Oral bromelain was reported to be very effective in potentiating antibiotics. I think this is due to it's action in penetrating/dissolving biofilms, or some similar action.
Dan On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:47 AM, polo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hopefully Brooks will have time to consider and comment on this. > > I have long been interested in protocols that will efficiently attack > biofilm infections. It seems that inhaled (nebulized) liposomal > medications are very effective in penetrating very difficult to treat lung > biofilms. Some recent studies have suggested that liposomal antibiotics are > superb treatments. Here is one: > > http://jac.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/61/4/859 > > > The above study used a compressor type of nebulizer (nebulizer PARI LC > Star). Anyway, I would like to try liposomal colloidal silver in a > nebulizer for biofilm lung infections, particularly in racehorses. Normally > we use ultrasonic nebulizers as opposed to the older compressor type > nebulizers as was used in the above study. Ultrasound nebulizers vaporize > the medication into super small droplets that can be pushed into the lung > via an air jet. The older compressor type uses a small air compressor to > vaporize the inhaled medication producing larger medication particles to be > breathed in. Naturally, the ultrasound nebulizer technology produces small > droplet size which is more conducive to lung inhalation efficacy. > > What I would like to know, do you see any problems with producing > colloidal silver liposomes using your home made protocol and (2) would an > ultrasonic nebulizer be detrimental to the liposomal structure? Would an > older compressor type nebulizer as used in the study be better in putting > liposomes into solution for inhalation purposes or would the newer utrasonic > nebulizers not over-whelming affect liposomal structure upon vaporzation or > might it even be beneficial? > > As a side note, I want to add that heavy metals seem particularly > effective against biofilms of which I would venture a guess that colloidal > silver would be a superb medication, if one could only get it to be absorbed > by the biofilm. Liposomal technology may be the key! > > doug -- 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]>
