Typically, if you have real CS (i.e. *not* ionic silver) there will be a small amount of ionic silver. This can be mostly eliminated by exposure to sunlight though. You are correct that silver ions will react with the hydrochloric acid in the stomach and result in silver chloride formation. With ionic silver, if it is potent enough (high PPM) this can become a dangerous amount of silver chloride. "Dangerous" meaning one may get argyria. In any event, ionic silver should not be taken internally due to the fact that it is immediately transformed into silver chloride, which is then stored in the body. There is no health benefit to be gained from taking ionic silver internally, although it can work as a topical antiseptic. It does have a very short shelf life, and is inferior to colloidal silver.
True colloidal silver is composed of nano-sized particles, not ions. It s not light-sensitive. The key to making it is to use high voltage AC current. Low voltage DC current will only produce mostly ionic silver. I am not sure what the optimum voltage and amperage are; I seem to be successful using a 4,800 volt transformer rated at 30 milliamps. (If you decide to do this, please do your homework re handling high voltages first!) I have found that when taking CS it is necessary to also use a probiotic, as CS will kill the friendly bacteria in the digestive system as well. It does not discriminate between "good" and "bad" microorganisms. I know there are many people who claim they take large doses of CS for long periods, but my experience indicates that if that were true they'd not be able to venture far from the bathroom! Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation about CS. I suspect the FDA and AMA like it that way. So long as ineffective and even dangerous products can be legally called "colloidal silver", the big drug companies can justify pushing patented antibiotics. On Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:06:21 -0600 sol <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought some silver chloride was formed the instant CS hits the > stomach? Even an empty stomach. > Starting with silver chloride from using salt to make the CS would > just make it worse, but I think some silver chloride happens in the > body, and certainly would form in the blood, which is salty. > sol > > Indi wrote: > > I don't think it is likely that true CS can accumulate in your > > system, or that if it did it would cause blue moons or argyria. As > > far as I know, the bluish discoloration some people report is > > caused by silver chloride, which can result when salt or baking > > soda is used as a conductive starter to make CS, or when water > > other than distilled is used to make it. Best to always use only > > distilled water, and to use a small amount of a known pure CS for > > starter when making CS. I have never seen any other symptom of > > argyria reported, only the discoloration. > > > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
