> 1) I didn't say it was 'dangerous', I said it can cause > argyria (the greying of the skin). this condition is in > fact NOT dangerous, but it isn't very attractive.
I said silver salts are dangerous. > 2) Certainly it may be more effective than CS in > getting to the urinary tract, but if you simply > increase the doseage of CS (anywhere from 1/4 to a full > gallon a day), you wil definitely knock it out, with no > chance of argyria. There is no retreat from 'definitely' and 'no chance'. > 3) It is my understanding that argyria can happen > almost overnight, with little to no warning. It is conservatively estimated that one must have consumed at least 900mg of protein bound silver colloid in the course of a year to develop argyria. This is equivalent to 45 litres of 20ppm CS or 1,500 oz. Another study estimates the minimum oral dose for producing argyria to be 25 to 50 grams taken over a 6 month period. Hardly overnight! > 4) Though 'plenty of people' may be taking it with no > ill effects, making the suggestion that people use it, > WITHOUT A PROPER WARNING THAT THIS IS THE FORM THAT > CAN CAUSE ARGYRIA, AND EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO > NOT TAKE TOO MUCH, is, imho, very irresponsible. Well you are entitled to your humble opinion of course, just as I am to mine, and it is my opinion that a course of treatment using a silver colloid complexed with EDTA (which after all is a metal scavenger and remover) has as much chance of causing argyria as the doseage of CS you recommend, and if reports are to be believed, will treat the infection more readilly. > Again, I was just warning people of the possible > consequences of taking ANY kind of silver protein. Sure, but did you have to SHOUT. > > Charles Marcus Regards - Ivan -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
