Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 This is the horrifying part.) chloroform. This is a toxic chemical that can give you cancer. In the old movies, you might have seen someone give a person chloroform to knock them unconscious. If you breathe enough chloroform, you will die.
If you are brushing your teeth with toothpaste that has triclosan in it, and you are rinsing with tap water that has chlorine in it, you are getting a little chemical reaction right in your mouth. What a wonderful gift from the toothpaste manufacturers. |
| Personally, I don't need to wash my mouth out with something that is going to create chloroform. This is basic common sense. The fact that these products are even being allowed on the shelves defies common sense. Where has the sanity gone in our consumer products industry? It has been replaced by the profit motive.
Triclosan is put into these products for the convenience of the manufacturers. It will stop their product from going bad, and it allows them to make ridiculous claims on the label. For example, a label may say, "Proven to kill 99.99 percent of bacteria. |
| If you breathe enough chloroform, you will die.
If you are brushing your teeth with toothpaste that has triclosan in it, and you are rinsing with tap water that has chlorine in it, you are getting a little chemical reaction right in your mouth. What a wonderful gift from the toothpaste manufacturers. That's not to mention that some of the toothpastes contain fluoride that isn't really fluoride but fluorosilicic acid, which is a toxic waste product that is molecularly similar to fluoride but has a much different effect on the human body -- a toxic effect. |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
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 In 1910, a Btitish researcher studying the anesthetic properties of tettachlotoethane on frog muscle introduced his paper by stating, "Within the last few years chloroderivatives of the aliphatic hydrocarbons, other than the familiar chloroform, have been used for various purposes, occasionally with fatal results."15
The investigator concluded that tetrachloroethane was approximately four times as toxic in the frog tests as chloroform was. A year later, a 1911 German research srudy in cats confirmed tetrachloroethane's toxicity. |
| Because it is chemically related to chloroform, being a hydrocarbon to which one or more chlorine atoms are linked (a "chloroderivative of hydrocarbon," in the tetminology of the time), initial studies focused almost exclusively on its anesthetic-like effects. In 1910, a Btitish researcher studying the anesthetic properties of tettachlotoethane on frog muscle introduced his paper by stating, "Within the last few years chloroderivatives of the aliphatic hydrocarbons, other than the familiar chloroform, have been used for various purposes, occasionally with fatal results. |
| The investigator concluded that tetrachloroethane was approximately four times as toxic in the frog tests as chloroform was. A year later, a 1911 German research srudy in cats confirmed tetrachloroethane's toxicity.16 A key finding in those experiments was that livet damage could be readily induced by the chemical. The makers and distributors of Cellon, the trade name for cellulose acetate dissolved in tetrachloroethane, saw to it that the animal experimental findings could be teproduced in humans. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 Mutagenic effect: In comparison to Salmonella thyphimurum TA 100, a mutagenic effect of the polar fractions of chloroform extract and methanol extract of cumin did appear.
Influence of pharmacological metabolism: An injection of a dried ether extract prolonged the phenobarbituate hypnosis of female albino mice, up to 120%; a higher dose shortened it to 83%. |
| Storage: The herb should be protected from light and kept dry above annealed calcium chloride in air-tight, sealed glass or chalk containers, with the possible addition of a few drops of chloroform or carbon tetrachloride as an insecticide. It should be renewed annually.
LITERATURE
CYNOGLOSSI HERBA
Knight AP, Kimberling CV, Stermitz FR, Roby MR, Cynoglossum officinale (hounds-tongue) - a cause of pyrrolizidine-alkaloid poisoning in horse. In: J Am Vet Med Assoc 185(6):647-650. 1984.
Mattocks AR, Pigott CD, Pyrrolizidine lakloids from Cynoglossum germanicum. In: PH 29(9):2871. 1990. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Toxicity of chloroform extract of prunus africana stem bark in rats: gross and histological lesions. Phytother Res, 2002 May;16(3):244-7.
Gathumbi PK, Mwangi JW, Njiro SM, Mugera GM. Biochemical and haematological changes in rats administered an aqueous extract of Prunus africana stem-bark at various dosage levels. Onderstepoort J Vet Res 2000 Jun;67(2): 123-8.
Gerber GS. Phytotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Curr Urol Rep 2002 Aug;3(4):285-91.
Hartmann RW, Mark M, Soldati F. |
| The alkaloids have an antitumoral effect, and the chloroform extract has an antimicrobial effect. indications and usage
Unproven Uses: The drug was formerly used as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and emetic, and for the treatment of kidney complaints, edema, the plague, snake bites, and dysmenorrhea. Today, it is used in the treatment of digestive and kidney disorders and for dysmenorrhea. The poultices heal swellings and bruising. The drug can also be found in homeopathic preparations. |
Healing Children's Attention & Behavior DisordersDr. Abram Hoffer, M.D., FRCP(C)
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| A 2 ml urine sample is placed in a glass stoppered centrifuge tube and extracted with 4 mg of chloroform by shaking either by hand or on a Vortex shaker for about 2 minutes. After centrifugation the top aqueous layer is carefully removed and 100 to 200 mgm of anhydrous sodium sulfate is added to the chloroform and shaken briefly to remove traces of aqueous globules.
2 ml of the clear chloroform extract are placed in a clean test tube and 0. |
Roberta Bivins
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 Esdaile undoubtedly did possess the faculty of so influencing the sensations of natives of India by means of mesmerism, as to reduce them to a state of insensibility, not less complete than that which is now produced by the use of chloroform.... Whether he can influence the English constitution in the same manner or in the same degree, as he undoubtedly influenced the native constitution, I cannot pretend to say.20
Mesmerism was a foreign medical practice, which its importers attempted to engraft upon India through a supposedly 'oriental' rhetoric, and through uncovering Indian precursors. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Mutagenic effect: In comparison to Salmonella thyphimurum TA 100, a mutagenic effect of the polar fractions of chloroform extract and methanol extract of Cumin did appear.
Influence of pharmacological metabolism: An injection of a dried ether extract prolonged the phenobarbituate hypnosis of female albino mice, up to 120%; a higher dose shortened it to 83%. |
Andreas Moritz
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 The presence of gallstones in the bile ducts also impairs the liver cells' ability to deal with toxic substances such as chloroform, cytotoxic drugs, anabolic steroids, alcohol, aspirin, fungi, food additives, and the like. When this occurs, the body develops hypersensitivity to these predictable toxic substances and to other unpredictable ones contained in numerous medicinal drugs. Many allergies stem from such conditions of hypersensitivity. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 They do not remove toxic gases, chloroform, phenols, THMs, some pesticides, and low-molecular-weight organic compounds. When combined with an activated carbon filtration system, however, they can remove the entire spectrum of impurities from the drinking water, including organic and inorganic chemicals. Many RO units now have pre- and post-filters to take care of any residual impurities that the RO unit does not remove.
In RO, the water to be filtered is forced through a semi-permeable membrane by the moving elements from more-concentrated to less-concentrated solutions. |
Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common AilmentsRobert M. Giller, M.D.
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| An excellent topical remedy for shingles is an ointment that you can make at home with aspirin and chloroform. (You can probably get chloroform at your pharmacy, but if you can't, use Vaseline Intensive Care lotion in its place.) Mash up two aspirins (do not use aspirin substitutes) and mix them with two tablespoons of chloroform. Apply this mixture with a clean cotton ball to the shingles lesions. The chloroform dissolves the dead skin and any residue, allowing the aspirin to penetrate and deaden the nerve endings that are causing the pain. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Antimicrobial Effects: Extracts and fractions of the herbaceous parts of Sambucus ebulus showed some inhibitory effect by agar dilution method against a standard strain (NCTC 11637) and eight clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori. The chloroform fraction of the ethanolic extract of Sambucus ebulus had the most significant anti-Helicobacter activities with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 31.2 against the standard strain and three of the eight isolates. |
| The extract does this through neutralizing cellular sulfhydryl-affecting substances, which are properties of monocyte adherence (Krause, 1990). The chloroform extract of the Feverfew leaf contains an unidentified substance capable of producing a selective, open-channel block of voltage-dependent potassium channels, which results in an antispasmodic effect (Barsby, 1993). Feverfew extract inhibited anti-IgE-induced histamine release in a unique way, which concludes that Feverfew extract contains a novel type of mast cell inhibitor (Hayes, 1987). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 These products produce low levels of chloroform, but that adds up over time. The amount of gas formed is very low but I think the key thing is that we just don't know what the effects are. However, manufacturers do have to list triclosan on their ingredients, so if consumers are worried the best advice is to avoid products with the chemical," said Giles Watson, a toxicology expert.
Triclosan is officially a probably human carcinogen
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| When tap water meets toothpaste, the triclosan reacts freely with the chlorine in the tap water to become chloroform (a chlorinated aromatic) and is similar to the dioxins found in the compound Agent Orange. It's a chemical reaction occurring right in your mouth while you brush your teeth. And don't think you are safe once you rinse it all out of your mouth: research shows that it can remain in your mouth after brushing for up to 12 hours, and can be easily absorbed into the tongue and through mucus into the body. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 These compounds include such deadly chemicals as chloroform, bromoform, and carbon tetrachloride, all of which have been linked with increased incidences of atherosclerosis, colon and rectal cancer, and bladder cancer. Chlorinated water also destroys much of our beneficial intestinal flora, needed to protect us from pathogens.
Drugged Drinking Water
Pharmaceutical drugs prescribed at high rates such as antidepressants and antibiotics are now turning up in rivers and groundwater. |
Lynne Mctaggart
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 It fascinated him that gases with such disparate chemistry as nitrous oxide
(N20), ether (CH3CHiOCH2CH3), halothane (CF3CHClBr), chloroform (CHCI3) and isoflurane (CHF2OCHClCF3) could all bring about loss of consciousness.32 It must have something to do with some property besides chemistry. Hameroff guessed that general anesthetics must interfere with the electrical activity within the microtubules, and this activity would turn off consciousness. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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| Barsby RW, Knight DW, McFadzean I. A chloroform extract of the herb Feverfew blocks voltage-dependent potassium currents recorded from single smooth muscle cells. J Pharm Pharmacol Jul;45(7):641-645. 1993b.
Barsby RWJ, Salan U, Knight DW et al. Feverfew and vascular smooth muscle: extracts from fresh and dried plants show opposing pharmacological profiles, dependent upon sesquiterpene lactone content. Planta Med; 59(l):20-25. 1993a.
Barsby RWJ, Salan U, Knight DW et al. Feverfew extracts and parthenolide irreversibly inhibit vascular responses of the rabbit aorta. |
Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common AilmentsRobert M. Giller, M.D.
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| You can probably get chloroform at your pharmacy, but if you can't, use Vaseline Intensive Care lotion in its place.) Mash up two aspirins (do not use aspirin substitutes) and mix them with two tablespoons of chloroform. Apply this mixture with a clean cotton ball to the shingles lesions. The chloroform dissolves the dead skin and any residue, allowing the aspirin to penetrate and deaden the nerve endings that are causing the pain.
Some people find that calamine lotion can relieve the pain and help dry the lesions. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 By-products of chlorination include chloroform, which causes excessive free-radical formation, oxidation of cholesterol, and acts as a carcinogen. Dichloroacedic acid (DCA) is another chlorination by-product that has been associated with altering cholesterol metabolism and liver cancer. MX (another chlorinated acid) causes genetic mutations that can lead to cancer. Not only is chlorinated drinking water a problem, but we absorb 6-100 times more chlorine in a shower than by drinking the same water. |
KC Craichy
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 The result of this reaction is chloroform and in some cases dioxins, which are suspected and known human carcinogens respectively.
Do not use antibacterial soaps. Avoid soaps and othet products with the ingredient triclosan (i.e., toothpastes, lotions, and acne treatments).
Pharmaceutical Personal Care Pollutants CPPCPsD
There is a new contaminant that we are creating in our environment from what we take into our bodies. Neither water treatment plants nor the EPA knows what to do with this massive problem. It is in our sewage treatment plants, our streams, creeks, rivers, and lakes. |
Amarjit S. Basra
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 Until the discovery of the narcotic effects of volatile solvents such as chloroform and ether, plant extracts were extensively used for this purpose in surgery.
Opium, Alkaloids, and Derivatives
Opium and its derived alkaloids occupy an important place in this respect. Opium is the dried latex of the poppy Papaver somniferum L., whose pharmacological effects have been known in the Mediterranean region for a very long time. The opium poppy capsule is featured in various artifacts from Minoan, Egyptian, and Greek civilizations of that area. |
Michael Friedman, ND
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 Its strong hepatoprotective effect has been shown in vivo with disease induced by alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, and galactosamine.50
Clinical Applications: Other findings in the liver include a reduction in cellular swelling, congestion, bile pigmentation, and reduced liver enzyme levels. It enhances antibody response, increases interferon production, and generally tonifies the immune system. Panax has been shown to possess an anti-tumor effect.51
It is considered an aphrodisiac by some and may be beneficial in cases of erectile dysfunction due to stress. |
Healing Children's Attention & Behavior DisordersDr. Abram Hoffer, M.D., FRCP(C)
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| After centrifugation the top aqueous layer is carefully removed and 100 to 200 mgm of anhydrous sodium sulfate is added to the chloroform and shaken briefly to remove traces of aqueous globules.
2 ml of the clear chloroform extract are placed in a clean test tube and 0.5 ml of a 1 percent solution of p-dimethylamino benazal-dehyde (Ehrlich's reagent) in Methanol containing 5 Vol percent sulfuric acid are added and shaken briefly. After 30 minutes a deep pink color will develop if KP is present. The intensity of the color is read in a spectrophotometer at 540 mu. |
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