Replied by Dave (Fountain Inn, Sc) on 01/05/2014

You say you desire turmeric to enter all the cells and wonder if DMSO is OK to accomplish that purpose...and you ask if "reason, logic and common sense" permit such a combination (or use another oil).

I'm an advocate of DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide). In years past, I would get a nutritional IV drip and the MD (an complementary medical doctor) would add 25 to 50 cc of DMSO as a final addition to the depleted IV bag.

So that was a direct shot of DMSO into the blood stream. Probably 10 times I had such an IV over three years. (I'd smell pretty rank for a day...the price you pay for using DMSO.)

I sometimes mix the DMSO (a tablespoon) with a good oil (MCT) and drink straight. Tastes terrible of course.

So...back to "reason, logic and common sense".... (probably the last two being the lesser included in the first)....I've never used turmeric combined with DMSO and taken orally but if I wanted to get turmeric into as much of the cells as possible, I know factually that DMSO is a solvent and carrier and DMSO will not harm, so I'd try that. In fact, I might just do it. Why do you want the turmeric dispersed? I know it has many good health qualities; but what exactly do you want to accomplish with the turmeric into the cells? Ridding the cells of something?

But if I just wanted to be super careful, I'd just try a small dosage. Say one quarter of a teaspoon full. Then in a few days, I might try a bit more. Etc. etc.