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Gingivitis
Posted by Victoria (San Diego, CA) on 07/17/2009
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H202 cured my Periodontal Disease
After finding this site I started using the remedies on some of my health issues. I started rinsing and swishing with hydrogen peroxide daily. At first I wasn't used to the froth and the after-smell (for lack of a better term) so I took a capful. After I got used to it, and perhaps some of the resident bacteria was diminished, I started taking a full swig. I found this to be better because it didn't foam up as fast and got more parts of my mouth.
Well, my teeth began turning white and when I went to the dentist recently he was shocked to see my condition of periodontal diseased gums completely reversed. He asked what I had been doing and if I had been flossing more and I told him I wasn't flossing at all but was rinsing with H202. He said he knew about it but didn't recommend it to patients as it kills the friendly bacteria. However, he seemed very pleased with my results and said I was 100% improved and though the tiny loss of gums I had suffered wouldn't grow back, everything else was reversed. I'm definately not worried about losing some friendly bacteria in my mouth for its far worse to have enemy bacteria eating your teeth, gums and causing havoc. Besides, I've been drinking Kombucha 3 x daily which is supposed to supply loads of probiotics.
This turnaround in my mouth is truly amazing because I have struggled with this problem for 15 years and I was able to get it in a mild state, but never get rid of it. I am very happy to report my success with h2o2 and the awesome additional benefit of whitening my teeth without expensive whitening systems.
Colds and Flu
Posted by Theresa (Auburn, Indiana) on 01/02/2009
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Hydrogen Peroxide kept me from getting the cold/flu I felt coming on. The first time I tried using Hydrogen Peroxide in my both of my ears was when I was visiting my sister in Illinois, about 5 years ago. I had just arrived from the 5 hour drive and could feel that I was getting a cold or flu. My sister suggested placing a few (6 to 7) drops of hydrogen peroxide in my ear, letting it fizz, then let it drain and repeat the process in the other ear. I went to bed that evening after using the hydrogen peroxide and woke up feeling great! I never did get that cold... I've repeated this process each time I felt as though I was coming down with the cold or flu. It has worked 90% of the time. The key is to catch it early! The longer you wait to use the hydrogen peroxide once you have the first symptoms, the less likely it will work. I've shared this with others, but most are hesitant to try it. I haven't had any bad experiences with this method.
Excessive Mucus Condition
Posted by Lyn (San Francisco, CA) on 09/25/2008
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Never take h202 with tap water. All water must be filtered or distilled. You never know what chemicals are in the tap water that can interact with the h202.
For me:
I mix 4 drops of 35% food grade h202 as in DROPS (not droppers full) in 16 fl oz bottle of filtered water. OR 2 drops of 35% Food grade h202 in 8 fl.oz glass bottle. (pre-mixed) If I feel it is too strong, i just dilute it with more water.
I shake the bottle before i drink it. I also use the (pre-mixed h202 that I made) with my Hydro Grossan sinus/nasal rinse. I usually out 2 tablespoon of my pre-mixed h202 into the water container, and fill the rest with filtered water and salt. I stir the water content and close the lid. I start rinsing my nose with it twice per day.
When I first started out - my nose was totally blocked in one side, constant post nasal drip, could not eat anything without having allergies. I went to doctors and had all kinds of antibiotics and even anti fungal for my candida - nothing worked. I would have phlegm everytime i ate something until I went on strict diet. Even with strict diet, I would still have constant hacking out of plegm after my salads.
One day, I just went on clear broth diet boiling (Chicken bones with filtered water and vegetables(any -but no carrot due to sugar content) and drinking it for every meal. I eat nothing else. This is to help me keep my symptoms down while i do my h202 treatment and let it work. I drank my 2 of my pre-mixed 16 fl. oz of h202 throughout the day (I continue to drink water in between at least 6 cups). I rinsed my nose and throat with the premixed h202 with salt 3 times each nose every 3 hours for the 1st day. The second day, I rinse my nose only twice a day - 3 times each side.I figured that if there is something in my sinus so deep and stubborn, I have to be more aggressive or stubborn than the bug to get rid of it. I was right!
You should have seen the gunk that came out of me. At first it felt uncomfortable, alot of mucus came out through my nose and mouth continuously, i let it come out for 2-3 days whenever it feels like coming out. The 4th day, my post nasal drip lessen considerably and my cough stopped. Amazing! I kept on doing the nose and throat rinse daily (twice a day- once in the morning, once before i sleep) and drinking at least a bottle 8fl oz. of my own pre-mixed h202 daily and now I am back to normal!! I have so much energy to do the things i want to do.
Broad Benefits
Posted by Angela (Tonasket, WA.) on 08/12/2008
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For health I love soaking in a 1/2 cup of food grade hydrogen peroxide 35% in my big tub of water, I find it effective with lots of stuff to do with immunity since it's a detox for the body. I also read it has many other uses which are mentioned in this website some I see. some I didn't notice were:
as a soak for veggies to keep them fresh. (20 minutes then take out, or just leave in. I find a bunch of cut up salad mix stays nice and fresh within an ice cream bucket of water with 1/4 c. of 3% hydrogen peroxide in it.)
For replacing the acid mantle that soap removes when bathing, spray it at 3% after a bath or shower.(Vinigar also works well, but who wants to smell like that!)
It's a good mouth rinse when you have an infection or sore throat, or just feel a cold coming on.
It's the best thing for ear infections too. Pour it in when you're on your side until you can see it, and then wait until it stops bubbling and empty it out. then do the same on the other side. It's worked every time for everybody I know. (Including a woman who was told by a doctor that he was amazed that she hadn't needed tubes in her ears long before then because of the shape of her ear canal.)
When concerned about salmonella it is a great insurance rinse on meat or veggies, like I mentioned before.
It's used on all animals and in all animals, but just be careful to use very little when feeding it to human or animal. I made the mistake once of forgetting that fish injest their water and put 1/4 c. of 3% in a 1 gal. tank. It's supposed to be 1 drop of 35% per gal. of water I found out later.
It's great for plants as a foliar feed, 1 ozHP. to 1 qt. water) an insecticide (mix 8 oz. of molasses with 8 oz. HP, to 1 gal. of water and spray) seed germination aid (1-5 oz. HP. to 1 pint of water, soak for 8 hours)or a fruit tree rejuvinator. (8oz. of HP. to 1 gal of water.) Also as a bleach replacement use 8 oz. of 3% Lots more specifics to but over all it's great stuff!
Cancer
Posted by Vicki (Missouri) on 01/20/2018
Laetrile Is actually vitamin B17 And the apricot pit Is what laetrile is B-17 is extremely good for cheers. My ex-husband had cancer, was given 6 months to live Laetrile which is B-17 Is what he got from Mexico. It was not available here. He took that Nutrients 8 healthy foods Vitamins Many prayers
Went back to the doctor they tested his blood They said whatever you're doing keep doing it because there is no cancer in your blood The doctors were amazed when he told them what he did It's been 45 years and he's still alive and healthy.
Broad Benefits
Posted by Erik (Erie, Colorado) on 08/16/2007
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I wanted to let everyone out there know i'm 35 yrs old, work on a shipping dock, and have the most energy of all my employees who are at least 10-15 yrs younger than i am. i have been using these techniques for sometime now and it's just amazing h202 also replaces mouth wash and kills mildew in showers, I have stopped using chemically treated house hold cleaners and know use H202 3% grade for now i had a stain on my carpet for yrs i sprayed some H202 on that stain let it set for a few minutes then just wipe it away -- it was amazing. i also use it in my water 4-5 drops per glass and use it to clean my ears of wax and it even helped clean up a very bad infection i had on my foot. i wish people would see it's the effectiveness of the product and not the price and how well it works. Just let everyone know that is so much more than a temporary solution. it is the solution to cure most all viruses and so called diseases. I've had family members die from cancer who could of been saved just from this vital information. so please no matter how much people say it's impossible or you're wrong, keep it up and don't give up telling everyone you know. I will have to try the baking soda technique as well. thank you.
Bad Breath
Posted by Barbara (Charleston , WV) on 07/17/2007
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A science teacher recommended this to me years ago and I've been doing it ever since. Hydrogen Peroxide is a great mouthwash. It kills the bacteria in your mouth which the cause of bad breath. Also brightens your teeth a bit. I take a swig of 3%, swirl it around my mouth for a min or so, spit it out and wallah, breath is fresh.
Colds and Flu
Posted by Grant Greene (Lafayette, Colorado) on 04/21/2007
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I have been using the following method to treat all colds for the past 15 years, and since first trying it, use nothing else to treat colds.
I use the cap from the peroxide bottle and put 1/4 cap of peroxide the rest of the cap is filled with water dripped from the faucet.
I put a finger over one nostril and sniff the mixture up the other nostril. I repeat this with the other nostril.
One cap full (1/4 peroxide 3/4 water) usually will treat both nostrils. When the solution drains down the nostril passage to the throat, I spit it out and blow my nose.
Guess what? Instant relief then and there not ten minutes later but then and there. When you blow your nose you will be amazed at what comes out.
This is especially great for head colds, but also sore throat and stops coughing colds as well. I usually only have to do this twice at about 8 hour intervals. After that or by the next morning were talking, what cold?
I have not tried using the inhaling through the mouth method since I have discovered that the cold always appears to be in the nostril passage. Even the sore throat symptom is in the nasal passage between the nose and throat and you will feel where it is when the mixture drains down the nostril passage. If you find that a 1/4 peroxide to 3/4 water too strong, i.e., stings too much, use slightly less peroxide and more water. I sniff rather than spray the mixture as I found that spraying does not atomize and coat the entire nostril passage as well as when the mixture is sniffed.
Try it and you will also be amazed.
Broad Benefits
Posted by Crystal (VA) on 10/20/2020
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Yes, my Grandmother used it and I use it for everything that ails me. 3% Food Grade!!!
Spider Veins
Posted by Dana (Fort Worth, Texas) on 03/18/2007
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Get this! I took a bath in hydrogen peroxide and it made my SPIDER VEINS in my legs way less noticeable!!! At first I thought it was the ACV i'd been taking, but after a week i noticed my veins back again. So I took another h202 bath (added 1 pt of 3% from store) and my legs are beautiful again!! I don't know how long it lasts, but temporarily it works!! I am so excited!
Breathing Issues
Posted by Ali (Swansea, Wales, Uk) on 09/05/2012
Lexies, I am sorry that you have had this problem. You have to realize though that Cancer comes and goes within the body throughout our lives, which is why some people's Cancer goes into spontaneous remission. It is often forming for years before it is found, so the fact that you appeared to develop Cancer after doing the HP treatment is no indication it caused it. Perhaps what it did do, in its detox role, was to make already existing Cancer cells more obvious as your body was trying to deal with them.
As the body detoxes, toxins and unwanted matter are drawn out of the body via the detox pathways. That is why people will often eject lots of mucous from the nasal passages and the lungs, have boils, spots, rashes and zits etc. flare up, feel rough for a while, get (detox) colds and coughs, have diarrhea or loose stools, poor sleep (the body does a lot of healing and detoxing at night when we are resting and not using the energy for other things).
People don't get Cancer overnight. It is due to a cumulative build up of toxins from food that the body can't process properly like processed nutritionally dead sugar and other processed 'food', chemicals, prescription and non-prescription drugs, polluted water and any of the host of toxic chemical toiletries and cleaning substances people use over the years.
Earth Clinic Report
Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 02/08/2017
Dear Kt,
Here is my 2 cents on the hydrogen peroxide issue.
The article in the Washington Post has this title, “A swig of hydrogen peroxide – promoted by alternative health devotees – can kill you." From there, the article references a study by Benjamin Hatten. Here is the study for anyone interested:
http://www.ohsu.edu/emergency/about/news/2013/nacct/posters/peroxide.pdf
The problem is that the article seems to imply that taking hydrogen peroxide for health reasons has caused deaths.
The data for the study, obtained from the National Poison Data System, appears to only be studying the effects of ingesting concentrations of hydrogen peroxide of 10% or greater. (“After elimination of low peroxide concentration ingestions, 294 cases of symptomatic high concentration peroxide ingestion were available for analysis.")
I am not aware of anyone in the alternative health field that has ever recommended taking a solution of 10% concentration of hydrogen peroxide internally for a health benefit. As far as I have heard or read, any alternative health suggestion for hydrogen peroxide ingestion is in very, very diluted, less than 1%.
From the data, it appears that all of the ingestions of larger concentrations of hydrogen peroxide were accidental. I think anyone who intentionally ingested a high concentration of hydrogen peroxide would be intending to cause self-harm.
Perhaps in the alternative health world, people who use 35% hydrogen peroxide internally need to clarify that it is ALWAYS diluted very much.
I had some 35% hydrogen peroxide in my house for a while, but I eventually got rid of it (gave it to a scientist friend) because I didn't think it was safe since I have children in my house. And, even adults have accidents with 35% peroxide, in the diluting process or by forgetting to dilute it. I use the 3% hydrogen peroxide for my needs, though I have not used it internally.
According to the National Capital Poison Control Center, http://www.poison.org/articles/2012-jun/hydrogen-peroxide
“Swallowing small amounts of household (3%) hydrogen peroxide usually is not dangerous."
Anyway, the article goes back and forth between talking about the dangers of ingesting hydrogen peroxide and talking about people who use it internally for health benefits. But they seem to be comparing apples to oranges each time. The article does not seem to have a single example of a person who took a very diluted solution of hydrogen peroxide for health and dying or having serious complications from it.
Regarding the foam in the stool – I do not know what would cause that.
And, my hat is off to Mmsg, who managed to say all of this much more succinctly. J
~Mama to Many~
Earth Clinic Report
Posted by Robert Henry (Ten Mile, Tn.) on 08/02/2017
HI U GOOD FOLKS,,,,,, suggest you read this referenced site as it is the start of a war on the use of Hydrogen Peroxide. Dilute.... is a cup of tea, but not the 50% we used as a bleach in the paper industry. I had to handle it and always wore protective goggles and clothes. One drop in your eye and you are blind. The 35% is also dangerous if not handled properly. That said, people on EC use it all the time and yep, we have some nerds that flub up, but not many.
This article is about some nerds flubbing up, but the medical field and media are making big deal and will try to control it as they now do in England. They do not want the public knowledgeable about self medicating. Reading the comments will inform you better than the article itself.
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-doctors-warn-trend-of-drinking-hydrogen-peroxide-can-be-deadly/437873213/
Life gets more interesting every day. ======ORH=====
Toothache and Tooth Abcess
Posted by Katzie (Calgary) on 02/14/2016
I started to feel a little bit of pain and had some swelling around one of my bottom teeth. After reading on this wonderful site about HP for cavities, I decided to give it a try. I simply gargle with the HP one time for about one minute - and the cavity was stopped in its tracks! Unbelievable to me is the fact that cavities can be stopped like that. I grew up believing that cavities had to be drilled and filled, but thanks to this site and its posters, I now know that is just not true. As a beautiful side benefit, my bad breath is gone now, too. Thanks to EC for that!
Dental Care
Posted by Donna (Aspen, CO) on 10/07/2005
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Plaque removal: use 1/2 capful hydrogen peroxide in a little bit of water and swish around in your mouth after brushing.
Warnings
Posted by Andrew (Santa Clara, Ca) on 02/02/2016
H2O2 Doesn't "kill of bad bacteria". It creats an inhospitable environment. This is an important distinction because you aren't killing off the bacteria in the stomach. Supplementing with probiotics (sporogenes) will add good bacteria into the stomach. Wanted to make that distinction clear, as it was confusing to me at first.
Warnings
Posted by Bev (Ontario) on 03/09/2017
According to a book I have on hydrogen peroxide, food grade hydrogen peroxide is indeed just oxygen. it should be diluted with distilled water, I have seen first hand the benefits.
Colds and Flu
Posted by Earth Clinic (USA)
We heard about this practice years ago. It is reportedly a common practice in India and Germany... During flu season, fill the cap of a bottle of hydrogen peroxide with the liquid, lay down on your side, and pour it into one ear. After a few seconds, the liquid will bubble. Lay with the peroxide fizzing for 5 or 10 minutes, then shake the peroxide out. Repeat on the other ear. This remedy is supposed to cures colds that are already in progress - causing the symptoms to begin to clear up within a few hours. Note: If the virus has been in your blood for some time, this will not work!
Cold and Flu Reader Feedback
Colds and Flu
Posted by Pam (Victoria, Australia) on 04/10/2021
Have you tried nebuliser with 3% hydrogen peroxide food grade? I do 10:1 water to peroxide. It cleared up a chest infection I had lingering after a really bad flu I caught when I was overseas a couple of years ago...mmm I wonder was it the current dreaded virus? Anyway when this new virus hit the ground running all over the world I grabbed a nebuliser thanks to Dr. Mercola's video and it kicked the end tails of whatever virus I had immediately. Now I use the nebuliser a couple of times a week for it's other health benefits.
Probiotics Produce Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Anon (Anon) on 09/23/2017
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Rocket science ;) It appears certain strains of probiotics produce hydrogen peroxide. Rather than drinking hydrogen peroxide, consider eating yogurt or drinking kefir, and/or other fermented probiotics foods.
Cancer
Posted by Norb (California) on 03/07/2012
Hi my name is Norbert and I just wanted to tell you all that the last five years I have been battling with prostate problems. Doctors have sent me all the antibiotic known to men kind and I've been taking them for months at a time. But unfortunately it never helped me get rid of all the symptoms. So I've heard about the hydrogen peroxide and its cures, so I search the internet and found a lot of information and products but I didn't know which one to choose. While talking to my friend Jorge, he told me about this product that is just a very pure H2O2, liquid oxygen. He told me that his aunt in Mexico had a purple leg all the way up to her knee from diabetes and that she was going to lose her leg. But she started taking it and she got better, she walks and dances now. She is so happy. I bought it and I started taking it with alkaline water and in a matter of 4 weeks I felt the difference. My symptoms are gone and now I just take it to prevent any kind of illnesses. I feel great and with a lot of energy!
I thought everybody should know about it. Thanks.
Broad Benefits
Posted by R. A. (Olympia, Wa) on 11/15/2009
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I am careful about what I put into my body. However, I purchased a food grade Hydrogen Peroxide (H202) and diluted it to a 3% solution. I put one to four drops into my gentle sea-salt water solution with my neti pot to wash my nasal passages. (I have read that others might use 7 or 8 drops.) Because this is a very mild dosage, there are no side effects--only a pleasant clarity and relaxation as I breathe throughout the day.
I also use 3% hydrogen peroxide in a saltwater/soda solution to gargle and wash my mouth after brushing my teeth. I do not get sick with flus or viruses.
I will not purchase a nasal spray container and "dump the contents." However, I WILL purchase a small "spray bottle/mister to keep with me throughout the day, and to use as Bill recommends: for alertness, to combat viruses, and a pleasant side effect that no one has mentioned --to help breath odor. I will let you know how it goes.
Apple Cider Vinegar and H2O2
Posted by Bill (Los Angeles, Ca) on 03/14/2010
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Hey Kay in the valley. I've always mixed FGHP with Apple cider vinegar. You must however, be careful in Handling the FGHP, so that you don't Burn yourself. I just had a checkup at the doctor last week. My cholesterol was under 140, bp was 113/60, heart rate 53 bpm and my psa was down two points. This combination is working for me, thanks to Yeshua!
Apple Cider Vinegar and H2O2
Posted by Bill (San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines) on 03/16/2010
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Hi Tena...I've been using ACV plus baking soda and lemon/lime plus BS for over 4 years now on a regular basis. I use the lemon/lime remedy more often because it alkalizes better and seems to balance more internal parameters than the ACV remedy which is good for extra energy because of the malates created which are used in the Kreb's Cycle of cell respiration.
I also use just 1/4 to 1/2 tspn of Baking Soda on its own in a half glass of water if I need to top up on bicarbonates to alkalize my blood and intestines and I also use this remedy occasionally as an antacid -- always taken a half an hour after meals.
When I had Candida, I used mainly the lemon plus baking soda remedy -- 1/2 tspn plus a whole lemon in a half glass of water, three times a day. I did this to keep my blood and intestinal pH alkaline to help get rid of the candida. But now cured of candida, I take a maintenance dose of just 1/4 tspn twice a day about 3 times a week or whenever I feel I need it.
I also take HP internally. But I don't need to take this very often because there's nothing wrong with me..LOL. But I do take it, 6-10 drops 3% HP in a full glass of water for extra energy or a boost. I've been doing this for about a year now.
Ear and Sinus Issues
Posted by Max (San Jose, Costa Rica) on 09/17/2009
★☆☆☆☆WARNING!
On August last year 08/2008, I comment on how I used H2O2 to treat my synus problem. I would like to add a WARNING: applying the nostril spray continuously came eventually (after many weeks) to be very irritant and my mocus fluids increased, yet still clear. So I have discontinued the nasal spray that way. At least the spray got rid of my sinus infection at the beggining of the treatment, I am sure. Therefore I will recommend the nasal spray as I did only to clean yr sinus, one time, using the spray mix for only 2 to 4 weeks and stop. Now, I am taking several drops of Food Grade peroxide in fresh coconut water (abt 8 oz in a nut) daily instead, as a preventive way to help my inmune system against any potential illness. You never know!
Rgs, Max
Colds and Flu
Posted by William (Fresno, CA) on 06/25/2008
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Why Peroxide Works for Viruses
There is a lot of talk here about virus' performing all sorts of acrobats and warfare against humans by mysteriously entering the body from thin air. Lets first get it straight that viruses are genomes, genomes are dead cell matter produced by dying cells. If you want to know what dead cells up to these days, just visit your local cemetary. They don't enter thru your ears or skin. They're DEAD, incapable of launching any tactic, incapable of conceiving the things they are 'reproted' to do. They are the 21st century "demons to be cast out". Get real people, the virus's start inside you and what you really have is too much death when you are sick, H2O2 assists and fortifies your body's natural ability to rid itself of the death (aka virus). WE NEED OXYGEN TO CARRY AWAY THE DEAD CELLS TO THE APPROPRIATE RELIEF PASSAGES TO DETOXIFY WITH MINIMAL TO NO ADVERSE REACTION TO THE PROCESS. Another helpful healer is to stop or reduce the amount of poison you are subjecting yourself to.
Broad Benefits
Posted by Jack (Mosier, OR) on 05/21/2008
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I have been using H2O2 for ear infections, to prevent colds and flu from taking hold, tooth whitening and healing wounds for over 4 years. It has never failed. I use 3 drops in each ear when I feel any symptoms of a cold or flu. I rinse my toothbrush in it prior to brushing. I also use it directly on wounds to prevent infection. It is truly wonderful.
Cancer
Posted by Terry (Saint Louis, USA) on 04/07/2008
This is in response to Trish in Kansas City who makes reference to the "Quackwatch" site. This site was created by a Stephen Barrett who IS NOT a licensed MD or a licensed anything! In 2007 he lost a couple of lawsuits that he initiated against Ted Koren, DC. During the proceedings the truth about Barrett came out. He failed his board exams and was denied licensure as an MD. His training was in the psych field. Do a google search on him. He is the Quack!
Wounds
Posted by Nickie (Ruislip, Middlesex Uk) on 07/10/2010
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I noticed a cautionary message in the section on H2O2 which reported it is no longer safe as a cleansing protocol for wounds. When I worked on a geriatric ward many years ago we routinely used it for open bedsores and ulcers. After daily syringing with 3% HP to thoroughly clear necrotic material wounds were packed with gauze soaked in cod liver oil. (Matron's own remedy! ) In patients where health was not too severely compromised, within a few weeks this resulted healthy new pink tissue even in very deep cavities brought on by pressure sores. And the lady whose ulcerated leg had become gangrenous was delighted when the regeneration saved her from an amputation. The oil is rather smelly, of course, but how bad if it works?
Bon sante. Nickie
