IMMUNOMODULATING, PROPHYLACTIC, AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF NATURAL PHAGES IN GANGA WATER

Abstract

The present paper explores the immunomodulating, prophylactic, and therapeutic potential of Ganga water. Ganga water is reported to have 200 isolates of phages which is ten times more than Yamuna and Narmada. This diversity of phages suggests that these may act as a wide-spectrum phage cocktail. Forty-five Volunteers administered Ganga water to themselves and assessed the change in their condition on a 1-10 Likert Scale on ten morbidities. Pre-screening or pre-selection was not done. The results were sorted according to 10 morbidities and changes in the self-assessment were noted. The results indicate that Ganga water provides health benefits for a number of morbidities simultaneously and could work as a wide-spectrum phage cocktail.