Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaning Information and Facts
HISTORY OF ORAL USE OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
By Walter Grotz
The oral use of hydrogen peroxide reaches back into history and is much more complex than I could have imagined since I first heard about it. The following are some of the articles or publications that have surfaced during my research of hydrogen peroxide. As history records, we learn from the past and apply what is relevant to the future.
March 4, 1888 - Journal of the American Medical Association contained a reference that in 1863 Messner proved the presence of hydrogen peroxide in rainwater. The source of most of early man’s drinking water was rainwater.
1880 to 1904 - Charles Marchand, a chemist, published eighteen book editions on the oral ingestion and topical use of H2O2, ozone and glycerine for: Typhoid fever, cholera, gastric ulcer, asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, hay fever, whooping cough and tuberculosis of the lung. He worked with the specially formulated products, Hydrozone and Glycozone.
1904 - Edmund Nacht stated that : "In 6% strength, hydrogen peroxide forms an excellent disinfectant for the mouth and throat...On account of lack of toxicity it can be used in the youngest children for if swallowed it can do no harm..." (Aerzt.Cent.-Zeit) 1, Nu. 21-22, 1904.
1909 - Report in the Pennsylvania Medical Journal which included experiments using a 0.5% oral solution of hydrogen peroxide on fourteen test patients. A diminution in varying degrees of free hydrochloric acid was noted. A few additional case histories proved it to have therapeutic results. Conclusion was that it could be added to the list of remedies for treatment of hyperchlorhydria. E.H. Goodman, M.D., (Penna Med. Journ, Feb. 1910).
1913 - "Hydrogen peroxide has considerable value as a germicide (for milk and water) for two reasons: First, the enormous reduction of numbers of bacteria, and second, the harmlessness of the decomposition products." Variables that affect the degree of sterility are the age of the commercial hydrogen peroxide, temperature it has been kept, presence of foreign substances, amount of fat in the milk (less H2O2 is required to sterilize skim milk than whole milk), etc. Therefore, it is to be considered an emergency measure only and not a substitute for pasteurized milk or water that has been filtered efficiently. Heinemann (Journal of A.M.A., March 24, 1913).
May 18, 1957 - "Rats implanted with the Walker 256 adenocarcinoma were treated by simply replacing their drinking water with dilute solutions of commercial hydrogen peroxide (La Porte Chemicals, Ltd., London), and maintaining them on a normal diet. The optimal concentration has been found to be 0.45 per cent by weight and with the rats being housed in metal cages (ten animals per cage) the rate of cure is on the average 50-60 per cent. The time taken for complete disappearance of the tumour is usually 15-60 days. This, of course, depends on the size of the tumour when treatment is started. So far, 72 rats have been cured; they are now back on tap water and normal diet, and will be maintained in this manner for the rest of their natural lives. Ten of these rats have been cured for more than two months. Their condition is excellent and there is no sign of recurrence of the tumour."
"This treatment has recently been used in four humans with very advanced inoperable tumours. In two of the cases there has been marked clinical improvement with decrease in size of the liver (which contained metastases) and progressive diminution in the blood serum polysaccharide which Keysor II has shown to be an indication of effective therapy in neoplastic states." (A. Holman. Nature, Vol. 179. p. 1033 only, May 18, 1957).
1982 - Walter Grotz was introduced to the concept of a program of the oral ingestion of hydrogen peroxide by Father Richard Willhelm. During his career as a hospital chaplain, Fr. Willhelm met Dr. Edward Carl Rosenow. Dr. Rosenow used hydrogen peroxide in his research work to make antibodies. This was approximately the time Reginald Holeman began to experiment using oral hydrogen peroxide for mice as well as humans. Dr. Rosenow corresponded with Reginald Holeman about the oral use of hydrogen peroxide.
In approximately 1985 Dr. Kurt Donsbach began to test various oral hydrogen peroxide formulations to make the taste of hydrogen peroxide more palatable for patients at his hospital in Mexico. Dr. Donsbach also adopted the IV use of hydrogen peroxide and uses both oral and IV extensively at the hospital he directs. The present day program of the oral ingestion of hydrogen peroxide has actually evolved through many years and from many different sources. It is still a voluntary experimental program. No medical claims can be made about it. The above report is for educational purposes only and should not be construed to be medical advice.
MEDICAL HIGHLIGHTS
INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS
In the past several years a great deal of interest has been generated in the intravenous infusion of hydrogen peroxide. This aspect of hydrogen peroxide is not new. The oldest paper on the subject was published in the medical journal, the Lancet, on Feb. 21, 1920. A great deal of medical work was also done at Baylor University, Dallas, Texas, on both intra-arterial and intravenous infusions of hydrogen peroxide. A computer search at the medical library, covering the work done on these subjects between 1966 and September 1986, revealed 45 research projects published in medical journals.
Dr. Kurt Donsbach must be given a great amount of credit for his work in this area at the present time. He also had the courage to publicly talk about it at conventions all over the United States and recently in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Charles Farr, M.D., Ph.D. is also doing a great deal of work in this area and speaking to doctors about his results. In August he will be addressing an international group in Czechoslovakia on this subject. Dr. Gary Young, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, will be talking about hydrogen peroxide while on a speaking tour in Europe. He will be in the company of Dr. Bjorn Nordenstrom, M. D., of Sweden. Dr. Nordenstrom is chairman of the selection committee for the Nobel prize in medicine. I talked to Dr. Gary Young several times since he began using hydrogen peroxide infusions at his clinic about 6 months ago. He is very excited about the results he is getting. Many M.D.’s in the United States have had themselves infused to check on the safety and efficacy of infusions of hydrogen peroxide.
OXYGEN FREE RADICAL
When it comes to the subject of free radicals, most people think of them as something dangerous. First, let’s define a free radical. In chemistry, it is an element or compound which has an unmatched electron, I look at most everything as a free radical with the exception of the noble gases. One can look at the element hydrogen and make the statement that it, too, is a free radical because it contains one electron on its outer orbit. My main interest in free radicals is the oxygen free radical. Yes, this is the oxygen connected to water (H2O2) to make hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). In early times, hydrogen peroxide was called hydrogen dioxide. This oxygen is a free radical because it has unpaired electrons. The oxygen free radical is an absolute necessity for our body’s metabolism to give us life. It is the oxygen free radical that removes the harmful free radicals from our body.
Dr. William Frederick Koch, M.D., Ph.D. stated in the early 20’s that harmful free radicals in our body are caused by incomplete oxidation. If a normal cell receives proper nutrients, water and oxygen, the harmful free radicals would be destroyed in the process. The problem is not one of too much oxygen, as some would have us believe. The problem is one of poor oxidation and low blood oxygen.
Oxidation, the process by which our bodies obtain basic life energy, seems to be under attack by today’s medical science. Some researchers tell us "free radicals" are formed by combinations of oxygen and other chemical agents and these radicals are deadly. We must then take supplements to scavenge these radicals from our bodies to live longer and healthier. One of these antioxidants is called superoxide dismutase (SOD), whose final chemical reaction turns out to be H2O2 plus O2.
An example of a harmful free radical is carbon monoxide (CO). Carbon monoxide is not manufactured in our bodies. We get it into our bodies by breathing it in from automobile exhaust and power plant and factory emissions. Smokers get it from smoking or we get it by breathing in their smoke. The only way carbon monoxide can be rinsed out of our body is by adding to it the oxygen free radical (O). We now can take CO plus O or O1. This equals CO2, carbon dioxide which can be rinsed out of the body through the respiratory system.
It is common practice to treat people for carbon monoxide poisoning by putting them into a hyperbaric chamber. There is a good medical article called "Oxygen Radicals: A Commonsense Look At Their Nature and Medical Importance" that explains the oxygen radical in detail.
By Walter Grotz
The oral use of hydrogen peroxide reaches back into history and is much more complex than I could have imagined since I first heard about it. The following are some of the articles or publications that have surfaced during my research of hydrogen peroxide. As history records, we learn from the past and apply what is relevant to the future.
March 4, 1888 - Journal of the American Medical Association contained a reference that in 1863 Messner proved the presence of hydrogen peroxide in rainwater. The source of most of early man’s drinking water was rainwater.
1880 to 1904 - Charles Marchand, a chemist, published eighteen book editions on the oral ingestion and topical use of H2O2, ozone and glycerine for: Typhoid fever, cholera, gastric ulcer, asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, hay fever, whooping cough and tuberculosis of the lung. He worked with the specially formulated products, Hydrozone and Glycozone.
1904 - Edmund Nacht stated that : "In 6% strength, hydrogen peroxide forms an excellent disinfectant for the mouth and throat...On account of lack of toxicity it can be used in the youngest children for if swallowed it can do no harm..." (Aerzt.Cent.-Zeit) 1, Nu. 21-22, 1904.
1909 - Report in the Pennsylvania Medical Journal which included experiments using a 0.5% oral solution of hydrogen peroxide on fourteen test patients. A diminution in varying degrees of free hydrochloric acid was noted. A few additional case histories proved it to have therapeutic results. Conclusion was that it could be added to the list of remedies for treatment of hyperchlorhydria. E.H. Goodman, M.D., (Penna Med. Journ, Feb. 1910).
1913 - "Hydrogen peroxide has considerable value as a germicide (for milk and water) for two reasons: First, the enormous reduction of numbers of bacteria, and second, the harmlessness of the decomposition products." Variables that affect the degree of sterility are the age of the commercial hydrogen peroxide, temperature it has been kept, presence of foreign substances, amount of fat in the milk (less H2O2 is required to sterilize skim milk than whole milk), etc. Therefore, it is to be considered an emergency measure only and not a substitute for pasteurized milk or water that has been filtered efficiently. Heinemann (Journal of A.M.A., March 24, 1913).
May 18, 1957 - "Rats implanted with the Walker 256 adenocarcinoma were treated by simply replacing their drinking water with dilute solutions of commercial hydrogen peroxide (La Porte Chemicals, Ltd., London), and maintaining them on a normal diet. The optimal concentration has been found to be 0.45 per cent by weight and with the rats being housed in metal cages (ten animals per cage) the rate of cure is on the average 50-60 per cent. The time taken for complete disappearance of the tumour is usually 15-60 days. This, of course, depends on the size of the tumour when treatment is started. So far, 72 rats have been cured; they are now back on tap water and normal diet, and will be maintained in this manner for the rest of their natural lives. Ten of these rats have been cured for more than two months. Their condition is excellent and there is no sign of recurrence of the tumour."
"This treatment has recently been used in four humans with very advanced inoperable tumours. In two of the cases there has been marked clinical improvement with decrease in size of the liver (which contained metastases) and progressive diminution in the blood serum polysaccharide which Keysor II has shown to be an indication of effective therapy in neoplastic states." (A. Holman. Nature, Vol. 179. p. 1033 only, May 18, 1957).
1982 - Walter Grotz was introduced to the concept of a program of the oral ingestion of hydrogen peroxide by Father Richard Willhelm. During his career as a hospital chaplain, Fr. Willhelm met Dr. Edward Carl Rosenow. Dr. Rosenow used hydrogen peroxide in his research work to make antibodies. This was approximately the time Reginald Holeman began to experiment using oral hydrogen peroxide for mice as well as humans. Dr. Rosenow corresponded with Reginald Holeman about the oral use of hydrogen peroxide.
In approximately 1985 Dr. Kurt Donsbach began to test various oral hydrogen peroxide formulations to make the taste of hydrogen peroxide more palatable for patients at his hospital in Mexico. Dr. Donsbach also adopted the IV use of hydrogen peroxide and uses both oral and IV extensively at the hospital he directs. The present day program of the oral ingestion of hydrogen peroxide has actually evolved through many years and from many different sources. It is still a voluntary experimental program. No medical claims can be made about it. The above report is for educational purposes only and should not be construed to be medical advice.
MEDICAL HIGHLIGHTS
INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS
In the past several years a great deal of interest has been generated in the intravenous infusion of hydrogen peroxide. This aspect of hydrogen peroxide is not new. The oldest paper on the subject was published in the medical journal, the Lancet, on Feb. 21, 1920. A great deal of medical work was also done at Baylor University, Dallas, Texas, on both intra-arterial and intravenous infusions of hydrogen peroxide. A computer search at the medical library, covering the work done on these subjects between 1966 and September 1986, revealed 45 research projects published in medical journals.
Dr. Kurt Donsbach must be given a great amount of credit for his work in this area at the present time. He also had the courage to publicly talk about it at conventions all over the United States and recently in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Charles Farr, M.D., Ph.D. is also doing a great deal of work in this area and speaking to doctors about his results. In August he will be addressing an international group in Czechoslovakia on this subject. Dr. Gary Young, Rosarito Beach, Mexico, will be talking about hydrogen peroxide while on a speaking tour in Europe. He will be in the company of Dr. Bjorn Nordenstrom, M. D., of Sweden. Dr. Nordenstrom is chairman of the selection committee for the Nobel prize in medicine. I talked to Dr. Gary Young several times since he began using hydrogen peroxide infusions at his clinic about 6 months ago. He is very excited about the results he is getting. Many M.D.’s in the United States have had themselves infused to check on the safety and efficacy of infusions of hydrogen peroxide.
OXYGEN FREE RADICAL
When it comes to the subject of free radicals, most people think of them as something dangerous. First, let’s define a free radical. In chemistry, it is an element or compound which has an unmatched electron, I look at most everything as a free radical with the exception of the noble gases. One can look at the element hydrogen and make the statement that it, too, is a free radical because it contains one electron on its outer orbit. My main interest in free radicals is the oxygen free radical. Yes, this is the oxygen connected to water (H2O2) to make hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). In early times, hydrogen peroxide was called hydrogen dioxide. This oxygen is a free radical because it has unpaired electrons. The oxygen free radical is an absolute necessity for our body’s metabolism to give us life. It is the oxygen free radical that removes the harmful free radicals from our body.
Dr. William Frederick Koch, M.D., Ph.D. stated in the early 20’s that harmful free radicals in our body are caused by incomplete oxidation. If a normal cell receives proper nutrients, water and oxygen, the harmful free radicals would be destroyed in the process. The problem is not one of too much oxygen, as some would have us believe. The problem is one of poor oxidation and low blood oxygen.
Oxidation, the process by which our bodies obtain basic life energy, seems to be under attack by today’s medical science. Some researchers tell us "free radicals" are formed by combinations of oxygen and other chemical agents and these radicals are deadly. We must then take supplements to scavenge these radicals from our bodies to live longer and healthier. One of these antioxidants is called superoxide dismutase (SOD), whose final chemical reaction turns out to be H2O2 plus O2.
An example of a harmful free radical is carbon monoxide (CO). Carbon monoxide is not manufactured in our bodies. We get it into our bodies by breathing it in from automobile exhaust and power plant and factory emissions. Smokers get it from smoking or we get it by breathing in their smoke. The only way carbon monoxide can be rinsed out of our body is by adding to it the oxygen free radical (O). We now can take CO plus O or O1. This equals CO2, carbon dioxide which can be rinsed out of the body through the respiratory system.
It is common practice to treat people for carbon monoxide poisoning by putting them into a hyperbaric chamber. There is a good medical article called "Oxygen Radicals: A Commonsense Look At Their Nature and Medical Importance" that explains the oxygen radical in detail.
Hydrogen Peroxide History
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