>From the UK Daily Mail August 17 1999, article from one Simone Cave under the heading "Could a silver drink beat all antibiotics?"
"A solution containing one of our most highly prized metals, silver, is being heralded as the latest alternative to antibiotics. Research has shown that silver suspended in water kills virtually all bacteria, viruses or fungi - even if they are only exposed to minute traces of it. The solution, known as colloidal silver, has been shown in laboratory experiments to kill more than 650 disease organisms, whereas most antibiotics kill only about six. Vitally it could have an impact upon the battle against antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as MSRA - methycillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. Infected patients can become severely ill and even die because the antibiotics don't work against it. Colloidal silver, an odourless yellow liquid with a faint metallic taste, was favoured by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Earlier this century it was used by doctors to treat septicaemia, whooping cough, cystitis and shingles. But when antibiotics were discovered, clinical uses for silver were discarded and it is only recently that its benefits are being rediscovered. Available from most health shops, it can also be applied externally to skin conditions such as acne, eczema and ringworm, as well as to burns cuts and grazes. However a report in the Journal of Toxicology and Clinical Toxicology warns against the indiscriminate use of silver products and says there is a lack of information about its effectiveness and potential toxicity." Bless her - her heart's in the right place! But anybody got any information on the Greeks and Romans? I can just see them squatting down with their jugs and 9V batteries.... Regards Terry -- 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]>
