for those given kimchi culture fluid.

>

>http://tinyurl.com/3tb88

>

>Helen

Thanks! My birds get kefir. They love it, and they lay more on days they

get kefired leftovers. Probiotics in general really help chickens. They

help prevent salmonella too. I didn't think they would eat kimchi though,

I'll have to try that ...

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@...> wrote:

>> Hello Kimchi brewers,

>>

>> You may be protecting yourself (amongst other things) from Asian bird

>> flu. Heard this on the radio this morning - researchers in Korea

>> reported a 0/13 survival rate for bird-flu infected chickens not

>> eating kimchi, and a 11/13 survival rate for those given kimchi

>> culture fluid.

>>

>> http://tinyurl.com/3tb88

>>

>> Helen

>

> Thanks! My birds get kefir. They love it, and they lay more on days

> they

> get kefired leftovers. Probiotics in general really help chickens.

> They

> help prevent salmonella too. I didn't think they would eat kimchi

> though,

> I'll have to try that ...

> Heidi Jean

Current estimates - or at least recent scare-mongering - are that 2

million people are predicted to die in Europe from the Bird Flu

epidemic, so maybe kimchi could have relevance for our survival rate.

Helen

ps Don't ask me where they get this from - I didn't think there was any

epidemic outside of the far east and thought that this was limited to 55

people. Surely not an epidemic by anyone's standards, although the

threat is very real. Still, kimchi anyone?

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[Guest guest]

:

I could not access the link unless I downloaded a language pack which I was not

willing to do.

A google search says that Kimchi is eaten every day, so why do they not already

have the protection from it?

[ ] Kimchi fights bird flu...

Dear all,

I expect Kimchi helps protect against Avian Flu by improving gut flora

( Kimchi is a fermented food).

Researchers in Korea reported a 0/13 survival rate for bird-flu

infected chickens not eating Kimchi, and a 11/13 survival rate for those

given Kimchi culture fluid.

http://tinyurl.com/3tb88

Kimchi Helpful in Fighting Bird Flu

By Bae Keun-min

Staff Reporter

Kimchi, a traditional pickled and fermented vegetable dish, has been

found effective in curing viral diseases for fowl, including bird flu and

Newcastle disease.

A local research team, led by Kang Sa-ouk, professor of microbiology

at Seoul National University, said yesterday that a culture fluid of

Leuconostoc Kimchii, a lactic ferment in kimchi, showed clear remedial

effects for chickens suffering from bird flu, Newcastle and bronchitis.

At a poultry farm, the team experimented with three groups of 13

chickens infected with the viruses. One group was provided only with water,

while the second one was given the culture fluid.

The last group was given a diluted culture fluid of Leuconostoc

Kimchii.

After one week, all fowl in the first group died. However, 11 each in

the second and third groups were cured from the diseases.

Moreover, chickens in the second group, dosed with the pure culture

fluid, returned to their normal condition, gained weight from 750-800 grams

to 1.5 kilograms and stopped having diarrhea, Kang said.

``The research has proven that the culture fluid of Leuconostoc

Kimchii is effective in treating viral diseases, in addition to its

already-proven anti-bacterial power,¡¯¡¯ Kang said.

The team will conduct further studies on the lactic ferment and

distribute the fluid to poultry farms across the nation after gaining

permission from the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service,

Kang said.

According to Oxford Economic Forecasting, bird flu is forecast to have

caused $130 billion worth of damage to Asian nations since 2003 until the

end of this year. South Korea destroyed some 5.3 million fowl worth 150

billion won due to the avian influenza, since the first case in the nation

was reported in December 2003. The losses in tourism and trade in 2003 alone

are equivalent to 0.6 percent of that year¡¯s gross domestic product.

Last year, Kang and his research team, in cooperation with venture

firms, found a way to mass produce antimicrobial peptides by cultivating

Pediococcus pentosaceus, lactic ferments from kimchi, as they completed a

draft of the genome of pentosaceus separated from kimchi.

The culture fluid of pentosaceus can prevent and eliminate harmful

bacilli, including Helicobacter, the cause of gastritis, and Listeria and

Shigella sonnei, which cause food poisoning.

kenbae@...

03-07-2005 19:23

Kimchi fights bird flu...

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>

[Guest guest]

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I included the article in my post! Just scroll down.

:-))

[ ] Kimchi fights bird flu...

Dear all,

I expect Kimchi helps protect against Avian Flu by improving gut flora

( Kimchi is a fermented food).

Researchers in Korea reported a 0/13 survival rate for bird-flu

infected chickens not eating Kimchi, and a 11/13 survival rate for those

given Kimchi culture fluid.

http://tinyurl.com/3tb88

Kimchi Helpful in Fighting Bird Flu

By Bae Keun-min

Staff Reporter

Kimchi, a traditional pickled and fermented vegetable dish, has been

found effective in curing viral diseases for fowl, including bird flu and

Newcastle disease.

A local research team, led by Kang Sa-ouk, professor of microbiology

at Seoul National University, said yesterday that a culture fluid of

Leuconostoc Kimchii, a lactic ferment in kimchi, showed clear remedial

effects for chickens suffering from bird flu, Newcastle and bronchitis.

At a poultry farm, the team experimented with three groups of 13

chickens infected with the viruses. One group was provided only with water,

while the second one was given the culture fluid.

The last group was given a diluted culture fluid of Leuconostoc

Kimchii.

After one week, all fowl in the first group died. However, 11 each in

the second and third groups were cured from the diseases.

Moreover, chickens in the second group, dosed with the pure culture

fluid, returned to their normal condition, gained weight from 750-800 grams

to 1.5 kilograms and stopped having diarrhea, Kang said.

``The research has proven that the culture fluid of Leuconostoc

Kimchii is effective in treating viral diseases, in addition to its

already-proven anti-bacterial power,¡¯¡¯ Kang said.

The team will conduct further studies on the lactic ferment and

distribute the fluid to poultry farms across the nation after gaining

permission from the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service,

Kang said.

According to Oxford Economic Forecasting, bird flu is forecast to have

caused $130 billion worth of damage to Asian nations since 2003 until the

end of this year. South Korea destroyed some 5.3 million fowl worth 150

billion won due to the avian influenza, since the first case in the nation

was reported in December 2003. The losses in tourism and trade in 2003 alone

are equivalent to 0.6 percent of that year¡¯s gross domestic product.

Last year, Kang and his research team, in cooperation with venture

firms, found a way to mass produce antimicrobial peptides by cultivating

Pediococcus pentosaceus, lactic ferments from kimchi, as they completed a

draft of the genome of pentosaceus separated from kimchi.

The culture fluid of pentosaceus can prevent and eliminate harmful

bacilli, including Helicobacter, the cause of gastritis, and Listeria and

Shigella sonnei, which cause food poisoning.

kenbae@...

03-07-2005 19:23

Kimchi fights bird flu...

>

>

[Guest guest]

>Current estimates - or at least recent scare-mongering - are that 2

>million people are predicted to die in Europe from the Bird Flu

>epidemic, so maybe kimchi could have relevance for our survival rate.

>

>Helen

>ps Don't ask me where they get this from - I didn't think there was any

>epidemic outside of the far east and thought that this was limited to 55

>people. Surely not an epidemic by anyone's standards, although the

>threat is very real. Still, kimchi anyone?

Actually, we haven't had ANY colds here since we started

eating kimchi, and the researchers are seriously thinking

that kimchi is why SARS never reached Korea (even though

Koreans travel to China a lot). Tho in THAT writup they were

thinking the garlic was the reason. This experiment seems

to indicate the bacteria themselves help fight viruses.

I'm really happy to hear about this research though. The

issue for me with avian flu is that their current strategy

is to just kill all the birds that have it, wipe out the entire

flock. This is devastating to the small famers, and they

are looking into the " household chickens " too, because

they feel those will be the flu reservoirs. If they can

stop the epidemic by feeding all the chickens kimchi

juice, well, that's a great solution!

I'd guess kimchi would help with garden variety flu too.

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

Thanks, !

[ ] Kimchi fights bird flu...

Dear all,

I expect Kimchi helps protect against Avian Flu by improving gut

flora

( Kimchi is a fermented food).

Researchers in Korea reported a 0/13 survival rate for bird-flu

infected chickens not eating Kimchi, and a 11/13 survival rate for those

given Kimchi culture fluid.

http://tinyurl.com/3tb88

Kimchi Helpful in Fighting Bird Flu

By Bae Keun-min

Staff Reporter

Kimchi, a traditional pickled and fermented vegetable dish, has been

found effective in curing viral diseases for fowl, including bird flu and

Newcastle disease.

A local research team, led by Kang Sa-ouk, professor of microbiology

at Seoul National University, said yesterday that a culture fluid of

Leuconostoc Kimchii, a lactic ferment in kimchi, showed clear remedial

effects for chickens suffering from bird flu, Newcastle and bronchitis.

At a poultry farm, the team experimented with three groups of 13

chickens infected with the viruses. One group was provided only with

water,

while the second one was given the culture fluid.

The last group was given a diluted culture fluid of Leuconostoc

Kimchii.

After one week, all fowl in the first group died. However, 11 each

in

the second and third groups were cured from the diseases.

Moreover, chickens in the second group, dosed with the pure culture

fluid, returned to their normal condition, gained weight from 750-800

grams

to 1.5 kilograms and stopped having diarrhea, Kang said.

``The research has proven that the culture fluid of Leuconostoc

Kimchii is effective in treating viral diseases, in addition to its

already-proven anti-bacterial power,¡¯¡¯ Kang said.

The team will conduct further studies on the lactic ferment and

distribute the fluid to poultry farms across the nation after gaining

permission from the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service,

Kang said.

According to Oxford Economic Forecasting, bird flu is forecast to

have

caused $130 billion worth of damage to Asian nations since 2003 until the

end of this year. South Korea destroyed some 5.3 million fowl worth 150

billion won due to the avian influenza, since the first case in the nation

was reported in December 2003. The losses in tourism and trade in 2003

alone

are equivalent to 0.6 percent of that year¡¯s gross domestic product.

Last year, Kang and his research team, in cooperation with venture

firms, found a way to mass produce antimicrobial peptides by cultivating

Pediococcus pentosaceus, lactic ferments from kimchi, as they completed a

draft of the genome of pentosaceus separated from kimchi.

The culture fluid of pentosaceus can prevent and eliminate harmful

bacilli, including Helicobacter, the cause of gastritis, and Listeria and

Shigella sonnei, which cause food poisoning.

kenbae@...

03-07-2005 19:23

Kimchi fights bird flu...

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Thanks! My birds get kefir. They love it, and they lay more on days they

> get kefired leftovers. Probiotics in general really help chickens. They

> help prevent salmonella too. I didn't think they would eat kimchi though,

> I'll have to try that ...

>

I'm sure they would eat Kimchi. Mine would eat almost anything including chopped

up raw garlic.

I heard earlier that Kimchi was also show to be effective against Sars.

Bruce