I think the important part is dilution. At high concentrations it’s highly flammable. But it has antibacterial and antiviral properties. And there are some conditions under which it won’t harm the host tissue but kills the bacteria or viruses.
I don’t know about Miracle.
Something to keep in mind, Some kinds of white blood cells in our bodies have a similar chemical—NaClO, or hypochlorite, which is the same as household bleach. These are cells that kill invading organisms, and they use the NaClO to kill them.
Yup, it’s the same thing. I have or had (she has since died) a good friend who tried it. Caused her horrible pain and difficulty. Mutual friends in Australia tried it and a friend emailed me for help. At least one wound up in the hospital. I would not touch that stuff even as a household cleaner.
I researched it after my friend tried it and suffered, on a chemist’s blog. The stuff cannot go through into the bloodstream as claimed (and probably a damn good thing) so it is essentially useless for health improvement and also can and does cause serious health problems. The symptoms my friend, and mutual friends, suffered from are the ones described in the excerpt below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Mineral_Supplement
Miracle Mineral Supplement, often referred to as Miracle Mineral Solution, Master Mineral Solution, MMS or the CD protocol,[1] is chlorine dioxide, an industrial bleach. It is made by mixing 28 percent sodium chlorite solution with an acid such as citrus juice. This mixture produces chlorine dioxide, a toxic chemical that in the doses recommended on the labeling, can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe dehydration, and other life threatening conditions.[2] The name was coined by former Scientologist[3] Jim Humble [de] in his 2006 self-published book, The Miracle Mineral Solution of the 21st Century.[4] A more dilute version is marketed as Chlorine Dioxide Solution (CDS).[5]
MMS is falsely promoted as a cure for HIV, malaria, hepatitis viruses, the H1N1 flu virus, common colds, autism, acne, cancer, and much more. There have been no clinical trials to test these claims, which come only from anecdotal reports and Humble’s book.[6][7] In January 2010, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that one vendor admitted that they do not repeat any of Humble’s claims in writing to circumvent regulations against using it as a medicine.[8] Sellers sometimes describe MMS as a water purifier so as to circumvent medical regulations.[9] The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies rejected “in the strongest terms” reports by promoters of MMS that they had used the product to fight malaria.[10]
Sodium chlorite, the main constituent of MMS, is a toxic chemical[11][12] that can cause acute renal failure[13] if ingested. Small amounts of about 1 gram can be expected to cause nausea, vomiting, shedding of internal mucous membranes such as those of the small and large intestine (producing so-called “rope worms”) and even life-threatening hemolysis in persons who are deficient in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. When citric acid or other food acid is used to “activate” MMS as described in its instructions,[14] the mixture produces an aqueous solution containing chlorine dioxide, a toxin and a potent oxidizing agent used in the treatment of water and in bleaching.[15] The United States Environmental Protection Agency has set a maximum level of 0.8 mg/L for chlorine dioxide in drinking water.[16] Naren Gunja, director of the New South Wales Poisons Information Centre, has stated that using the product is “a bit like drinking concentrated bleach” and that users have displayed symptoms consistent with corrosive injuries, such as vomiting, stomach pains, and diarrhea.[17]