Cover - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Jul. 13, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	United Health Products, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001096938
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		180,428,456
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes