In Reply to: re:b/b posted by maxpax on Sunday, 9. July 2006 at 17:36 Bali Time:
There are Loads of articles boasting the benefits of Raspberries. Namely the ellagic acid it contains in known to reduce cancer growth and kill bacteria. An excerpt below:
Raspberry juice kills deadly bacteria
From the Sturt University in Wagga Wagga
28/04/2001
Raspberry fruit juice can kill the virulent bacteria that causes gastroenteritis, Australian scientists reported on Thursday.
Experiments with pure raspberry juice and commercial cordials at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, southern New South Wales, have shown the farmers' remedy has scientific validity, Dr Heather Cavanagh said.
Scots-born Cavanagh and Dr Jenny Wilkinson from the school of biomedical sciences found that concentrated raspberry juice kills e-coli, salmonella, mycobacterium and staphylococci among other bugs.......
Raspberry cordial is also used to treat dehydration in poorer countries so I always figure it can't hurt! The key is to make sure it actually contains raspberries not raspberry flavouring. Cottees is a waste of time!