DMSO

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Carey <cryan1@...> wrote:

<What are the practical applications of DMSO? Is its use banned by the

NCAA or IOC? I've read that using DMSO might have a negative effect

on the liver which results in jaundiced skin and bad breath. Does anyone

have any experience with it. Someone once mentioned they used it with

analgesic creams to get them deeper into the sore muscles. Is there

any point in doing that?>

The only medically approved treatment for DMSO is in the use of ulcerative

colitis, although it will work in a variety of other conditions. Alternative

practitioners have had much success using it in all types of inflammatory

conditions such as the more common rheumatic illnesses. It comes from the

wood pulp of trees and is a powerful solvent and anti-inflammatory. Its

effects are very rapid and it tends to diminish pain and swelling. DMSO is

non-toxic to the body so it would not cause liver damage, although whatever

else is on your skin along with the DMSO will be absorbed as well so one has

to be careful and pay attention to its purity. One word of warning

for those who use this product. DMSO penetrates the skin by breaking down

the stratum corneum. Used for long periods of time this can have the effect

of damaging the skin permanently. Mixing it 50/50 with water and aloe vera

may help.

Baggett

on, AR

USA