With regard to dosages, potentially beneficial amounts, and risk of argyria
There was a study done on rabbits in the 1940's using electrargol,
essentially the same thing as the moderm electrically generated colloidal
silver (assumed to be approximately 40 ppm in concentration). The results
showed that injections of electrargol produced leucocytosis (increases in
white blood cell count) at a particular dosage and at slightly higher doses
enabled the rabbits to survive injections iof pathogenic streptococci
whereas the control rabbits did not survive. Using linear extrapolation of
dosage and body weight, the data suggests that a 160 pound rabbit might
experience leucocytosis after absorbing approximately one milligram of
silver, and might experience some protection against septicemia in the
three to five milligram range.
Dealing with something really nasty like lyme or AIDS is a different
ballgame. Neither of these entities existed in the pre-antibiotic
era. Lyme however is a spirochete and its symptom profile resembles that
of syphilis, another very unsavory character which did get treated with
silver....and mercury...and arsenic and just about everything else they
could get their hands on. I don't recall in this moment any details of the
treatment protocol and results from the old literature.
The leucocytosis could be interpreted as either a stimulation of the immune
system or as a toxic reaction or both. What it really means would depend on
the results of other measured parameters, and I don't believe that anyone
has done that. Most of the anecdotal evidence that I have encountered
suggests that episodes of the common cold, measles, etc. were wiped out
with an intake of one milligram of silver or less. This is in no way
intended as a recommendation to use silver or as a way to select a dosage
of silver......It is just interesting data.
With regard to being conscious of dosage, remember that:
one milligram of silver in one liter of water = 1 ppm concentration
ten milligrams of silver in one liter of water= 10 ppm concentration, etc.
Therefore, it would take 100 cc of 10 ppm colloidal silver to equal one
milligram of silver
There are approximately 5cc in a tsp. so this is 20 tsp of 10 ppm colloidal
silver
Even these dosages may be more than many people need. Treating colloidal
silver as a homeopathic remedy might make more sense for a lot of
individuals. Here a few drops of 1 ppm more or less might be all that is
needed. Read the profile of argentum metallicum in a homeopathic materia
medica. The detailed symptoms described would be seen by a homeopathic
physician as an indication to use silver as a remedy. The other way to read
this data is.....that these symptoms are what an individual would
experience who consumed too much silver.
Using the same math, the amount of colloidal silver needed to equal one
gram would be
1000 liters of 1 ppm colloidal silver
100 liters of 10 ppm colloidal silver
50 liters of 20 ppm colloidal silver
20 liters of 50 ppm colloidal silver (approximately five gallons)
This amount is significant because it is believed to be the area where some
individuals could develop argyria. This is not absolute, however, because
the case data is very thin and sketchy. It is just that the smallest
quantity of silver reported to cause argyria that I am aware of was in the
one gram range. Other references claimed that it took 6 to 10 grams.
I hope this is some help.
John Hill
At 03:03 PM 12/2/1999 -0700, you wrote:
Hello John,
Good to hear from you, especially when there is a need.
I had been planning to dig up your references and post them when I got a
breather from dealing with other problems.
I hope someone will quickly calculate the maximum consumption possible for
the distressed lady, and set her mind at ease.
I have widely recommended your book.
James Osbourne Holmes
[email protected]
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hill [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 7:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: CS>alittle gray
The minimum cumulative amount of silver consumed and known to produce
argyria is estimated to be approximately 900 mg. over a period of one
year. Some references state that as much as 6 to 10 grams are
required. It probably varies a lot from one individual to another. It is
important to estimate the total amount of silver consumed in
milligrams. It probably doesn't matter much whether it was colloidal or
ionic, just the total amount that the body absorbed.
A toxicology summary for silver can be found at
http://www.clspress.com/tox.html
Regards, John Hill
At 07:59 PM 12/1/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Seems Donna is talking about her face, while James is talking about CS.
>
>Donna, if your skin is grey, you've consumed some huge quantities (and I
>mean many, many grams) of extremely large-particle silver which was NOT made
>electrolytically. What, exactly, have you consumed; how much; how long?
>
>Sam
>
> > In a message dated 11/30/1999 7:41:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>[email protected]
> > writes:
> >
> > <<
> > The grey is probably Silver Chloride and is in those quantities, for
>sure,
> > not harmful, physiologically or cosmetically. I drank grey LV silver
>for
> > years.
> >
> > Relax. The cosmetic effect is usually blue, turning to black with
>exposure
> > to sunlight, with similar chemistry as a photo negative.
> >
> > There could be other crap in the water though. If it is tap water
it has
>a
> > high possibility of being toxic in itself, or could react with the
>silver.
> >
> > James Osbourne Holmes
> > [email protected]
> >
> > >>
> > James,
> > Relax you say, that is a good one. So now it is a chance of getting
>even
> > darker, that is what you are telling me. In some lights it looks silver
>and
> > at night it looks dark gray. I am at the point where I would try to
>bleach
> > my face if I knew that it helped. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Donna Earnest
> >
> >
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