Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Hedgehog benefits

http://www.springerlink.com/content/x6vh04203r676774/

Porcupine quills possess antibiotic properties. The antibiotic activity is associated with free fatty acids (but not neutral lipids) coating the quills. Extracts of quill fatty acids strongly inhibited the growth of six grampositive bacterial strains.

Muscle extract of hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, inhibits hemorrhagic activity of snake venoms.


The Reaction of Anoestrous Hedgehogs to Experimental Conditions -1934


Roast hedgehog and nettle pud

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