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Of course there are going to be naysayers to anything that is natural. Let them

I had terrific sinus problems before i used it.

While you are correct...
There's very little monolaurin in coconut oil.
Refined vegetable oils are only around 0.1% monogoyceride.
Chain length distribution of coco shows only around 20% of the chains are lauryl.
So the monolaurin in the oil are only a couple hundred ppm.
Monoglycerides are synthesized by taking the whole oil, splitting into fatty acids or esters, cleaning the split glycerine and catalytically reacting the C12 acid (or ester) with glycerine to make the monolaurin.
Seems like it would be a better plan to swab the synthesized monolaurin, so all of it has antiviral properties, not 0.02% of it.

a study was publicized regarding homeopathic remedies. I saved the article for a long while, but now this is nothing but anecdotal. Still, it is interesting.

It seems someone had done experiments and had discovered that only one or two molecules of a substance was enough to invoke the properties of the substance throughout a whole solution. It was extremely puzzling to those scientists who wished to discredit homeopathy. They admitted that the experiments proved true, yet nobody had any idea why.

So, of course I agree that more is probably better, but it sticks in my head that we could do well with an expanded definition of what is possible or not. It seemed to defy chemistry.

Think about this:
2 or 3 molecules of monolaurin (molecular length around 400 nm) have to come in direct contact with a virus which is several microns in diameter.
Even if it's one molecule to one virus, the issue is the low probability of on reactant to find the other.
It's why chemical reactions slow down as they get closer to completion. The continued rate of conversion is mass transfer limited.
And, reactions have active mixing to increase the odds. Can't do that in our nasal passages.
So, while your recollection may be correct, I'm guessing that work was done in vitro with a very small laurin content in the medium. They could back calculate that result pretty easily. But, if that monolaurin was evenly dispersed in the medium, the mass transfer limitations would be preponderantly eliminated.
If the coating were all monolaurin, the mass transfer limitations are eliminated.

Get ready for more snake oil salesmen as President Bodybags has cleared the way for the idiot parade.

To each their own. I am inclined to believe that coconut oil is the natural cure de jour, however. I have a girlfriend that slathers it on everything even after it's past its use by date and the smell of the rancid oil turns my stomach. YMMV.

Keeps the nostrils moist and undamaged. Really helps with sinus problems. I use it before and after i go out. I think the eyes are susceptible also. I.use artificial tears before and after i go out. These things can only help

will come to them if they promote this

and I also rub my hands with a non-kitchen version of virgin coconut oil mixed with olive oil given all the alcohol based wiping these days. Since I haven't had a manicure/pedicure for about seven weeks I also rub my nails with said mixture. So maybe some is seeping in

People sometimes rely on this sort of nonsense.

Now, I agree that unproven treatments are not generally good. Such as the Lysol injection that Trump promoted.

But, millions (I'm guessing) of people have successfully ingested coconut oil. I think that a lot of cures for stuff originate in the natural world, and since everything is cloak and dagger nowadays, we have to help each other.

No one has said, don't take a vaccine, or don't take a medically proven cure. There is currently no treatment except supportive care which, if you end up on a vent, has mostly dismal outcomes. People need hope. Quite frankly, I feel that cloth masks are not much use, just to help you from sneezing on someone else, but not really to trap viruses. But we are gonna do it because, you know, it can't actually hurt anything.

I think a good discussion of possible agents of cure or prevention should be allowed here. After all, we laughed ourselves silly at the thought of injecting lysol as a cure; that was allowed. We could discuss the use of chicken soup as a healthy habit. What is wrong with discussing the use of coconut oil?

is an effective preventive measure for COVID-19? If not, it's dangerous to encourage people to use something that has no proven value. What if people start thinking it's OK to crowd into bars or not wear a mask because they're snorting coconut oil and therefore are "safe"? Hope and $2 gets you a small cup of coffee at Starbucks.

just as wearing a mask allows one to carry on with face-to-face shouting matches in bars does....

and that close-quarters prayer meetings strengthen one's immunity........


KY......

completed studies mentioned.

There are always going to be people who need extra cautioning not to do stupid things. Who would have thought that POTUS would contemplate injecting lysol as a cure??

I appreciate what you have said. But, in the face of there being no effective preventive vaccine or cure for a highly infectious disease that can kill healthy people in two weeks flat, a little extra investigation can't hurt the common citizen. We citizens are NOT going to get any first doses, and that denial won't even happen until next year, or the next. Therefore, as long as the proposed "can't hurt" substance will not further harm you, why can't we discuss it?

Who among the people here doesn't know to keep wearing their mask and keep social distancing? Each person has to be their own best advice.

I daresay millions of people take a low dose aspirin in the A.M. as a preventive anti-clot medicine, just in case. Who thought of that? Some investigative person who noticed something about the situation and undertook further study. It either helps or it doesn't.

And, YES. People need HOPE. We are now fighting on two fronts: against Trump, and against this pandemic. It is the most important work that many of us will ever do. And, no one here has suggested injections of lysol as a solution. Only Dear Stupid Leader has done so.

What about Vicks up the nose? They use it to open lungs up, and to mask bad odors. Do you have any ideas about why Vicks says not to put it up your nose, and only on the chest? I'm just asking. Someone here should know.

Sounds pretty contemptuous. I don't mind very much. Make your exit however you must. Good luck.

looking at. At least it won't kill you outright.

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If it does other good things, yay.

I'm allergic to coconut

...but by the same token it is not a miracle cure for infectious disease.

that this is a "cure."

from sticking to the fryer. Also, years ago, my physician told me to apply it to the inside of my nose to prevent nose bleeds -- it works!

Will applying coconut oil to the inside of my nose prevent CV infection? Maybe for nose breathers, by providing an antiviral barrier in the nostrils for CV airborne particles with diameters greater than about 2 micrometers. If that is an important mechanism, no help for Trumpsters (mouth breathers).

I once had a nasal polyp. It was horrible. I read up on home remedies, applied a dilution of hydrogen peroxide on top of it, and voila! 24 hours later, it was gone, never to return. (See your doctor.)

I guess you could call it "off brand" use. But, it worked.

especially when I was a child, but I didn’t “outgrow” them as an adult until I started drinking plenty of water

I had a dr recommend it yrs ago for a virus.

Ever since then I have been taking coconut oil capsules. Not as high a dosage as they recommend, but half. (I think they know it won't harm you, so encourage you to take as much as possible...)

We'll see if it helps.

Did I mention I started taking coconut oil about 15 years ago. Also fish oil. About 15 years ago. Half dosage. Fish and coconut.

I think I read a study....

Laetrile

This is a speculative suggestion that studies be conducted, not a research study on the effectiveness of the idea. It wouldn't harm anyone, but it seems doubtful as a preventative measure, really.

I wouldn't do it, based on this publication, since it hasn't been tested at all, much less in a real study.

HIV isn't caused by a coronavirus, nor is it transmitted by respiratory droplets. So, the studies quoted have no real relevance to CV-19.