Re: RC: Scratches, Sauerkraut, & Hints From Heloise

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

I think it's been known for a long time that acid conditions are hostile
for most microorganisms. They will however thrive in slightly alkaline
environments. Well vinegar is noting more than acetic acid.

A common treatment for fungal type infections, rain rot, ring worm,
scratches, etc., in the tropics is vinegar and oil. The horses smell like
salads but it to work as well if not better than all the expensive
treatments. I would postulate that tee tree oil (and some of the products
that use it ) are also acid.

Truman

Sarah Zegers wrote:

> Sue:
>
> Recently the Household Hint Queen, Heloise, who uses vinegar for almost
> everything, was on some tv talk show that  I browsed by.  Long
> suspecting that vinegar had anti-microbial properties, she had a lab do
> some testing with it, and lo & behold, the results showed a 99% kill
> rate for whatever bugs they attacked with the vinegar!  (Heloise got
> very excited about this, and danced around like a fool for several
> minutes;  it was hilarious!)  I thought this was very interesting and
> could be useful (the vinegar thing, not the dancing, acting like a fool
> thing!).  So these studies would seem to validate the old sauerkraut
> scratches remedy which you brought up.   (The sauerkraut treatment is
> explained in detail on page 284 of the very useful book:  "How To Be
> Your Own Veterinarian Sometimes", by Ruth B. James.)
>
> Sarah Zegers
>
> "Good Horses Make Short Miles"@
>

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