I read your article. Nice work and summary. Thanks for you work.
I wanted to buy some zinc lozenge, especially for my parents (in case of COVID). I made quite a big research on internet and I’m pretty convinced for that. Only one doubt I have—afa magnesium stearate is concerned (because I read that that magnesium generally, in form of ions can increase virus replication).
I know—in most of sources is that magnesium stearate there is not a problem—for example—I read there is only max 5% of magnesium stearate in a pill/ lozenge (and usually not more that 1,5%). And in magnesium stearate itself is only 4% magnesium. And megnesium stearate is hardly soluable in water (although saliva has a light acidic profile), it falls apart in stomach acid environment and (I think) magnesium ions are not “released” in saliva from magnesium stearate.
What is more—in some surveys on zinc lozenge effect on cold there were lozenges with magnesium stearate and were successful in shortening cold. And I think, that I read, that some of other anti-viral official medicaments have magnesium stearate (but about that I’m not 100% sure).
So, why have I any doubt in this situation? Because of this sentence in one paper: “Magnesium stearate was not used as a lubricant due to concerns about concentrated magnesium greatly stimulating rhinovirus replication” ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6457799/ ). And this is sentence of George Eby, who wrote couple of papers on zinc-effectivenes.
How do you think?
PS. Afa I’m concerned I think that I anyway buy lozenges for my parents and myself
I read your article. Nice work and summary. Thanks for you work.
I wanted to buy some zinc lozenge, especially for my parents (in case of COVID). I made quite a big research on internet and I’m pretty convinced for that. Only one doubt I have—afa magnesium stearate is concerned (because I read that that magnesium generally, in form of ions can increase virus replication).
I know—in most of sources is that magnesium stearate there is not a problem—for example—I read there is only max 5% of magnesium stearate in a pill/ lozenge (and usually not more that 1,5%). And in magnesium stearate itself is only 4% magnesium. And megnesium stearate is hardly soluable in water (although saliva has a light acidic profile), it falls apart in stomach acid environment and (I think) magnesium ions are not “released” in saliva from magnesium stearate.
What is more—in some surveys on zinc lozenge effect on cold there were lozenges with magnesium stearate and were successful in shortening cold. And I think, that I read, that some of other anti-viral official medicaments have magnesium stearate (but about that I’m not 100% sure).
So, why have I any doubt in this situation? Because of this sentence in one paper: “Magnesium stearate was not used as a lubricant due to concerns about concentrated magnesium greatly stimulating rhinovirus replication” ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6457799/ ). And this is sentence of George Eby, who wrote couple of papers on zinc-effectivenes.
How do you think?
PS. Afa I’m concerned I think that I anyway buy lozenges for my parents and myself