A chemical compound that has mild antiviral, antifungal, and antiseptic properties, boric acid is frequently used as a suppository and is placed into the vagina to treat yeast infections. Boric acid has proved very effective in this capacity. In fact, boric acid is contained in many commercial douching products. In a clinical trial involving 100 women suffering from chronic yeast vaginitis, results indicated that 98% of the women, who had found previous treatments of over-the-counter and/or prescription antifungal medication to be ineffective, successfully cared for and cured their infections with a two to four week regimen of boric acid capsules placed into the vagina twice each day.
Boric acid is also used as an antiseptic component in a variety of commercial eyewash products and “artificial tears”. Studies have also shown boric acid in the form of sodium borate ointment, a diluted state, to be helpful in treating cold sores. In one particular study, cold sore duration was reduced by one third (4 days for those treated with boric acid, and 6 days for those who received the placebo).
Caution should be exercised with using boric acid as it is very toxic when taken internally. Women who are pregnant should not use boric acid suppositories. Also, boric acid should never be applied to open wounds.
by the Harvard School of Public Health
It has been asked by millions of people “If you eat a healthy diet, do you need to take vitamins?” Not very long ago, the common answer from most experts and professionals would have been an emphatic "no". However, today there's quite a bit of evidence that taking a daily multivitamin makes good sense for most adults.
by the Mayoclinic Staff
Given the popularity and availability of “high potency” amino acids, antioxidants, enzymes and herbs, it might seem like dietary supplements could replace food as a source of the nutrients the body requires. However, this is not the case.
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