I don't know.  One would need to check the solubility of silver ascorbate and
silver acetosaliclate.  They may not be soluble, whereas silver citrate has
good solubility. Another consideration is that when it is exposed to HCl in
the stomach, it must not convert to silver nitrate, or nothing is gained.

Marshall

Matthew McCann PE wrote:

> Would silver citrate have an advantage over, say
> silver compounded with ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
> or acetosalicylic acid (aspirin)?
>
> Matthew
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marshall Dudley" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 3:30 PM
> Subject: CS>Silver Citrate
>
> > I was wondering if the effectiveness of EIS which is 80 to 90% ionic,
> > might be increased by add a small amount of citric acid after making
> > it.  This is for vet use, for horses and so forth, not humans due to the
> > argyria risk involved.
> >
> > What I am thinking is that if it is citrate, then it will not form the
> > chloride in the stomach, and would thus not be wasted, even though it's
> > effectiveness is likely less than the CS portion.
> >
> > Just a thought.
> >
> > Marshall
> >
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