Povidone-iodine: Cheap and effective against fungi, bacteria, viruses, protozoa, yeasts and moldssteemCreated with Sketch.

in #medicine7 years ago

Today I want to tell you about the amazing properties of Povidone-iodine. I bought a bottle for around $4. It contains 30ml of solution. Each ml contains 100mg of Povidone-iodine (POV-I). 


It was discovered 62 years ago by Industrial Toxicology Laboratories in Philadelphia by H. A. Shelanski and M. V. Shelanski.

There are several reasons why POV-I is a powerful substance. First, bacteria do not develop resistance to it. 


Bacteria:

It kills eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells through iodination of lipids and oxidation of cytoplasmic and membrane compounds. I got that from Wikipedia (like all info and pics) and it basically means that any bacteria just dies after getting in contact with this little miracle.

Second, what many people do not now is that POV-I is also good against fungi, molds, protozoa, viruses such as HIV and Herpes as well as yeasts.


Fungus:

 

Mold: 

Virus:

Protozoa:

Yeast:


People with hyperthyroidism (and other diseases of the thyroid), dermatitis herpertiformis and people who got treated with radioiodine have to be careful as it can be toxic in these cases.


It is on the list of the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.


You can also do a mouthwash with it. It should be applied every 4 hours to prevent re-growth of the diseases. The time it needs to be effective is only 30 seconds. Theoretically you could wash it off after that time.

See you next time and don't forget to buy a bottle. You never know which little creepers want to eat you in the future!


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Nice article. 🙃 I prefer to use this rather than alcohol simply because I can't any pain at all. Upvoted!

Good read on this, this is a power anti fungal solution. I had a athlete's foot for a brief period, due to some bad hygiene on the feet with long hours at work. Used this with warm water for about 2 weeks! Problems solved, with proper hygiene, the athlete's foot never came back anymore!

Rare to see this sort of post! Will follow you! Good read pal!

Thank you, yes it's a little miracle. I once treated a dog with it. Had heaps of little animals on the skin. Next day, all gone

nice posts my friend

Thaaank you!

im a pharmacist and this was nice piece!!!

Thanks, I am just a user and felt that more people should know about it.

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