On Japanese TV last night (English bi-lingual program) there was a very odd report. A young man was treated for some growth in his broncheal tube by a doctor using what they called a silver nitrate needle. This sounds odd for starters. Supposedly the needle broke off, and the toxicity of the silver nitrate was what caused the young man to die a few days later.
This sounds dubious to me. Is silver nitrate really that toxic? I profess ignorance but the whole story sounds pretty far out to me. This was on NHK, the govt-affliated network. JBB AVRA / Jason wrote: > > All: > > None of these things are true. Argyria is not a condition that is limited > to the skin. Cosmetic Argyria gets the most attention because it has a > noticeable effect. However, silver can be deposited in organs and other > tissues. As long as a critical level is not achieved, it is not toxic. The > fact that light is required ( and perhaps acid ) to cause a VISIBLE > disfiguration has nothing whatsoever to do with silver being actually > DEPOSITED into tissues. > > Both ionic silver and particulate silver have been documented to cause > argyria. If the ionic silver remained ionic, it would be impossible for it > to cause Argyria. But the fact is that I'm sure that many chemical > processes in the body can cause the silver to "plate-out". > > It IS true, though, that the studies were done with toxic forms of silver > compounds. This was soley due to the forms of silver that were available > and in use at the time. It may be that the most minute silver particles do > not accumulate in the body at all with long term use. But it should be > clarified that this has never been established as fact. Perhaps Francis Key > et al could conduct a long term study ( 2-3 years ) with a few willing > voluteers. Since their measuring equipment is capable of extremely precise > analysis of total silver content, and their product is unique, it, I think, > would be a worthy endevour... In conjunction, levels of selenium, vitamin > E, magnesium and calcium could be monitored throughout the period. Take an > average individual, an individual with a compromised liver, and an > individual with severe immunodeficiency disorder, and do a comparative > study. While I don't think you could take three test cases to the FDA, it > would no doubt be the first steps in clarifying the whole issue. > > Of course, if anyone wants to bankroll the study, I would love to do such a > study with a highly ionic silver and a highly particulate silver! > > Jason > > > My guess is that the researchers were biologists and didn't have a clue as > to the > > chemistry requirements. If any of these steps are not done, then argyria > cannot > > form. > > > > 1. silver must be ionic, such as a compound > > 2. when silver is in the body, the skin must be exposed to light, > preferrably UV > > for seeding. > > 3. The skin must be alkaline. Although the blood is alkaline, the skin is > > usually acid. So washing with something like lye soap would likely do > that. > > 4. The blood must have a developer in it. Caffine is a good developer. > > 5. The ionic concentration of silver must be high enough to cause the > particles > > to grow rapidly enough to get trapped in the skin. > > > > Note that with CS, there are loads of seed particles avaiable, and most > are not > > at the skin. So a large quantity of true colloid could also prevent > argyria as > > it would use up the ionic silver long before it found it's way to the skin > and > > any particles formed by exposure to the light. > > > > I bet if they had consulted a chemist from Kodak they could find a way to > do it > > repeatably. > > > > Marshall > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > >
