Hey Guys,
I thought this forum would be the perfect place to discuss this article. Researches have discovered antimicrobial agents in marijuana that have been shown effective against the scourge of the jiu jitsu practitioner.. I think Eddie and Joe might like this :cool:
http://www.webmd.com/news/20080904/m...may-fight-mrsa
All of this after I moved out of California.
interesting, another good use for Weed. Thats why I roll High all the time.
Boom!
Score one for the green guys! :-D
1. Mats need to be fucking cleaned more often. They are never cleaned as much as they should be. Think of it like this, you're making chicken for dinner. You cut up raw chicken on a cutting board. Would you use that cutting board again in a few hours if it wasn't cleaned properly? Didn't think so. So why would you grapple on some dirty mats?
2. They are talking about making an anti-bacterial out of cannabis, not smoking it to prevent MSRA.
That's what I was thinking too, but hey I'm up for trying anything that involves the green stuffQuote:
Originally Posted by MWTheory
I use hemp lotion on my hands and face daily, it's the best thing so far (the stuff called HEMPZ http://www.hempzbodycare.com/). In the cold, nastly, bitter, dry ass winters...even white boys get ashy. So I use Hempz. But, it's not the same as "smoking".Quote:
Originally Posted by Trent_D
That's something I've never really got about the whole marijuana thing. As soon as someone mutters something good about the properties of the plant, everyone who smokes is like "OMG!!?!111one!! SEE IT"S GREAT FO J00!" It like kills it for me. I fell like saying "Calm the hell down, chill out crack heads". I'm all for lifting the bullshit legal/crime BS against the plant as a medicine as for recreational use, but the propaganda machine makes me want to go the other way.
Marijuana / Hemp has a lot of commercial / industrial applications that do not involve smoking it. I just wanted to point out another potential application that can be added to an already extensive list. MRSA is a problem for practitioners that is both common and serious. Any headway made against the drug resistant strains of this bacteria is good news in my opinion. The banning of this plant directly affects who can benefit from the research performed on it..
Thanks man, I'll check it out. I've never been one to rant and rave about smoking pot or not. If you do, you do and if you don't, you don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by MWTheory
I discussed staph in detail with my dr. He said its really hard to get off mats, almost all skin to skin, personal hygiene is more important. Staph cant grow on mats and dies in the air. Dirty training partners. ..... but Epstien says use thieves oil before and after rolling. If you get an open wound or mat burn, wash the shot and use athletic body care or thieves oil. Mats should be cleaned regularly though, who wants to roll on something that smells like a dirty arm pit, and staph and the worm aren't the only hygenic problems associated with gross mats.