Posts Tagged ‘carboxylic acid’
The Story of Malic Acid
Malic acid offers an example of how plants can teach us a lot about ourselves. They, like we, are often threatened by microbes, and we both require protection. Plants use carboxylic acid as their primary antiseptic. We use the same chemical as a secondary antiseptic. Both plants and people must keep their supply of carboxylic…
Read MoreNaturally Avoid Chronic Kidney Problems and Dialysis
In the 1870’s Joseph Lister gave us the first practical way of killing bacteria, by recognizing the antibacterial activity of carboxylic acid. Following that discovery, many more people began recovering from amputations and other common surgeries that before carried a 50% mortality rate. Surgery departments everywhere made great advancements with a version of this known as phenol. Arizona’s…
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