The good emu oil

Australian researchers are continuing to investigate the medicinal properties of emu oil - traditionally used by Aboriginal people to heal wounds and reduce pain - after initial results showed positive effects. Following preliminary findings by Western Australian and Queensland researchers which confirmed emu oil's anti-inflammatory properties, researchers at the Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide have set out to find out more about how the good oil works. "We've found that some batches work but others don't," says Professor Tony Ferrante, Head of Immunopathology at the hospital. "We're looking for the active ingredient so that we can standardise the product........More