…By introducing new radicals into the molecules.

July 1st, 2015

“Ehrlich, based on apparently exact, irreproachable laboratory research, had actually stated that syphilis was completely cured with a single injection of Salvarsan. When a dosage of one centigram per kilo of weight was administered, it would cause the destruction of all the existing Treponemas in the infected body.

But in the human clinic, reality did not confirm such promising conclusions. Although the almost instant, marvellous effectiveness of an injection of Salvarsan in the most serious syphilitic lesions was true, it was soon seen that, in many cases, once it reached a certain level, it stopped and would not progress further on the improvement obtained. In order to continue with it, more injections were required”.