Re: Just started Iugols solution

[Guest guest]

You would have to check with the manufacturer.

Linn

Moderator

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> Hi All,

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> Two questions, what percentage is " Strong Iodine Solution " and my bottle came

without a dropper, how many ml's is 25mg of solution.

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> Thank you,

> Cyn

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[Guest guest]

ok, so I also put in a call yesterday to the manufacturer and they said its

4.8%.

So that leaves me with one question, it comes without a dropper of any sort, how

many ml's is equal to 25mg?

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> > Hi All,

> >

> > Two questions, what percentage is " Strong Iodine Solution " and my bottle

came without a dropper, how many ml's is 25mg of solution.

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> > Thank you,

> > Cyn

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[Guest guest]

Cyn: Linn is right, you have to get the info from the producer, because there's

no specific definition for " strong solution " in the marketplace, even if there

is one in the laboratory -- you need to be sure what you're getting. In any

event, 25 mg is going to be just a small fraction of 1 ml, several drops --

always depending on the drop size produced by whatever dropper you acquire for

the purpose, and you'll need to test this to find out what size it is. If you

aren't sure how to do this let me know and I'll explain.

Regards, Megaera

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> Hi All,

>

> Two questions, what percentage is " Strong Iodine Solution " and my bottle came

without a dropper, how many ml's is 25mg of solution.

>

> Thank you,

> Cyn

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[Guest guest]

Cyn: OK, 4.8 is a good-enough-for-government-work 5% solution. I'm assuming you

want to know how to get to a dose of 25 mg of iodine from your bottle. First

problem: Lugol's is dosed by the drop, based on an assumed droplet size that

contains roughly 6.25 mg of iodine. 4 drops will give you 25 mg, plus or minus.

What you need is an eyedropper that forms a droplet 1/20 of a ml in size, and

you're all good: 4 drops. If you have a dropper but aren't sure about the drop

size (and they DO vary, I assure you, and they're not precision instruments), do

you have access to a syringe barrel that is marked in ml or cc (same thing) on

its side? If so, pull out the plunger, plug the bottom end w/ your finger, and

dribble enough water in to fill it to the 1st ml or cc line, then start using

your dropper and, counting every drop, fill to the next ml or cc line. Should

take 20 or 21 drops, may take more. Or less. Confirm the number of drops 2 or

3 times, strike an average. That's the number of drops your dropper dispenses

per ml. Now: there are roughly 125 mg of iodine per ml in 5% Lugol's; divide

that by your drop/ml figure and use that result to determine how many drops of

Lugol's you need to get to a 25 mg dose.

Regards, Megaera

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> > > Hi All,

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> > > Two questions, what percentage is " Strong Iodine Solution " and my bottle

came without a dropper, how many ml's is 25mg of solution.

> > >

> > > Thank you,

> > > Cyn

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[Guest guest]

I do have a medicine dropper that measures 0.1 ml to 0.9 ml.

Thanks for the help.

Cyn

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> > Hi All,

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> > Two questions, what percentage is " Strong Iodine Solution " and my bottle

came without a dropper, how many ml's is 25mg of solution.

> >

> > Thank you,

> > Cyn

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