Copper Vessels kill Germs
Copper Vessels kill Germs
Don't spend money & buy Water purifiers now on... Purify water the old desi style.
Another example of why doing things the traditional way is better than the ways of the "advanced West".
Forget water purifiers (Aqua Guard / Pure it), and follow grandma's age-old principle of storing water in copper tumblers to keep away diseases like typhoid, cholera, gastroenteritis and uncontrolled loose motions.
We Indian's spend thousands on designer taps, water purifiers for safe gaurds, but the age old traditional copper vessels, utensils, taps, doors etc have now proved to be anti-bacteria which safegaurds, this shows our ancestors knowledge of depth in every aspect of healthy living.
Now An Indo-Australian team of researchers has found that water, if stored in copper vessels for about 24 hours, gets purified as the harmful bacteria present in it become inactivated or gets destroyed.
To find out if the inactivated bacteria can become activated when one drinks the water, scientists fed water purified through a copper tumbler to rats. The rats did not develop any of the symptoms of infection caused by these bacteria.
"Copper attacks the DNA and other protein molecules present in the bacteria and causes them severe injury. This injury later leads to their death. For bacteria to die it takes about 24 hours," said Dr Riti Sharan, one of the researchers.
For a country like India where pure drinking water is a dream in many localities and for a vast section of its people, the Indian tradition of storing water in copper vessels reduces the chance of a number of infections, she pointed out.
Dr Sharan is part of the three-member Indo-Australian team comprising Dr Sanjay Chhibberb and Dr Robert H Reeda.
The researchers tested the anti-bacterial effect of copper against bacteria like Salmonella Typhi, Salmonella typhimurium, Vibrio cholerae and E coli. They found that copper can kill these harmful pathogens present in contaminated water.
"The copper vessel should be pure — at least 95 per cent copper and five per cent zinc. If the copper content is less than 95 per cent it will not kill the harmful pathogens. In our studies we have taken 99 per cent pure copper vessels," said Dr Sharan. more
Don't spend money & buy Water purifiers now on... Purify water the old desi style.
Another example of why doing things the traditional way is better than the ways of the "advanced West".
Forget water purifiers (Aqua Guard / Pure it), and follow grandma's age-old principle of storing water in copper tumblers to keep away diseases like typhoid, cholera, gastroenteritis and uncontrolled loose motions.
We Indian's spend thousands on designer taps, water purifiers for safe gaurds, but the age old traditional copper vessels, utensils, taps, doors etc have now proved to be anti-bacteria which safegaurds, this shows our ancestors knowledge of depth in every aspect of healthy living.
Now An Indo-Australian team of researchers has found that water, if stored in copper vessels for about 24 hours, gets purified as the harmful bacteria present in it become inactivated or gets destroyed.
To find out if the inactivated bacteria can become activated when one drinks the water, scientists fed water purified through a copper tumbler to rats. The rats did not develop any of the symptoms of infection caused by these bacteria.
"Copper attacks the DNA and other protein molecules present in the bacteria and causes them severe injury. This injury later leads to their death. For bacteria to die it takes about 24 hours," said Dr Riti Sharan, one of the researchers.
For a country like India where pure drinking water is a dream in many localities and for a vast section of its people, the Indian tradition of storing water in copper vessels reduces the chance of a number of infections, she pointed out.
Dr Sharan is part of the three-member Indo-Australian team comprising Dr Sanjay Chhibberb and Dr Robert H Reeda.
The researchers tested the anti-bacterial effect of copper against bacteria like Salmonella Typhi, Salmonella typhimurium, Vibrio cholerae and E coli. They found that copper can kill these harmful pathogens present in contaminated water.
"The copper vessel should be pure — at least 95 per cent copper and five per cent zinc. If the copper content is less than 95 per cent it will not kill the harmful pathogens. In our studies we have taken 99 per cent pure copper vessels," said Dr Sharan. more
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Neelamji. Please use Filtered Water in the Copper Jug. Because Delhi and NCR water carries lot of Pollutants. There are shops in Chawri Bazar who keep Copper sheets. They have a certificate of purity. They can help you out by cutting a small piece out of the Copper sheet, which can be fabricated into a small container for Water. Regards. more
Feb 19
Chakresh ji you are right, Delhi NCR water has many pollutants and not only bacteria. Therefore RO system is must in Delhi which removes all impurities including bacteria. Although it also removes the beneficial minerals but having normal water has more health related issues and the water in Delhi has many harmful chemicals like lead, arsenic etc that RO system is must. This post unfortunately did not provide the right information, it may be helpful for villages where the water is still not that polluted but better to get the water quality checked before using it without filtering system. more
Feb 19
