Israeli scientists have discovered a chemical that doubles the speed of wound healing. Theoretically, it can become a replacement for antibiotics.
Israeli scientists used a natural chemical in experiments with pigs, which showed that the wounds in this case healed twice as fast. In this regard, the authors of the study hope that in the course of further work they will be able to use this substance as a replacement for antibiotics. We are talking about a drug called diindolylmethane, which is found in broccoli, cauliflower and other vegetables.
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Researchers from Ben-Gurion University evaluated its effect on bacteria in the laboratory and found that this component disrupts their functionality. Then pigs were involved in the experiments, each of which had several wounds. They were exposed to either antibiotics or a synthetic form of this component.
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Wounds treated with antibiotics completely healed, on average, in 10 days, and wounds treated with an ointment based on diindolylmethane healed in 5 days. At the moment, the authors of the study are working to ensure that this chemical turns into a full-fledged ointment. Purely technically, it can be a component of food supplements for animals, and then for people. (READ MORE) 
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