Sounds like some pretty interesting stuff.  Thank you.

> Dear Suzy, 
>                                 DMSO is the acronym for dimethyl sulfoxide, 
> an exceptionally powerful (non-toxic) solvent made from by-product 
> chemistry of forestry products.  The material was, first, synthesized in 
> 1866 by a Russian researcher named Alexander Saytzeff.  The first, and most 
> prominent characteristic isolated was its phenomenal solent attributes.  
> Little attention was paid to DMSO until around 1963 when Dr. Stanley Jacobs 
> and a chemist named Robert Herschler collaborated on a series of very 
> productive researches. 
>                                 DMSO possesses some very definite, 
> standalone, advantages as a treatment medium.......especially in the field 
> of "soft-tissue" insults.  Not only is DMSO the pre-eminent 
> solubilizer/entrainer, but is a superb transporter of the materials it is 
> capable of entraining. 
>                                 For references of study/information just 
> type in Stanley Jacobs, using any valid search engine and you should find 
> both direct information.....and book references. 
>                                 Good Luck in your personal research 
> effforts, 
>