The following abstract may be a difficult read for the layperson because of its scientific slant. However, we decided to share it here, for the simple reason to dispel several basic wrong notions regarding the use of a mixture of oxygen and ozone in medicine:· * That it has no scientific base
· * That there is no research to prove its efficacy
· * And that it therefore cannot be trusted
As the following short excerpt reveals, none could be further off the mark. The full article can be found on the net as Mechanisms of Action & Chemical-Biological Interactions between Ozone and Body Compartments: A Critical appraisal of the Different Administration Routes. For those interested it is suggested reading. For this blog the short introductory paragraph may suffice. The article itself is a cooperative effort of Velio Bocci, Iacopo Zanardi, David Michaeli, and Valter Travagli of the University of Siena, Italy & Tel Aviv, Israel.
“After a long initial stage obscured by empirism and misconceptions, oxygen-ozone therapy has now become a scientific discipline where the reactions between ozone and human blood are within the realm of orthodox biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology. Most of the basic mechanisms of action have been clarified and ozone can be considered a pro-drug, which almost instantaneously reacts with antioxidants and unsaturated fatty acids. These reactions generate the actual ozone messengers represented by either hydrogen peroxide as a fast acting compound or a variety of lipid oxidation products, as late effectors.
While ozone is totally consumed, micro-molar amounts of these messengers are able to enhance the delivery of oxygen via erythrocyte activation, the immune system by a bland leukocyte stimulation and most of the remaining body cells by up-regulating the antioxidant system. The hazard of ozone toxicity has been dispelled, by using the gas only within a dose range perfectly calibrated against the potent blood antioxidant capability. Ozone therapy can be very useful in patients with chronic vascular disorders and ischemic problems and should be extensively used by official medicine. An extraordinary facet of ozone is its medical application versatility, as represented by several administration routes, and the minimal cost of this drug.”