Open AccessDeuterium Depleted Water: Non-Nuclear Applications in Medicines
Author(s) -
Archana Dhyani,
Vijay Kumar,
Nardev Singh,
Robin Joshi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.d1003.0484s19
Subject(s) - deuterium , diabetes mellitus , chemistry , heavy water , medicine , antioxidant , pharmacology , endocrinology , biochemistry , physics , nuclear physics
Normal water contains 150 ppm of deuterium;however DDW contains less amount of deuterium. The literaturereview indicated that this unique property of DDW may be usedas hepato protective, antioxidant, in the treatment of hepatorenaltoxicity, anti-inflammatory, colorectal cancer, hypertension,diabetes, metabolic disorders and obesity. This article suggeststhat there is tremendous scope of using deuterium depleted waterin the treatment of various diseases.