
Ride the Snake: The Cobra Venom Con
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How to Detoxify Cobra Venom
Rick Dijic explains his technique as it's a single modified peptide called alpha cobra toxin, which is a major component of the venom in most cobras. It binds to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, a primary receptor found throughout the central nervous system. And on the surface of white blood cells, we modify the cobra toxins that it binds to only the alpha sub seven subtype of the nicotinate receptors. This blocks inflammation by modulating white blood cells reactions to immune response.
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