ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Presented byNeil Carman, Ph.D.
Friday, February 29, 2008, 7 – 8:30 PM
Home of Carmen Garduno 12510 Lowden LaneAustin, Texas 78652
7-8 p.m. with Q & A to follow
About Neil Carman, Ph.D.: Dr. Carman holds a doctorate in phytochemistry from the University of Texas at a top laboratory dedicated to natural products chemistry research and has been studying plant-based essential oils since 1970. Dr. Carman lectures throughout the USA on essential oil science and applications. Dr Carman earned a BS and MS from the University of Iowa in Botany where he began his studies of plant chemistry in 1966 extracting and analyzing for phytochemical substances. Since receiving his Ph.D. in 1973 and teaching biological sciences for a few years at UT, he has been working in the environmental science field.
The Essential Oils Desk Reference cites research on Essential oils: In 1998: Sue Chao studied a blend of oils patterned after a formula used in the 15th century to combat the deadly plague. This formula, containing cinnamon, rosemary, clove, eucalyptus, and lemon, was diffused in a closed room in which bacteria cultures were sprayed. There was an 82% reduction in M. Luteus, a 96% reduction in P. Aeruginosa, and a 44% reduction in S. Aureus bioaerosols following 10 minutes of exposure. Another study compared the effectiveness of essential oils to antibiotics – preliminary results showed cinnamon and oregano are comparable with Penicillin and Ampicillin in inhibitory activity against E. coli and Staph. aureus.
Contact Carmen Garduno for more details and directions at 512-589-7001
