The relevance of electrolyzed water to infectious and chronic diseases

Electrolyzed water (EW) is a new type of cleaning and disinfecting agent obtained by electrolysis with dilute sodium chloride solution, and it has low cost and harm to the human body and is also environmentally friendly. The anode produces acid EW and is mainly used to inhibit bacterial growth and disinfect. The cathode provides basic EW, which is implemented to clean the surface of objects. EW is a powerful multifunctional antibacterial agent with a wide range of applications in the medicine, agriculture, and food industry. Studies in vitro and in vivo show that it has an inhibitory effect on pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Therefore, EW is used for the prevention of chronic diseases, and in recent years, it has been discovered can be used to against infectious viruses. Not only animal experiments but also clinical trials have also obtained more and more relevant research results, such as accelerating wound healing, oral health care, antiobesity, lowering blood sugar, anticancer, and anti-infectious viral diseases. This chapter will summarize the application of EW in treating bacteria, viruses, and the prevention of infectious and chronic diseases.