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Is snail slime becoming the 21st century "snake oil"?

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Is snail slime becoming the 21st century "snake oil"?
« on: 10/05/2018 14:16:28 »
Undoubtedly, allantoin is beneficial to snails, in regenerating shell, amongst other things; but is there any independent evidence that it is effective in relieving arthritis in humans?
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Re: Is snail slime becoming the 21st century "snake oil"?
« Reply #1 on: 15/05/2018 07:50:51 »
I'd not read much about allantoin before you raised this; a quick survey of the literature suggests that this common metabolite of nitrogenous waste might improve wound healing: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502010000500014&lng=en&tlng=en

But the evidence base can hardly be described as robust, so I'd take this with a pinch of salt - unlike the snail, which definitely doesn't like salt and probably goes better with garlic...
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Re: Is snail slime becoming the 21st century "snake oil"?
« Reply #2 on: 17/05/2018 10:17:53 »
Interesting, I've never heard of that.
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