magnesium peroxide

Magnesium peroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula MgO₂. It appears as a white powder and is used primarily for its oxygen-releasing properties. In medicine, it functions as an antacid to relieve heartburn and indigestion and as a short-term laxative for rapid bowel emptying. It also serves as a mineral supplement to prevent or treat low levels of magnesium in the blood. Its mechanism of action involves releasing oxygen upon decomposition and acting osmotically in the gut to draw water into the intestines, thereby promoting bowel movements. Outside medicine, it is used in environmental applications such as soil bioremediation due to its slow release of oxygen[1][3][6].

Brand names

PeromagDrillox MMagnesium superoxol

Other names

magnesium peroxidemagnesium perhydrolEktomormagnesium dioxidemagnesiumperoxidemagnesiumperoxyd