Colloidal zinc has the same or similar biocidal qualities as colloidal silver...but...pure zinc is extremely reactive in an acid environment. Ken
At 05:10 PM 11/30/01 -0500, you wrote: >>>> I know from experience that zinc lozenges work wonderfully on sore throats. Is the zinc action somehow similar to CS in it's biocide qualities? Perhaps it's actually the zinc doing the work on giardia? Some comment from the resident experts here, please. Judy Down Maine The antibiotic, bacitracin, stabilized with zinc, has been shown to have a high efficacy against Giardia infections. In recent clinical studies all patients responded well to this treatment with final cure rates of over 94%. Side effects from this treatment were few. Tel Tofflemire Phoenix , AZ Connie wrote: <<<< -- 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] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
