On the point of lauric acid. I had the pleasure of getting into a huge debate on Facebook tortoise group about the antimicrobial and antifungal properties of coconut oil.
The argument was that unless the coconut oil is digested into monolauric acid which has shown to be a very excellent antimicrobial and antifungal inside the body. Her argument was that coconut oil offered 0 protection from any pathogens or bacteria/fungal growth. And thst topical application of this oil had absolutely no benefits like I claimed it did.
So of course I dug through some stuff to make as plain and simple for her. Coconut oil has concentration levels of lauric acid up to around 40% according to some articles I read with the oil I am using. Lauric acid has been researched as a potential antimicrobial and antifungal for a very long time. And has been proven to be very effective against many strains of bacteria and fungus and live virus. Here is the reason in 2 pictures.
If you read those 2x pics, it clicks.. Being almost 98 saturated fats. In which almost 40% is a potent lauric acid a potent antimicrobial and antifungal, attaches itself by inserting right into the membrane disrupting cell function effectively killing the invasive pathogen. To me this is extremely clear. And the supporting documents behind these concepts are pretty darn cemented.
This to me, in my opinion gives this oil the ability to be used as a possible medical treatment for topical fungus in tortoises and reptiles, to help rid of shell rot without using potent chemicals. Or even better as a Frontline prevention to fungus and shell rot? Thoughts on that?
The argument was that unless the coconut oil is digested into monolauric acid which has shown to be a very excellent antimicrobial and antifungal inside the body. Her argument was that coconut oil offered 0 protection from any pathogens or bacteria/fungal growth. And thst topical application of this oil had absolutely no benefits like I claimed it did.
So of course I dug through some stuff to make as plain and simple for her. Coconut oil has concentration levels of lauric acid up to around 40% according to some articles I read with the oil I am using. Lauric acid has been researched as a potential antimicrobial and antifungal for a very long time. And has been proven to be very effective against many strains of bacteria and fungus and live virus. Here is the reason in 2 pictures.
If you read those 2x pics, it clicks.. Being almost 98 saturated fats. In which almost 40% is a potent lauric acid a potent antimicrobial and antifungal, attaches itself by inserting right into the membrane disrupting cell function effectively killing the invasive pathogen. To me this is extremely clear. And the supporting documents behind these concepts are pretty darn cemented.
This to me, in my opinion gives this oil the ability to be used as a possible medical treatment for topical fungus in tortoises and reptiles, to help rid of shell rot without using potent chemicals. Or even better as a Frontline prevention to fungus and shell rot? Thoughts on that?