Medical Use of Ozone

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OZONE HAS BEEN USED TO TREAT

Acariasis Cryptospiridiosis, Ischemic optic neuropathy, Proctitis Acne Cystitis Krohn's disease, Prostate enlargement, Acrodermatitis Cytomegalovirus, Kyanasur Forest disease, Prurigo, Acute otitis media, Cutaneous larva migrans, Landry syndrome, Psoriasis, Acute vestibulopathy, Dengue fever, Lassa fever, Pulmonary toxiplasis, Addisons disease, Dermatitis, Leishmaniasis, Pyoderma, Adenocarcinoma, Diabetes, Leptospirosis, Rabies, Adenovirus, Diverticulitis, Leukemia, Radiculoneuritis, Adrenalitis, Echovirus, Leukoencephalopathy, Relapsing fever, AIDS, Eczema, Leukopenia, Reynold's syndrome, Alopecia Ehrlichiosis, Listeriosis, Reynaud's disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig disease), Encephalitis, Lupus erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, Encephalomyelitis, Lyme disease, Rhinitis, Amebiasis, Endocarditis, Lymphocytic choriomeningitis, Rift Valley fever, Amenorrhea, Endometritis, Lymphogranuloma, Rubella, Amyloidosis, Endophthalmitis, Lymphoid pneumonia, Rubella, Amyloidosis, Endophthalmitis, Lymphoid pneumonia, Salmonella, Anal fissures Enteric fever, Lymphoma, Salpingitis, Anemia, Enteritis necroticans, Malaria Scabies, Angina, Environmental hypersensitivity, Mastoiditis, Scleroderma, Angiodema, Epidermoid carcinoma, Measles, Senile demetia, Ankylosing spondylitis, Epidermolitic keratosis, Melanoma, Senile macular degeneration, Anthrax, Epididymitis, Melioidosis, Sennutsu fever, Apthous stomatitis, Epidermophytosis, Meniere disease, Septicemia, Arterial occlusion, Epstein-Barr virus, Migraine, Shingles, Arteriosclerosis, Erysipelas, Molluscum ecthyma, Shock, Arthritis, Erythema migrans, Mononucleosis, Sickle cell anemia, Arthrosis, Flavivirus, Morbilloform, Sinusitis, Asthma, Folliculitis, Mumps, Skin burns, Athlete's foot, Food poisoning, Multiple sclerosis, Spinalioma, Babesiosis, Fulminant varicella, Myalgia, Staphyloococcus, Bacterial pneumonia, Furuncle, Myasthenia gravis, Stomatitis, Bartonellosis, Gangrene, Mycobacterium avium complex, Stiatonigral degeneration, Basalinoma, Genital warts, Myocarditis, Stroke, Bell palsy, Giardiasis, Mycosis, Syphilis, Bornholm myalgia, Glaucoma, Myelitis, Tardive dyskinesia, Botulism, Glioma, Myonecrosis, T.cruzi, Bronchitis, Glomerular membrane disease, Myositis, Tendinitis, Bronchopulmonary aspergillus, Glomerulonephritis, Neurodermatitis, Tetanus, Broncospasm, Goodpasture syndrome, Neutropenia colitis, Tinea versicolor, Brucellosis, Gout Ocular trachoma, Tinnitus, Bullous pemphigus, Graves disease, Optic nerve dysfunction, Thoracic zygomycosis, Burkit lymphoma, Guillan-Barre syndrome, Optic neuritis, Thrombopenic purpura, Cancer of all types, Hairy leukoplakia, Oral erythema, Thrombophlebitis, Candidiasis, Heart arrhythmia, Orbital cellulitis, Thyroiditis, Carbuncles, Heart disease, Orchitis, Togavirus, Cavernous sinus thrombosis, Hematoma, Osteomyelitis, Tourette syndrome, Cellulitis, Hemorrhage, Osteoporosis, Toxic amblyopia, Cerebral atrophy, Hemorrhagic fever, Osteosarcoma, Toxoplasmosis, Cerebro vascular accident, Hemorrhoids,Otosclerosis, Traveller's diarrhea, Chagas disease, Hemolytic anemia, Pancreatitis, Trench fever, Chicken pox, Hepatitis, Panniculitis, Trypanosomiasis, Chlamydia, Herpes of all types, Papillitis, Tuberculosis, Cholecystitis, Histoplasmosis, Parainfluenza, Tularemia, Chronic pain, HIV, HTLV, Parkinson's disease, Ulcers, Chronic pulmonary disease, Hypercholesterolemia, Pediculosis Urethritis, Cirrhosis of the liver, Hypotension, Pelvic inflammatory disese, Urticaria, Coccidiomycosis, Hypersensitivity, Pemphigoid, Uterine spasm, Colitis, Hyperthyroidism, Pernicious anemia, Uveitis, Colorado tick fever, Huntingdon chorea, Poliomyelitis, Varicose veins, Conjunctivitis, Ichthyosis, Polyateritis, Varicella pneumonia, Contact dermatitis, Ileitis Polyoma virus, Vascular retinopathy, Coronavirus, Impetigo, Poor circulation, Vasculitis, Cryoglobulinemia, Influenza, Postpartum fever, Warts, Cryptococcosis, Intravascular coagulation, Pneumocytosis, Wegener granulomatosis, Pneumonia.

DR. William Turska, ND: SUGGESTED PROTOCOLS

1. Direct tumor injection (such as breast tumor): 1-10 injections as required; needle aspiration; liquification increases as the concentration of ozone increases; sometimes the installation of a continuous drain is required, sometimes just a poultice. 2. Vagina, uterus: catheter administration with humidification; endometritis requires insertion of catheter into the cervical os.

3. Ear: for infections; 5 minutes per ear with humidification.

4. Direct intravenous injection: into the portal (rectal) vein for cancer (especially liver cancer) and hepatitis; it is suggested to use EDTA type chelation as well.

5. Autohemotherapy: syringe or bottle.

6. Nasal inhalation: 20 ug/ml through 2" olive oil for i5 minutes twice daily.

7. Rectal insufflation: about 500 ml in one minute spurts to use retroperistalsis to prevent gas pains. Slow continuous sdministration also satisfactory; humidification required.

8. Hyperbaric: 10 ug/cc ozone at pressure of 45' of water - -30-35 psi.

9. The potency of any medicine is greatly increased when taken in conjuction with ozone therapy, eg. aspirin 100 times; chemotherapy 10 times.

10. Hydrogen peroxide injection: mixed results; it is suggested to keep amounts and concentration low - .0375%

11. Ozonated steam cabinet suggested as a good method of treating lymph system.

12. External limb bagging

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OZONE AND ITS USES IN MEDICAL THERAPY

Ozone therapy is one of the most powerful and versatile therapies known today. Extensive medical research on ozone therapy has been done primarily in Europe. Through its mechanism of action, ozone has beneficial effects on every part of the body. The effects include: 1. Inactivation of bacteria, viruses and fungi: Ozone disrupts the intergrity of the cell envelope through peroxidation of the phospholipids and lipoproteins. In fungi, ozone inhibits cell growth at certain stages. With viruses, the ozone damages the viral capsid and disrupts the reproductive cycle by interrupting the virus-to-cell contact with peroxidation. Cells previously infected by viruses are more susceptible to destruction by the peroxide produced through ozonolysis, because they have weak enzyme coatings. 2. Enhancement of circulation: In circulatory disease, a clumping of red blood cells hinders blood flow and becreases oxygen absorption due to reduced surface area. There is a decrease in red blood cell flexibility which prevents them travelling down the tiniest capillaries, and blood viscosity increases. With ozone therapy, clumping is reduced or eliminated and flexibility is restored, along with oxygen carrying abiltiy. Oxygenation of the tissues increases as the arterial partial pressure increases, and viscosity decreases. Ozone also oxidizes the plaque in arteries allowing the removal of the breakdown products, unclogging vessels. 3. Stimulation of oxygen metabolism: Ozone causes an increase in the red blood cell glycolysis rate. This leads to the stimulation of 2.3-diphosphoglycerate which shifts the oxyhemoglobin disassociation curve to the right. This leads to an increase in the amount of oxygen released to the surrounding tissues. There is a stimulation of the production of the enzymes which act as free radical scavengers and cell wall protectors: glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase. Ozone activates the Krebs cycle by enhancing oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate, stimulating production of ATP. Ozone also causes a significant reduction in HADH and helps oxidize cytochromes. 4. Dissolution of malignant tumors: Malignant cells have an increased rate of glycolysis which leads to the production of more lactate. With ozone therapy, there is a significant decrease in lactate production, showing that the metabolism is being inhibited Tumor cells have a peroxide intolerance due to insufficient peroxidase and catalase. Ozone is thus able to oxidize the outer lipid layer of malignant cells and destroy them through cell lysis. 5. Activation of the Immune system: Ozone stimulates the production of interferon and interleukin in the body. From this there is a cascade of subsequent immunological reactions.

6. Formation of peroxides: Ozone reacts with the unsaturated fatty acids of the lipid layer in celllular membranes, forming hydro peroxides. Lipid peroxidation products include peroxyl radicals, vital for killer cell action.

Oxygen plays a vital role in maintaining health in the body. Oxygen and sugar are the primary nutrients that each cell requires to generate energy for all its life functions. These functions include the transport of molecules, synthesis of all chemical compounds and mechanical work such as muscle contraction. Thousands of these reactions are occuring at all times. These reactions are what allow the heart to pump blood, the immune system to fight infection, the gastrointestinal tract to digest food, and the nervous system to process information.

Oxygen is also an important structural component of the organic compounds used by the body as essential nutrients, such as vitamins and fatty acids. Oxygen also has an important role in removing waste products from the system. As people age, their bodies extract oxygen and transport it to the cells less efficiently. The cumulative effect of this lack of oxygenation is a decrease in the flow of vital nutrients to the tissue, the impairment of the thousands of chemical reactions necessary and the subsequent appearance of deficiency diseases. Thus an abundance of oxygen creates health and well being and a deficiency of oxygen contributes to illness.

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OZONE APPLICATIONS - Brad Hunter, P.Eng.

Ozone is triatomic oxygen. As a gas it is blue; both liquid ozone (-112 C) and solid ozone (-193 C) are a deep blue color. It is this blue ozone in the atmosphere that causes the sky to be blue. At altitudes from 25-30 km. ozone is created by a portion of the sun's ultraviolet spectrum. It exists as a gas in concentrations of 10-20 parts per million. (ppm). In these concentrations, ozone is a powerful absorber of a narrow portion of the sun's ultraviolet radiation. At ground level, ozone exists in a greatly diluted state and is always present in minute quatities (.001-.003 ppm) which we breathe in. It does not become an irritant until levels above .1 ppm are exceded for over eight hours. Below those levels there have never been any permanent detrimental effects from inhaling it. Ozone is created naturally by crashing surf, whitewater rapids, and lightning storms. Recently, ozone has come to public attention as an alleged pollutant in smog. In order to measure hydrocarbon air pollution, an index is required. High levels of hydrocarbons have a corresponding ozone level (since the ozone is attracted to the pollutants), so by measuring the ozone, scientists can measure indirectly how bad the pollution is. What is not mentioned is that the ozone molecule lasts for a maximum of 20 minutes as it busily eats up the hydrocarbon pollution by oxidizing it. Carbon monoxide, benzene, chlorides, sulphur and many other pollutants are swiftly oxidized on contact by ozone, thus cleaning the air. Ozone has long been internationally recognized as the most powerful oxidant next to hydroxyl, which is a mixture of ozone with hydrogen peroxide. Ozone is used in over 30 different industries as an industrial oxidizer and sterilant. Existing applications include: synthetic fibers, chemicals, jet lubricants, air scrubbing for clean rooms, treatment of industrial wastes, potable water treatment, bottling plants, sewage treatment, aquaculture, aquarium sanitation, food preservation, sterilization of containers, deodorization, pulpwood bleaching, metal extraction, etc. Ozone's most well known use is in water treatment as a primary stage disinfectant because of its bacteriacidal and viricidal efficacy. Both the EPA and the FDA acknowledge ozone's ability to oxidize 99.9992% of all waterborne pathogens. Ozone has been used for human health since 1860, and is presently employed in over 16 countries. Its widest use is in Germany, where over 7000 doctors have treated more than 12,000,000 people since WW II. In the United States, the FDA has not allowed testing of ozone, and has actively persecuted physicians who use it. Nevertheless, more and more doctors are turning to ozone therapy as a crucial tool for the treatment of serious diseases. In five states, Alaska, Washington, Colorado, North Carolina and New York, physicians are now able to employ any therapeutic technique including ozone without fear of persecution. In Dr. H.E. Sartori's recent bood, the mutliple uses of ozone for human health, dentistry, animal health and industrial uses are well covered.

There are three technologies utilized for the generation of ozone: Ultraviolet light, Corona discharge, and Cold plasma.

1. Ultraviolet light in the 180-190 nanometer wavelength generates ozone from ambient without producing nitrous oxide compounds. But, UV cannot generate the concentrations necessary for health or industrial applications, even with oxygen feed. Typically, UV systems produce only 1-3 ug/ml, sufficient only for air purification and cleaning of water in small quantities.

2. Corona discharge generates high concentrations of ozone, up to 140 ug/ml, required for industrial applications. If it is properly engineered and used in conjunction with an air dryer, it may be used with ambient air. It is the most cost effective way to produce large quantities of ozone, but reliability is always a problem. An improved variation is called dualdielectric, used for medical purposes, but long term reliabiltiy is again problematic.

3. Cold plasma is a technique invented by Nikola Tesla whereby noble gases are enclosed in a glass vacuum tube and high voltage is applied. This is where the future lies for medical applications, because a clean flow of 50 ug/ml is obtainable from this technology with very long term reliability. The original Testaire medical machines of 1920s still operate perfectly today.

Different uses of ozone require different concentrations to obtain desired results. UV generated ozone is adequate for small pools, but larger pools, water parks and municipal water treatment require corona discharge to generate large quantities of ozone. It is important to deal with people who are familiar with the specific applications of ozone in order that systems are designed to address the problem of each individual installation.

Water engineers use a value called CT (concentration x time) to measure the amount of work done by an oxidant. It is important to consider the time factor when using ozone, especially when there is a large amount of undesirable material to oxidized. Insufficient time of contact or too low a concentration will produce incomplete results.  

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