Bob, Many thanks for that suggestion, I will definitely look into it. Turpentine is a new one to me though I see it has been used for various things for hundreds of years. Sheila
....................................... Sunday, October 3, 2010, 10:38:01 PM, you wrote: > Sheila, > I'm having great success using pure gum terpentine on an infected > toenail. I swab it on twice daily and it seems to be working. All of the > pain I had with this has disappeared in less than a week. My nail is > growing out pink near the nail bed. > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S Campbell" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 11:15 AM Subject: Re: CS>>Promising protocol.....Toe Fungus >> Brooks Bradley: Re: your post of August 13, 2010, on toenail fungus >> treatment using saturated bicarbonate of soda plus DMSO plus a laser >> pointer. >> Hello Brooks, this sounds very interesting and my husband would like to >> try it as he has tried many other methods with little success. Could you >> please give us some more background on this unusual protocol? >> Specifically, why were you using saturated bicarbonate of soda, and what >> is the purpose of the laser pointer light? >> Many thanks, >> Sheila >> ....................................... >> Friday, August 13, 2010, 9:30:41 PM, you wrote: >>> Recently, we concluded a brief.....but promising DIY protocol >>> designed to address toenail fungi colonies. This simple methodology >>> yielded >>> surprisingly effective abatement/control of expressing fungal insults >>> involving >>> the toenails....most especially the great toe. >>> The procedure was as follows: (1) a brief, preliminary >>> foot-soak in >>> warm tap-water (5 minutes average); (2) Using a solution of saturated >>> bicarbonate of soda >>> (70% by volume), blended with 30% by volume (Full Strength >>> DMSO)...liberally applied via >>> eye dropper or Q-Tip type applicator [thoroughly >>> soaked)]....insuring the crease between >>> the nail wall and the adjoining tissue is filled with liquid, apply >>> (3) the beam of a conventional laser pointer (or about a 3500 mw LED >>> bulb)----held "very close" (within >>> about 1/8th inch of tissue/nail surface).....for a total exposure >>> time of 10 minutes [approximately] per toenail. Actually this works >>> out to be about 2.5 minutes per side of >>> the nail, proper. No harm was caused by the occasional, accidental >>> touching of the toenail/tissue surfaces. Although our arrangement >>> was somewhat more elaborate (using 4 units in a single assembly) and >>> allowed us to reduce the total time to less than 3 minutes per >>> toenail....time is, probably, less expensive for most----than >>> assembling the more extensive array. >>> One interesting phenomenon was that from among a family >>> of presenting fungal agents (4 varieties, in total) NONE proved >>> resistant to the control effects of the sodium bicarbonate. >>> Interestingly, the sodium bicarbonate X DMSO , alone, >>> yielded quite acceptable control---albeit over a rather extended >>> period of time (10 to 12 days).....adding >>> the laser or LED ancillary function, dramatically accelerated the >>> favorable >>> response time (5 to 7 days). This protocol was employed 3 times >>> daily for the first 3 days and twice daily thereafter. >>> In the worst cases (where the entire under-surface of the nail >>> was presenting >>> an insult) the time required for favorable resolution was around 30 days. >>> This was not the only protocol that proved >>> effective....but was by far the most COST-EFFECTIVE in both time and >>> expense. This protocol proved to be simple, effective and >>> economical.....ideal for the DIY experimenter. >>> Sincerely, Brooks Bradley. >>> -- >>> The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. >>> Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org >>> Unsubscribe: >>> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >>> Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >>> Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> >>> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]> >> -- --
