No but it has some of the same benefits and a few different ones.
Generally though you must take it for a longer period of time. 

MSM The Definitive Guide by Stanley Jacob MD is a very good book on DMSO
and MSM, Amazon has it for $11

Garnet

On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 17:57, mamapug wrote:
> Dear Garnet, 
> Is MSM capable of doing the same as DMSO?
> Marshalee
> 
> 
> > Edema is not one of the conditions that I have ever heard of CS
> > improving. DMSO may help. Please order DMSO Nature's Healer from
> > Amazon.com for details. It is less than $11 and details the use of DMSO
> > for a number of conditions. It is a diuretic, controls platlet
> > stickiness, busts clots, can prevent heart attack and stroke, increases
> > circulation, decreases pain, is an anti-oxidant and a cell normalizer.
> > 
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DimethylSulfoxide-DMSO
> > 
> > Please check the links and files section for more information.
> > 
> > Garnet
> > 
> > On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 13:31, suzy sue wrote:
> > > Hello everyone,
> > > 
> > > I have odema of the lower abdomen and legs, very recent.
> > > 
> > > This is due mainly to a heart problem which at times my blood pressure
> > > drops and i go into a sort of heart failure.
> > > 
> > > Can silver help with this?  
> > > 
> > > If so, what amount should i take daily?
> > > 
> > > The odaema is so bad that it is seeping through my skin.
> > > 
> > > I am on Frusemide maximum dose  160mg daily but this doesnt help..
> > > 
> > > Hoping that silver can.
> > > 
> > > I have a generator to make my own now,
> > > 
> > > thanking you in advance
> > > 
> > > Sue
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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