00:00Ready for NASA and Leon was rafting in boron and his detective borax and boric acid.
00:11Hello and welcome to my channel. I'm Brad Bortle from Cougar Ridge Ranch call sign Captain Wingnut. Today, Dr. Bortle.
00:20In this video I'm going to give you a simple lecture on boron and its derivatives, mainly concentrating on boric acid.
00:26This is not a complete lecture on boron, but just a real simple lecture so that you'll understand the main derivative of boric acid and how we use it for insulin control and how it's used a lot in human health.
00:43You'd be surprised. Coming up. Be right back.
00:56Boron is the fifth element of the periodic table. It's a metalloid which is an intermediate element falling somewhere between the properties of metals and solid non-metals or solid detectors.
01:20It is found in small amounts on meteors.
01:27Chemically uncombined boron or pure boron is not found on Earth.
01:32It is extremely hard to produce due to its behavioristic properties.
01:36Borox laundry brightener is a derivative of boron.
01:40And boric acid, also called hydrogen borate, boracic acid, orthoboric acid, or sassalite, is made from borax.
01:50So, any element with boro in its name is derived from the master element boron.
01:56Boric acid is lethal to most insects in almost any quantity, but it must be eaten by the insect.
02:03The speculation is that insects just walk through it, can absorb it, and that absorption will kill them as well.
02:10But that's speculation.
02:11Grouping or colony insects are the most common and susceptible to boric acid poisoning, but most insects that eat it, even a tiny bit, will die.
02:22In just a moment, I'm going to tell you 23 different things that boric acid is used for, many in human health.
02:28Borax laundry booster and whitener is just as deadly to insects that are susceptible to boron poisoning, but boric acid is better as an insecticide because it is a finer grain.
02:42A 1% solution of boric acid, or borax, kills slowly and can kill entire colonies of grooming insects, while a 5% solution is ample to quickly kill it.
02:52Higher concentrations might repel insects from eating it due to its extremely bitter taste and smell.
03:11Boron poisoning in insects works by disrupting their digestion and nervous system, and the sharp crystals cut their exosinguitons as well.
03:20Current scientific tests show that boric acid will not kill ticks, bed bugs, mice, spiders, beetles, flies, fleas, or mons.
03:31Is it dangerous to humans?
03:33Again, folks, I'm going to let you use your own common sense here.
03:37I'll give you the data.
03:39An analysis from an independent testing firm, Chemical Regulatory Consulting, states,
03:43quote,
03:44Boric acid is only poisonous if taken internally or inhaled in large quantities, end quote.
03:50I'll put the link in the description.
03:53Rats were fed large quantities of boric acid compared to their body weight in a one-off 1994 study, PMC 1566645, and it didn't kill them.
04:04But the report noted that it did cause male reproductive issues.
04:09Female reproductive alarm wasn't noticed above the norms.
04:13The study was also a solo study.
04:15It was never replicated, so its findings are suspicious either way.
04:21Boric acid has been used externally and internally by humans for centuries.
04:26There are some alarmists, however, and it's a short handful, who point to this one solo study as proof that boric acid is poisonous.
04:36And, of course, Europe, and boric acid.
04:39I'm sorry for you guys in Europe.
04:41As I always say, use your own common sense.
04:44If you're 152 pounds and you can eat one pound boric acid, I think you might have a slight indigestion problem.
04:50But, likewise, eating one pound of pepper will probably give you an indigestion, if not kill you.
04:56Boric acid is getting a bad rap in the world of the day from alarmists, just like DDT and red dyeing alarmists did in the 70s and 80s.
05:05If you want to read my paper on that, I've left the link in the description below.
05:09Boric acid in the concentrations that I talk about and use in other insect killing videos on my channel are miniscule compared to the amounts that they rumored to be deadly.
05:20Common sense says you're pretty safe.
05:23And not just common sense, let me tell you this.
05:27Boric acid, borax, borum, is currently used worldwide for the following, and this is just a partial list, it is not a complete list by any means.
05:38I've posted this entire list in the description.
05:41One, yeast infections, vaginitis, and other bacterial and fungus ailments of the skin and organs.
05:50Two, eye drops.
05:52Boric acid has been common as an antibacterial in eye drops for centuries, just check the label.
05:57Three, ear drops.
05:58Boric acid is an effective antibiotic for the treatment of ear infections and pain relief.
06:05Are you ready for this one?
06:06Number four, cancer treatment.
06:09Articles published in prominent medical journals report the potential of boric acid in the treatment of certain cancers.
06:15Melanoma, breast, and prostate cancer studies have shown that boric acid can cause cancer cell apoptosis and prevent tumor growth.
06:25Apoptosis is a process by which abnormal cells are killed by the body and cancer cells are typically immune to apoptosis.
06:34But recent studies are showing that boric acid opens certain cancers to apoptosis.
06:43Number five, anti-complements.
06:45It kills candida fungus and it's used on fingernail and toenail fungus.
06:50It also kills more drug-resistant forms of the candida labrata fungus.
06:55Six, flea larva control in carpets.
06:59Just sprinkle a light dusting of boric acid on your carpet and it will kill flea larva.
07:04It won't kill adults, however, but it will kill any pigs that hatch.
07:09Seven, as a moment fungus killer.
07:13Mix a little boric acid and soap in water and use it as a cleaner.
07:17It'll kill mold and fungus which cause illness and allergies.
07:21It's a great shower cleaner.
07:24Eight, it's an antiseptic.
07:26Boric acid mixed in distilled water is a very effective antiseptic.
07:31Nine, cold sores.
07:34Boric acid ointment can shorten the cold sore infection by up to one third of the time.
07:42Ten, acne.
07:44Boric acid antibacterial properties make it very effective for acne breakouts.
07:50Some people use it pure, some use it in anointment.
07:52Eleven, fertilizer.
07:55It is a crucial nutrient for plant life.
07:58Twelve, boron itself comes over the counter in six milligram tablets and is used as a dietary supplement for boron deficiency and bone health, including osteoporosis.
08:10I've put a link to WebMD and their article on taking boron as a dietary supplement in the description.
08:19Thirteen, menstrual prints.
08:22Fourteen, athletic performance.
08:24Fifteen, laundry brightener.
08:26Sixteen, 14 metal and metal soldering and welding of metal.
08:30Seventeen, it's a flame retardant.
08:33Eighteen, it's a neuron absorber used in nuclear power plants.
08:38Nineteen, it's a catalyst in lead battery functions.
08:42Twenty, for treatment of chronic wounds.
08:46Twenty-one, it's used in the finishing of cotton fibers to make them beautiful.
08:51Twenty-two, it's a crucial element in cobalt electroplating.
08:55Twenty-three, jewelry metalworking.
08:57And this list goes on.
09:00I'm only going to stop right here.
09:01You can't believe how many uses boron is used for in the world today.
09:07Just a side note about why boric acid, boron, borax, is so effective in cockroach control.
09:15Cockroaches are colony insects.
09:20And they feed themselves, they feed others, they clean themselves, they clean others.
09:26No.
09:27And everything that they get, they pass along to everybody else.
09:31They're also cannibals, meaning they'll eat their own dead.
09:36So, using boric acid to kill roaches is cyclic, like this.
09:41A roach dies from exposure to boric acid.
09:45Another roach eats it, and is exposed to the same boric acid, and dies as well.
09:50Another roach eats it, and it will die as well.
09:53Since boric acid is kind of an alien element, it's found on fingers, it never degrades.
10:03And since it's always there, it's ready to kill any insect at any time.
10:08Any new foragers that wander in and find dead roaches, eat the dead roaches, and go back and feed their own colony what they just ate.
10:19And they die.
10:20I won't talk much more about boron, boric acid, borax, and its uses here, as I have other videos that I do that in, and teach you how to use boric acid to kill insects.
10:31Last thing about borax, if you use borax versus boric acid, just grind it into a fine powder for you to use it.
10:38It's easier to deal with and dose, and the insects are less likely to be repelled by its size, because it has a very bitter taste and smell.
10:48Okay, that's the end of this chapter. There will be a test on Friday.
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11:20This is Dr. Wardle, Brad Wardle, from Cougar Ridge Ranch, high in the U.N. Mountains of Eastern Utah.
11:25Call sign Captain Wingman, signing off.
11:29Remember, use your common sense.
11:38Alright, that was the end of the boron and boric acid for their tail.
11:44Alright, thank you so, so much, Nazo and Leon.
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