Colloidal silver appears to be a powerful, natural
antibiotic and preventative against infections. Acting as a catalyst, it reportedly
disables the enzyme that one-celled bacteria, viruses and fungi need for their oxygen
metabolism. They suffocate without corresponding harm occurring to human enzymes or parts
of the human body chemistry. The result is the destruction of disease-causing organisms in
the body and in the food.
Colloidal silver was in common use until 1938. Many
remember their grandparents putting silver dollars in milk to prolong its freshness at
room temperature.
Early Research
At the turn of the century, scientists had discovered
that the body's most important fluids are colloidal in nature; suspended ultra-fine
particles. Blood, for example, carries nutrition and oxygen to the body cells. This led to
studies with colloidal silver. Prior to 1938, colloidal silver was used by physicians as a
mainstream antibiotic treatment and was considered quite "high-tech." Production
methods, however were costly. The pharmaceutical industry moved in, causing colloidal
research to be set aside in favor of fast working, more toxic and potentially dangerous
drugs. The Food and Drug Administration today classifies colloidal silver as a pre 1938
drug. A letter from the FDA dated 9/13/91 states: "These products may continue to be
marketed...as long as they are advertised and labeled for the same use as in 1938 and as
long as they are manufactured in the original manner." Some of the manufacturing
methods used before 1938 are still used today. An electro-colloidal process, which is
known to be the best method, is used.
Contemporary Studies
While studying regeneration of limbs, spinal cords and
organs in the late 1970s, Robert O. Becker, M.D., author of The Body Electric,
discovered that silver ions promote bone growth and kill surrounding bacteria. The March
1978 issue of Science Digest, in an article, "Our Mightiest Germ
Fighter," reported: "Thanks to eye-opening research, silver is emerging as a
wonder of modern medicine. An antibiotic kills perhaps a half-dozen different disease
organisms, but silver kills some 650. Resistant strains fail to develop. Moreover, silver
is virtually non-toxic. "The article ended with a quote by Dr. Harry Margraf, a
biochemist and pioneering silver researcher who worked with the late Carl Moyer, M.D.,
chairman of Washington University's Department of Surgery in the 1970s: "Silver is
the best all-around germ fighter we have."
How It Works
The presence of colloidal silver near a virus, fungus,
bacterium or any other single celled pathogen disables its oxygen metabolism enzyme, its
chemical lung, so to say. Within a few minutes, the pathogen suffocates and dies, and is
cleared out of the body by the immune, lymphatic and elimination systems. Unlike
pharmaceutical antibiotics which destroy beneficial enzymes, colloidal silver leaves these
tissue-cell enzymes intact, as they are radically different from the enzymes of primitive
single-celled life. Thus colloidal silver is absolutely safe for humans, reptiles, plants
and all multi-celled living matter.
Product Quality
Many brands of colloidal silver are inferior. The
highest grade is produced by the electro-colloidal / non-chemical method where the silver
particles and water have been colloided, i.e., dispersed within and bound to each other by
an electric current. The super-fine silver particles are suspended indefinitely in
demineralized water. The ideal color of colloidal silver is a golden yellow. Darker colors
indicate larger silver particles which tend to collect at the bottom of the container and
are not true colloids. If a product contains a stabilizer or lists trace elements other
than silver, or if it needs to be shaken, it is inferior. If a product requires
refrigeration, some other ingredient is present that could spoil. The container and
dropper must be glass, as plastic cannot preserve the silver in liquid suspension for any
length of time. Some brands are actually unsafe. High concentrations of silver do not kill
disease germs more effectively than the safe range of 3 to 5 parts per million
(ppm).
Ingesting Colloidal Silver
Taken orally, the silver solution is absorbed from the
mouth into the bloodstream, then transported quickly to the body cells. Swishing the
solution under the tongue briefly before swallowing ensures fast absorption. In three to
four days the silver will have accumulated in the tissues sufficiently for benefits to
begin. Since colloidal silver is eliminated by the kidneys, lymph system and bowel after
three weeks, a regular daily intake is recommended as a protection against dangerous
pathogens. In cases of minor burns, an accumulation of colloidal silver can hasten
healing, reducing scar tissue and infection. The lives of millions of people susceptible
to chronic low-grade infections can be enhanced by this powerful preventative health
measure.
Chronic or Serious Conditions
Take double or triple the recommended amount for 30 to
45 days, then drop to the maintenance dose. If your body is extremely ill or toxic, do not
be in a hurry to clear up everything at once. If pathogens are killed off too quickly, the
body's five eliminatory channels, i.e., the liver, kidneys, skin, lungs and bowel, may be
temporarily overloaded, causing flu-like conditions, headache, extreme fatigue, dizziness,
nausea or aching muscles. Ease off on the colloidal silver to the maintenance amount and
increase your distilled water intake. Regular bowel movements are a must in order to
relieve the discomforts of detoxification. Resolve to reduce sugar and saturated fats from
the diet, and exercise more. Given the opportunity, the body's natural ability to heal
will amaze you.
Topical Uses
Colloidal silver is painless on cuts, abrasions, in open
wounds, in the nostrils for a stuffy nose, and even in a baby's eyes because, unlike
antiseptics, it does not destroy tissue cells. It's excellent as an underarm deodorant,
since most underarm odor is caused by bacteria breaking down substances released by the
sweat glands!
Tolerance To Disease Organisms
It is impossible for single-celled germs to mutate into
silver-resistant forms, as happens with conventional antibiotics. Therefore no tolerance
to colloidal silver ever develops. Also, colloidal silver cannot interact or interfere
with other medicine being taken. Inside the body, silver forms no toxic compounds nor
reacts with anything other than a germ's oxygen-metabolizing enzyme. Colloidal silver is
truly a safe, natural remedy for many of mankind's ills.
Satisfied Users
Satisfied users have taken one tablespoon daily, for
four days, to establish a level, then one teaspoon daily for maintenance (proportional to
body weight for children). Also, colloidal silver can be applied directly to cuts,
scrapes, and open sores, or on a bandage for warts. It can be applied on eczema, itches,
acne or bug bites. To purify water, add one tablespoon per gallon, shake well and wait six
minutes. Mixed this way, it's tasteless. It is not an allopathic poison.
Veterinary and Garden Use
Colloidal silver has worked just as well on pets of all
kinds. Used in proportion to body weight, it brings the same, sure results. In the garden,
field or greenhouse, add enough to the water or soil and the plants will do the rest.
Additionally, there has never been a drug interaction
with any other medication, nor can you overdose. Colloidal silver has proven to be both a
remedy and a prevention for all infections, all colds, all flu and all fermentation due to
any bacteria, virus or fungus, even the non-apparent low-grade, general body infections
most people have. All living things are in the colloidal chemical state, not the
crystalline. Substances already in that form are more readily assimilated by the body.
Colloidal silver is the most useable form of the most effective disease fighter there is.
Colloidal Silver in Advance of Illness
When taken orally each day, and applied topically when
there is a skin problem, it's like having a second immune system. Older folks feel younger
because their body energies are used for other than fighting disease, and digestion is
better. Medical research has shown that silver promotes rapid healing, with less scar
tissue, even in the case of severe burns. Fantastic successes have been reported in many
cases previously given up by established doctors. Colloidal silver is tasteless and won't
sting even a baby's eyes, and won't upset your stomach. It is produced today by a
modernized, original process, at a tiny fraction of the pre-1938 cost, and is more
concentrated. The silver acts only as a catalyst and is stabilized. It is absolutely
non-toxic, except to one cell plants and animals, and is non addicting. It also kills
parasites because they have a one cell egg stage in their reproductive cycle.
More Than 650 Diseases
The following is a partial list of the more than 650
diseases that colloidal silver has been used successfully against: acne, AIDS (Reference
8), allergies, appendicitis, arthritis, athlete's foot, bladder inflammation, blood
parasites, blood poisoning, boils, burns, cancer (References 2, 4, 7), candida, cholera,
colitis, conjunctivitis, cystitis, dermatitis, diabetes (Reference 1), dysentery, eczema,
fibrositis, gastritis, gonorrhea, hay fever, herpes, impetigo, indigestion, keratitis,
leprosy, leukemia, lupus, lymphangitis, Lyme disease, malaria, meningitis, neurasthenia,
parasitic infections: viral, fungal and bacterial pneumonia, pleurisy, prostate pruritus
ani, psoriasis, purulent opthalmia, rhinitis, rheumatism, ringworm, scarlet fever, septic
conditions of the eyes, ears, mouth, and throat, seborrhea, septicemia, shingles, skin
cancer, staphylococcus and streptococcus infections, stomach flu, syphilis, thyroid,
tuberculosis, tonsillitis, toxemia, trachoma, all forms of virus, warts, whooping cough,
yeast infection, stomach ulcer, canine parovirus and other veterinary uses, and all fungal
and viral attacks on plants. Simply spray diluted silver on the leaves and add to the
soil.
A colloidal suspension is ultra-fine particles of one
substance, suspended by an electric charge in another substance. Homogenized milk and
aerosol sprays are colloidal suspensions. Colloidal silver is pure, metallic silver (not a
chemical compound) of particles 15 atoms or fewer, each with a positive electric charge,
and attached to a molecule of simple protein. This new particle floats in pure water. The
electric charge is stronger than gravity so the silver particles don't sink.
References
- "Use of Colloids in Health and Disease." Colloidal
silver has proven particularly effective in cases of intestinal troubles. Dr. Henry Crooks
found that "silver in the colloidal state is highly germicidal, quite harmless to
humans and absolutely non-toxic. Rather than in a chemical compound, the silver in the
colloidal state may be applied in a much more concentrated form, with correspondingly
better results. All virus, fungus, bacterium, streptococcus, staphylococcus, and other
pathogenic organisms are killed in three or four minutes upon contact. There are no side
effects whatsoever from the highest concentrations."
- Dr. Robert Becker, "The Body Electric,"
recognized a correlation between low silver levels and sickness. He said the silver
deficiency was responsible for the improper functioning of the immune system. Dr. Becker's
experiments conclude that silver works on the full spectrum of pathogens without any side
effects or damage to any part of the body. He also states that the silver was doing
something more than killing disease organisms. It was also causing major growth
stimulation of injured tissues. Burn patients and elderly patients noticed more rapid
healing. He discovered that all cancer cells change back to normal cells. All strains of
pathogens resistant to other antibiotics are killed by colloidal silver. Yet at that time
he couldn't find a silver supplement on the market.
- "Silver, Our Mightiest Germ Fighter," Science Digest,
March 1978. As an antibiotic, colloidal silver kills over 650 disease causing organisms,
and resistant strains fail to develop. Silver is the best all-around germ fighter we have
and is absolutely non-toxic! Doctors report that, taken internally, it works against
syphilis, cholera, malaria, diabetes and severe burns. Richard L. Davies, executive
director of the Silver Institute which monitors silver technology in 37 countries,
reports: "In four years we've described 87 important new medical uses for
silver."
- Dr. Bjorn Nordstrom, of the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, has used
silver in his cancer treatment method. He says the whole thing is quite simple. This
brought rapid remission in patients given up on by other doctors.
- The FDA has stated that because colloidal silver is accepted as a
pre-1938 medication, it may continue to be marketed. Letter, 13 September 1991, received
from consumer safety officer Harold Davis, U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- "Colloidal Preparations of Silver in Pharmacy," British
Medical Journal, February 1923: "Pure Silver is entirely non-irritant. In tests
at very high concentrations, it has been shown repeatedly that the rapidly exerted
disinfectant action is of considerable therapeutic value."
- Dr. Otto Warberg (Nobel Prize Winner, 1932) stated that
"Cancer is caused by the lack of oxygen and the fermentation of sugars."
- Provo Herald, 13 February 1992, page D1: "Colloidal
Silver as a Remedy for AIDS."
- American Drug Index, section on Inorganic Pharmaceutical
Chemistry, recognized silver for its germicidal action, calling a stabilized form: Mild
Silver Protein. There are several concentrations of Mild Silver Protein.
- The Condensed Medical Dictionary, 6th Edition: Mild Silver
Protein is listed for medicinal use. The 4sprotein-2 is the trace used as a stabilizer.
- Medicinal Silver Home Remedies, Maurice Worthington, M.D.,
1928.
- "Colloidal Silver Preparations of Silver in Pharmacy," British
Medical Journal, 1932.
- Royalty, worldwide, have been called "Blue Bloods,"
because of the silver content in their blood, even from birth. They used real silverware,
ate from silver dishes, and stored their food in silver containers. There were no doctors.
The common people were often sick with something.
