Re: the jist of it?

OK, how about if I give you the cliff notes version with snippets:

"Both the buccal and sublingual membranes offer advantages over other routes of administration. For example, drugs administered through the buccal and sublingual routes have a rapid onset of action, reach high levels in the blood, avoid the first-pass effect of hepatic metabolism, and avoid exposure of the drug to fluids of the gastrointestinal tract"

"The sublingual mucosa includes the membrane of the ventral surface of the tongue and the floor of the mouth whereas the buccal mucosa constitutes the lining of the cheek."

....meaning, that the oil you are absorbing does not get influenced by stomach acids before reaching the bloodstream.

"Penetration enhancers may be categorized as chelators (e.g., EDTA, citric acid , salicylates), surfactants (e.g., sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)), non-surfactants (e.g., unsaturated cyclic ureas), bile salts (e.g., sodium deoxycholate, sodium tauro-cholate), and fatty acids (e.g., oleic acid, acylcarnitines, mono- and diglycerides)."

...meaning that there are certain elements that allow faster absorbtion and act as an enhancer of sublingal..including Oleic Acids!

This premise expounds on what I have said earlier. Part of the health benefits we experience from OP has to do with undiluted and speedy absorbtion of EFA's into our system, and into our bloodstream. From this premise, we might surmise that Oil Pulling might be more effective than eating oil to attain EFA's.

The patent discusses how some enhancers allow more reliable sublingual absorbtion for the drug they are discussing. Makes me wonder how the oils we swish with work to enhance something like Oil of Oregano? Or other essential oils? I wonder if this would also be true that oil would be an efficient carrier of elements like Iodine too, thereby making it useful for those supplementing as opposed to drinking it? If oleic acid is an enhancer, then that would mean that Olive Oil, grape seed oil and buckthorn oil would be fantastic in this respect. Perhaps if a good mix of EFA's that utilize Olive-Oil could cause a higher absorbtion of essential nutrients from oil, but care would be needed to balance your Omega's to get full benefits.

This would mean Omega 9, which I believe is in Udo's DHA Oil blend.

Because of the stimulation of the mucosa (mucus membranes) during OP, this might be why people do not get sick as much when OPing.

It's pretty interesting. I am by no means a "science" type of person, so I hope that what I wrote seemed like a solid translation of what that article seemed to suport.

Molly