TIL that pig's bladders are EXTREMELY useful
People have been playing ball or kicking something that looks like a ball for many centuries. Originally people kicked around a human skull, but later on they made a better plan to kick something a little softer. Hence the use of the pig's bladder.
The use for the pig bladder doesn't end there. Years ago, people did not have the luxury of canned, bottled or frozen food. They didn't want to waste food either. So they obviously had to make a plan. Women that cooked jam or any other food that they wanted to preserve in a bottle, had to cut a damp pig's bladder to size to seal the opening of the jar or bottle. As the bladder then dried, it would shrink and seal the bottle with a tight seal.
Although it was clever, it is still not a very hygienic thought. I am just very grateful that I did not live during those times as I would have definitely been a vegetarian growing my own food!!
The pig's bladder saga continues....before the invention of tubes, painters would carry pig's bladders to store the paint that they made. The bladders were made from pig membrane and tied at the top with a piece of twine to exclude air.
But wait there's more!!!
Today, scientists are able to successfully regenerate damaged muscle tissue through a stem cell procedure using the material from pig bladder tissue. This procedure has been tested on a few men and all were very successful, and regained full mobility of their damaged muscles.
So what if we could regrow organs with the help of the pigs bladder...
Sounds amazing right??? Too good to be true????
Well read this:
Three years ago, Lee Spievack sliced off the tip of his finger in the propeller of a hobby shop airplane.
What happened next, Andrews reports, propelled him into the future of medicine. Spievack's brother, Alan, a medical research scientist, sent him a special powder and told him to sprinkle it on the wound.
"I powdered it on until it was covered," Spievack recalled.
To his astonishment, every bit of his fingertip grew back.
"Your finger grew back," Andrews asked Spievack, "flesh, blood, vessels and nail?"
"Four weeks," he answered.
Truly amazing!!!
The powder is a substance made from a pig's bladder and is called extra-cellular matrix. it is a mix of protein and connective tissue that surgeons often use to repair tendons. It holds the secret in the new science of regenerative medicine. If you would like to read more please follow the link below:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/patients-regrow-muscles-with-pig-bladder-tissue/
Who would have ever thought that a pig could be so useful?
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Amazing isn't it?
Indeed!
Haha funny
Great and very informative post
Hi Ian! It sure is amazing isn't it? Who would've thought that a pig's bladder could be so useful???
animal bladders make very good water carry bags...
Interesting!😊
Urine is sterile and bladders are designed to hold concentrated fluids.
Today with bottled water and plastic canteens people are grossed out by such natural alternatives, but remember there was a time when people lived by cooperating with nature instead of trying to conquer it...
Very true. Thanks😀