Virgin coconut oil and tuberculosis: A mini-review

Authors : Fathul Djannah; Anny Setijo Rahaju; Agussalim Bukhari; Irda Handayani; Muhammad Faruk et al.
article cite 7 Year 2022
source: Pharmacognosy Journal
Abstract

Virgin coconut oil is widely promoted and used as healthy and beneficial oil. One of them is caused by antimicrobials. Caprylic, caproic acid, capric acid, lauric acid and tau glyceryl monolaurate are other VCO compositions. Furthermore, due to the non-heating manufacturing process, the content in VCO can reduce cholesterol levels of triglycerides, LDL, phospholipids, VLDL and increase HDL in blood serum. VCO consumption lowers the number of Mycobacterium tuberculosis colonies while increasing the conversion of BTA sputum. Until now, the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) disease was extremely high. VCO can be used as a supplement to help TB patients recover faster.


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Coconut Research and Applications
article cite 7 Year 2022 source Pharmacognosy Journal
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