Antibiotic resistance is a deadly threat to modern medicine and to mankind. Now we are in the entrance of post-antibiotic era. Researchers are continuously looking to use plant parts to prevent infection including bacterial, viral and fungal.
UCL along with their partner institutions & Birkbeck have taken a research regarding antimicrobial resistance and better remedy for the infectious diseases. UCL is well placed to carry out the broad spectrum research on antimicrobial resistance. They are doing multiple research that includes clinical, epidemiological and behavioral studies.
Birkbeck (University of London) did a study to determine the factors responsible for the high degree of resistance in the bacteria (Colletotrichum circinans) can be treated with the varieties of onion (Allium cepa).
To place a cut onion in the room of the sick helps to absorb the bacteria and viruses in the atmosphere and even pull the germs out of the sick person. Also, intake of few bites and intake of the button onions clears the infection internally. There are also proofs that the onions were used by the people in the 1918 flu pandemic.
Investigation on the bulbs from Persian shallot (Allium stipitatum) shows antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties. They are used to lower blood cholesterol and sugar levels.
The article on microcapobserver.com even claims that in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis condition, it helps by inhibiting the growth of isolated tuberculosis cells are reduced by more than 99%.
