Researchers say a common coffee sweetener could be the ingredient to help cure Lyme Disease
Researchers say a common coffee sweetener could be the ingredient to help cure Lyme Disease:- WEST HAVEN (WTIC) — With a reported increase in ticks, concern is growing for Lyme and other tick borne diseases, but researchers may be one step closer to a cure.
Dr. Eva Sapi, Chairwoman of the Department of Biology and Environmental Science at the University of New Haven believes the sweetener, Stevia, may be the ingredient for a cure.
As Director of Lyme Disease Research at UNH, Sapi and a group of students have been testing the sugar substitute against the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi.
The group tested the effectiveness of Stevia in fighting Borrelia burgdorferi compared to several antibiotics, including doxycycline, cefoperazone, daptomycin, and even combinations.
In a research paper published in the European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology, the group outlines that the liquid form of whole-leaf stevia extract has found the most success in preventing the Lyme causing bacteria.
Sapi was in the process of cancer research when she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. As a researcher, she said her natural instinct was to try and find out more.
The group tested the effectiveness of Stevia in fighting Borrelia burgdorferi compared to several antibiotics, including doxycycline, cefoperazone, daptomycin, and even combinations.
In a research paper published in the European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology, the group outlines that the liquid form of whole-leaf stevia extract has found the most success in preventing the Lyme causing bacteria.
Sapi was in the process of cancer research when she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. As a researcher, she said her natural instinct was to try and find out more.
He said the plan is to inject the Lyme Disease causing bacteria into the fish embryos and then test the different antibiotics, including Stevia, on the fish.
Since published in 2015, Dr. Sapi said the group is continuing research and still finds Stevia as the best method to fight the bacteria. She said the group has also yielded positive results from bee venom; however, she doesn’t find it to be as safe as the sugar substitute.
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