Ammonium Chloride is an acid-forming salt that can help to correct situations where the blood contains too little chloride or is too alkaline. Chloride is a form of chlorine that has important physiological roles. It is necessary to maintain proper fluid balance in body fluids, and is essential to the manufacture of digestive juices. Fluid loss affects chloride levels in the body. Chlorides work in the body with bicarbonates to carry carbon dioxide. |