question about EDTA

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   Just wondered if you guys can shed some light on this stuff, I have
read a lot of good reports about how it cleans out the plaq in
bloodvessels and is good for blood pressure and is used in cheletion
therapies for heart problems....  I searched the site and it does
not look like you 

cary it.  Any input would be appreciated!

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Bryan Ottalini Members Profile Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Newbie Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Location: stone mountain Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: question about EDTA Posted: 21 Jul 2008 at 6:01pm
	Just wondered if you guys can shed some light on this stuff, I have read a lot of good reports about how it cleans out the plaq in bloodvessels and is good for blood pressure and is used in cheletion therapies for heart problems.... I searched the site and it does not look like you cary it. Any input would be appreciated!
	Bryan


Bryce Members Profile Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Admin Group Manager Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jan 2009 at 1:02pm
	This info is directly from Wikipedia.org and we claim no rights to it. Medicine Calcium EDTA is used in chelation therapy for mercury poisoning and lead poisoning^[8]. Combined with chromium, EDTA is used to evaluate kidney function. It is administered intravenously and its filtration into the urine is monitored. This method is considered the gold standard for evaluating glomerular filtration rate^{[citation needed]}: Cr-EDTA's sole way out of the body is via glomerular filtration as it is not secreted or metabolised in any other way. Used as anticoagulant for blood samples In veterinary ophthalmology EDTA may be used as an anticollagenase to prevent the worsening of corneal ulcers in animals. Some laboratory studies also suggest that EDTA chelation may prevent collection of platelets ([or plaque] which can otherwise lead to formation of blood clots and prevent blood flow) on the walls of blood vessels [such as arteries]. These ideas are theoretical, however a major clinical study of the effects of EDTA on coronary arteries is currently (2008) proceeding ^[9] [3] Dentistry as a root canal irrigant to remove inorganic debris (smear layer) and prepare root canals for obturation. EDTA is used to remove excess iron from the body in the disease thalassemia, due to repeated blood transfusions.