What is blue iodine and how was it treated during the Soviet era

Once I heard from a neighbor that in order to cure the thyroid gland, someone recommended her treatment with blue iodine. But the medical facility told me that it was very dangerous. What is the difference between blue iodine and ordinary iodine, why it was taken off the market and how experiments with this substance can end, I will tell you right now.

According to Soviet recipes

My mother remembers him from chemistry lessons, when the teacher, mixing a solution of iodine with starch, received a blue-violet substance, similar in appearance to ink for pens. When the mixture was heated, it returned to its original color. The combination of iodine with starch is called amyloyodin, which was previously sold as blue iodine. Manufacturers added a little citric acid, sugar or ascorbic acid to this solution - it was believed that it neutralizes the effect of iodine on the body.

Reading Soviet magazines and books, I noticed that blue iodine was used in food not only for diseases of the thyroid gland. Many gastroenterologists of that time recommended taking a mixture of starch and iodine for peptic ulcers, even diabetes. However, I heard that with gastritis it is much more beneficial to use potato broth - it heals the stomach, neutralizes poisons and significantly improves overall well-being, without those side effects that amyloiodin.

Vigor effect

And I also learned that blue iodine in Soviet times was used not only to cure stomach diseases, to improve well-being in diabetes. Many of those who used this substance noticed an increase in efficiency, so they drank a teaspoon of solution not only daily, but also before special events. Even after short-term use, many people noticeably revived, became kinder, more sociable, gaining energy and not even knowing about the harmful side effects of this substance.

The harm of blue iodine

As the doctors explained to me, even the weakest solution of blue iodine can cause irreparable harm to the body. This is due to the fact that even a few drops of this substance contained a huge amount of iodine, an overdose that forced the thyroid gland to work in an emergency mode with a load exceeding the norm tenfold. This was especially harmful for the elderly, children and adolescents, who may have an increased sensitivity to blue iodine.

So do not listen to anyone if someone advises you to treat diabetes, stomach or thyroid gland with a solution of this substance, especially since it is impossible to legally get it on sale.

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