TREATMENT OF WOUNDS

Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 25, 2 July 1952, Page 5

TREATMENT OF WOUNDS

CHLOROPHYL SAID TO BE YALUABLE Apart from chlorophyl-treated shampoos, deodprants, toothpastes, lozenges & the like which have creat- ! ed broader markets in these fields, it j is believed that the real worth of j chlorophyl lies in it;s healing proper- j ties. Chlorophyl is the green mat- | ter visible in leaves and grass, and j it is present in all growing plants, i Under the influence of light, bodies ; known as chloroplasts which eon- ! ^ ] tain chlorophyl, are active in manu- ! faeturing plant food from carbon dioxide and water, by the process called photosynthesis. For commercial use, the substance is usually obtained from alfalfa by a difficult extraction process. It was first found that chlorophyl has the ability to dispel almost all kinds of unpleasant odor.s, but its more important medical properties are not being recognised and apreelated. A U.S. Army medical officer recently disclosed that the gr'een plant derivative is being used with suceess in healing cornbat wounds and that the drug is now a standard supply for all the United States armed forces. Used in tftiis connection, the drug is known as ehloresium which is water-soluble and is said to be the most heneficial form of chlorophyl. The drug it is said, obviates surgery in many cases, «peeds healing and eliminates the small characteristic of some types of wounds. While the cosmetic properties of ehlorophyTs medical value, but many lar attention, leading drug executives say its real value and future lie in its medical properties. Some physicians are not yet eonvinced of ehlorophyTs medicalvalue, but many who are most familiar with it hail the drugj as a valuable addition to medicine's arsenal of weapoits against human ills.