How I Cured My Psoriasis By Diet

[alan540]

It used to be used as a biocide in sofas before it was banned for causing skin problems, see it's wikipedia entry for this. Ironic that a substance which causes skin problems is used as a cure for skin problems. Go figure!

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In a non-medical use, DMF was applied as a biocide in furniture or shoes to prevent growths of mold during storage or transport in a humid climate. However, due to incidences of allergic reactions after skin contact the European Union banned DMF in consumer products since 1998, and since January 2009 the import of products containing DMF was also banned.

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So, therefore, it has anti-fungal properties, and indeed it is a fumaric acid ester, fumaric acids are produced by certain types of mushroom. Fumaric acid is produced by human skin when exposed to sunlight, so this may well explain the benefits of sunlight with respect to psoriasis. All very interesting.

Alan,
DMF has many properties, of which the anti-fungal property may be only a  partial one. That is, as soon as you consume DMF, the first thing that will happen is that it is transferred into MMF, and that is where many anti auto immune disease properties are starting to work. Therefore it doesn't only work for Psoriasis, but also for MS, Crohns, and many others of which the end of the possibilities is still not in sight.
Caroline

Interesting that it also has an effect on MS and Crohns. I suspect these diseases may be all related and it goes back to the gut. Maybe that's too simplistic on my part. But its use as a biocide tells me that that is its likely mechanism of action in the body. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...