Talk:Dimethyl sulfoxide
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[edit] Oxidizing agent or antioxidant?
Currently the article contains conflicting statements in this regard. Curious-- does it oxidize terpenes?--Zymatik 22:01, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia
Not sure if its appropriate for this article, but the Dead Kennedys have a song called DMSO
[edit] LSD
My Organic Chemistry teacher told us that they would mix LSD with DMSO and put it in water pistols. Could this quote be involved in the article somehow: "The Pranksters will smear all the doors, railings, walls, chairs, the heating system, the water fountain, with DMSO... laced with LSD... Dig?... DMSO is close to being an old alchmical ideal, the universal solvent. Put a drop of DMSO on your fingertip and thirty seconds later you can taste it in your mouth. It goes right through your skin and through your system that fast. DMSO with LSD... What a vision! The following night the entire Democratic Party of California will get turned on, zonked out of their apples." - Wolfe, Tom (1968). The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, pp. 381. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-038064-8
Jhum101 21:19, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
- Interesting, though I thought it was pretty easy to absorb LSD already. raptor 13:41, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Medical
What about the medical uses?
i use it as solvent in my experiment for good interaction between water soluble substance and hydrophobic substance. gobbuster_z
I can not believe wiki has a DMSO article with absolutely NO mention of any of the therapeutic applications of DMSO, the volumes of medical papers on DMSO, nor ANY mention of Dr. Stanley Jacob, known globally as The Father of DMSO.
What gives ?
http://www.dmso.org —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.77.227 (talk) 01:16, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
- The article does mention a fair bit about medical applications. Many readers would like Wikipedia to be a source for folk therapies and the like, but Wikipedia takes a sober approach to biochemistry and medicine. But if you've got something to say, especially if it does not fall into the category of pseudoscience, then insert some comments. You are aware that Dr. Stanley Jacob sells DMSO, so editors at Wikipedia would be careful about spam.--Smokefoot 01:30, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Popular Culture
60 minutes did a segment on DMSO as having several possible healthful effects. It turned out to be a fad (I can remember buying a bottle from the local chemist/pharmacist!) That might be interesting color for the article.
[edit] Dimethyl sulfoxide#Safety, WP:NOT
I'm wondering whether the safety section is necessary at all, according to WP:NOT an instruction manual. The reference cited (oxford MSDS) mentioned does not say that DMSO vapor is an irritant. I'm surprised if it is - the boiling point is extremely high. If the section is required, at most a mention of the unusual precautions is necessary. --Rifleman 82 17:04, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
- I support contracting the safety section. IMHO, few chemicals require more than 1-3 sentences about safety, especially when there is a link to the MSDS in the ChemBox.--Smokefoot 02:52, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
