Product Review

Equivalent to USP or Higher. Calculating Number of MG's of Iodine and Iodide per Drop of Lugol's Solution: LUGOL'S 5%: Each VERTICAL "metric" drop (= 1/20ml) is approximately 2.5 mg of iodine and 5mg of potassium iodide. The Iodide portion of Potassium Iodide is about 75% so that is 3.75mg. Therefore the total Iodine plus Iodide is 2.5 + 3.75 = 6.25mg and 2 drops is about 12.50 mg's of iodine/iodide (5.0 mg iodine, 7.50 mg iodide). An excerpt from "Folk Medicine" by Dr. Jarvis: All the blood in the body passes through the thyroid gland every 17 minutes. Because the cells making up this gland have an affinity for iodine, during this 17-minute passage the gland's secretion of iodine kills weak germs that may have gained entry into the blood through an injury to the skin, the lining of nose or throat, or through absorption of food from the digestive tract. Strong, virulent germs are rendered weaker during their passage through the thyroid gland. With each 17 minutes that rolls around they are made still weaker until finally they are killed if the gland has its normal supply of iodine. If it does not, it cannot kill harmful germs circulating in the blood as Nature intended it should. "My studies of certain dairy herds has revealed interesting evidences of the relationship between host and micro-organisms, viruses, insects, and other parasites....." Dr. D.C. Jarvis Disclaimer: Though Dr. Jarvis refers to the many qualities of Lugol's Solution it is offered here only as a "talisman". We are aware of its regular use in the past as a general purpose traditional disinfectant however, we make no claims with respect to its efficacy for any purpose whatsoever.