Dr. David Williams is talking up tree resin, presumably pine resin, as a topical for this sort of thing. The resin contains both turpentine and rosin. It is sticky, so the formulation mixes it with olive oil and vaseline. He says it is good for nail fungus and cuts/scrapes etc.
Dan On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Bob Banever <bbane...@earthlink.net> 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" <je...@jscampbell.co.uk> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > 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:silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com?subject=unsubscribe> >>> Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/silver-list@eskimo.com/maillist.html >> >>> Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com> >>> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:mdev...@eskimo.com> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> > >
