PubMed is the combined database effort provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Provided to and accessible by the public, it is a highly regarded research tool used extensively by doctors, health practitioners, researchers, medical faculty, and their students.
A current search for pubmed chlorine dioxide (CD) resulted in 1,575 search results at pubmed.gov. Some brief excepts follow.
Since pubmed.gov is run by government-run health institutions, we will lead with a prominent study which proclaims,
“COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most devastating worldwide crises in recent years. During this pandemic, people have been exposed to products that have not been proven to be safe and effective against COVID-19. We present an adult chronic consumer of chlorine dioxide, in which a fatal outcome is described. This case demonstrates that for people searching products to protect themselves from COVID-19, unregulated access to industrial disinfectants represents a dangerous alternative. To date, there is no scientific evidence to uphold the use of chlorine dioxide or chlorine derivatives as preventive or therapeutic agents against COVID-19. Researchers and general population must take into consideration the fatal possible consequences of not following communications and warnings from health authorities and government institutions.”
And, “To date, there are no scientific evidence to uphold the use of chlorine dioxide or derivatives as preventive or therapeutic agents against COVID-19.”
Even so, other studies are being initiated, seeking to discover the answer to the question,
“Can chlorine dioxide prevent the spreading of coronavirus or other viral infections? we hypothesize on methods to control the spread of viral infections using aqueous ClO2 solutions.”
Followed by many studies making other claims, such as,
Antibacterial
“Inactivates various kinds of microbes such as Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, enveloped and nonenveloped viruses in the wet state.”
Antiviral
“In presence of organic matter, ClO2 is a more potent antiviral agent against SARS-CoV-2 than sodium hypochlorite.”
“Chlorine dioxide is effective against the resistant Mycobacterium, H1N1, and other influenza viruses.”
Regarding viruses in humans and their friends, cats and dogs, (specifically, feline calicivirus, human influenza virus, measles virus, canine distemper virus, human herpesvirus, human adenovirus, canine adenovirus and canine parvovirus) “The antiviral activity of CD was approximately 10 times higher than that of SH.” CD=chlorine dioxide SH- sodium hypochlorite
Toxicity
“A ClO₂ concentration of up to 40 ppm in drinking water did not show any toxicity in a subchronic oral toxicity test. Herein, UC-1 showed favorable disinfection activity and a higher safety profile tendency than in previous reports.”
Disinfectant
“The disinfection efficacy of ClO2 was found to be higher than that of chlorine.”
Safety
“Chlorine dioxide is a safe and effective disinfectant, even at concentrations as low as 20 to 30 mg/L. Moreover, the efficacy of chlorine dioxide is mostly independent of pH. Chlorine dioxide can be effectively used to disinfect drinking water without much alteration of palatability and can also be used to destroy pathogenic microbes, including viruses, bacteria, and fungi from vegetables and fruits.”
“Chronic administration of chlorine dioxide and its byproducts was accompanied by no clinically important physiological effects.”
“By the absence of detrimental physiological responses within the limits of the study, the relative safety of oral ingestion of chlorine dioxide and its metabolites, chlorite and chlorate, was demonstrated.”
“The concentration deemed safe for usage still needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis.”
Of course, these are merely equivalent to sound bites heard throughout the media provided as a brief introduction to what one might find when conducting research on chlorine dioxide on pubmed.gov.
It is suggested that one peruse the data and come to your own conclusions. Feel free to share your findings in the comments section below.
Chlorine Dioxide Safe for Humans
Just as the FDA suggests, chlorine dioxide is dangerous if consumed by humans. It is not authorized and is not suggested to be ingested as a beverage for any purpose whatsoever. To do so could be highly dangerous.
Is chlorine dioxide safe for humans? Both research and governing bodies agree that chlorine dioxide is sage for human consumption under the right conditions.
It’s use in industrial sanitization is unparalleled and unquestionable.
So many studies have been done on the safety that it makes one wonder why the FDA has singled out chlorine dioxide as being any more dangerous than any other product that might have a Mr. Yuck symbol on the container.
According to the previous PubMed published quote concerning chlorine dioxide dosage, the “concentration deemed safe for usage still needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis.”
This is perfectly in-line with a book published by Jim Humble, who suggests that one should start with one drop of chlorine dioxide, or what he calls MMS (stands for Miracle Mineral Solution), or less, in a glass of water to in a sense rid the body of toxins, pathogens, bacteria, mold, etc., from the inside, just like it does on the outside of the body. His book is,
MMS Master Mineral Solution Book
The Master Mineral Solution of the Third Millennium book by Jim Humble tells of his story of discovering the health benefits based on his personal experience of watching malaria-ridden dying co-workers come back to life in 4 hours from drinking water purified using chlorine dioxide before his very eyes. This was deep in the jungle of Venezuela, and his intention was just to try to keep them hydrated and comfortable as they perished.
When he came back to the States, he started researching the potential health benefits of chlorine dioxide and the book is the result of that research.
Chlorine Dioxide COVID-19 Arrests
A Florida man (62) and his three sons (26-34) were arrested by the Feds at gunpoint for Selling Toxic Bleach as Fake “Miracle” Cure for COVID-19. Read more.
Closely associated with Jim Humble, this family was arrested at gunpoint for promoting chlorine dioxide (which author Jim Humble nicknamed MMS) as a potential cure for COVID-19.
Having not yet gone to court, no one can really say what prompted the arrests, but there is a clear indication that they were served a cease-and-desist order which they chose to ignore. That alone could have prompted an arrest.
The accusations appear to be mostly based on the website that belongs to their non-religious church, located at https://www.genesis2chile.cl/
It will be interesting to see what results take place in court, where this family teeters on the edge of free speech and practicing medicine without a license (and not having the proper reverence for the Food and Drug Administration).
Often quoted is,
NASA Chlorine Dioxide
Many people heard of the statement(s) which have been made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) concerning the use and efficacy of chlorine dioxide.
Briefly, the statement that is attributed to NASA appeared in their magazine, “Spinoff,” in 1988. One of the quotations includes chlorine dioxide’s ability to effectively,
“destroy mold and fungus as well as bacteria and viruses with minimal harm to humans, animals and/or plants.”
The article was referencing a specific application associated with air conditioning in automobile manufacturing and referenced also being used in “formulations engineered for a variety of purposes,” including, “medical, agricultural, pharmaceutical and consumer markets.”
Though these were statements actually made in a magazine that represents articles about products that have spun off based on initial research funded by NASA does not indicate an endorsement of any product, which, at the time, was branded as, “Alcide.”
The title of the article was, “A Universal Antidote,” which inspired a documentary of the same name.
The Universal Antidote
The documentary suggests that NASA has patents based on chlorine dioxide, this is, yet, unverifiable.
