Yeast Infections Yield To Protein in Pumpkins
Oct 31st, 2009 | By admin | Category: Alternative Medicine, FeaturedHere’s one tailor made for Halloween: researchers in South Korea have found that a protein in pumpkin skins can help to combat the fungus that causes yeast infections.
Reporting in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Chosun University scientists from Kwangju, South Korea, say they extracted a protein from pumpkin rinds called Pr-2 that battles the fungus that causes vaginal yeast infections, diaper rash, and other health problems.
Pr-2 inhibited the growth of 10 species of harmful fungus, including Candida albicans, which is a common cause of vaginal yeast infections, yeast-related diaper rash, and other health problems.
Source: WebMD
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