The astonishing
anti-bacterial qualities of colloidal silver have been known for decades. And so have its anti-fungal qualities. But
colloidal silver’s anti-viral properties are far less understood.
Thankfully, new
studies are shedding more light on this topic, demonstrating that silver’s
interaction with viral DNA and RNA helps shut down the replication process used
by the virus to spread from one cell to another. Here’s the story…
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for www.TheSilverEdge.com...
Viruses represent one of the leading causes of disease and
death in the world today.
According to the International Committee on the Taxonomy of
Viruses, there are 2,480 known species of virus in 395 genera, 95 families, and
6 orders. However, new viruses are being discovered all of the time.
Even more interesting, according to a study in the Journal of Virology, in each cubic meter
of air we breathe, there are between 1.6 million to 40 million viruses,
depending upon the time of year, weather conditions and other factors.
So at any point in time, we’re quite literally wading
through a soup of viruses, and breathing them in.
Thankfully, most of them are plant and animal viruses. But since we breathe in approximately 0.01
cubic meters of air each minute, this means we likely inhale at least several hundred thousand viruses every
minute, according to science journalist Malcolm Tang.
Silver and Viruses
While there’s no argument that colloidal silver is the
world’s most powerful natural antibacterial
and antifungal
agent, its ability to protect against viruses is little understood.
However, as more research is conducted, the anti-viral
qualities of silver are becoming better known.
Previously, on the Colloidal Silver Kills
Viruses website, I’ve documented the famous HIV study in which it was
demonstrated in vitro (i.e., in the
test tube) that tiny silver nanoparticles were able to prevent the AIDS virus
from replicating, by binding to its DNA.
Other studies have helped confirm this hypothesis.
For example, in 2011 the science journal Molecules published an extensive review
of medical studies demonstrating silver nanoparticles to be effective against
viruses, including:
·
HIV I
·
Herpes simplex I
·
Paramyxoviridae (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
·
Poxviridae (Monkey Pox Virus)
·
Orthomyxoviridae (Influenza Virus)
·
Arenaviridae (Tacaribe Virus, otherwise known as
Hemorrhagic Fever virus)
·
Hepadnaviridae (Hepatitis B Virus)
The study is titled Silver
Nanoparticles as Potential Antiviral Agents, and its authors concluded:
“Metal nanoparticles,
especially the ones produced with silver or gold, have proven to exhibit
virucidal activity against a broad-spectrum of viruses, and surely to reduce
viral infectivity of cultured cells.
In most cases, a
direct interaction between the nanoparticle and the virus surface proteins
could be demonstrated or hypothesized.
…Besides the direct
interaction with viral surface glycoproteins, metal nanoparticles may gain
access into the cell and exert their antiviral activity through interactions
with the viral genome (DNA or RNA).
Furthermore, the
intracellular compartment of an infected cell is overcrowded by virally encoded
and host cellular factors that are needed to allow viral replication and a
proper production of progeny virions.
The interaction of
metal nanoparticles with these factors, which are the key to an
efficient viral
replication, may also represent a further mechanism of action.”
In other words, silver’s anti-viral activity begins at the virus surface, and appears to continue as the silver particles penetrate the virus and begin to interact with viral DNA and RNA, thus preventing viral replication.
In other words, silver’s anti-viral activity begins at the virus surface, and appears to continue as the silver particles penetrate the virus and begin to interact with viral DNA and RNA, thus preventing viral replication.
And as the old saying goes, “No replication. No infection.”
Silver and Hepatitis
B
In another study,
this one conducted by scientists at the University of Hong Kong, and published
in the journal Antiviral Therapies in
2008, it was also demonstrated in vitro that very tiny silver
particles have the ability to reduce viral DNA formation by more than 50%.
According to the Hong Kong researchers, the silver appeared
to interact with viral DNA in such a way as to prevent replication.
What’s more, this phenomena takes place whether the virus is inside the
host cells (i.e., inside human cells, where viruses would normally replicate)
or outside the host cells.
This is especially important, because it implies that silver
not only prevents viruses from infecting cells, but can also stop cells that
are already virally infected from
spreading the infection.
Here’s the Story…
According to a research abstract from the University of Hong
Kong, the scientists examining the action of silver particles on the Hepatitis
B virus “hypothesized that the direct interaction between these nanoparticles
and HBV double-stranded DNA or viral particles is responsible for their
antiviral mechanism.”
The scientists point out that this only demonstrates the
effectiveness of very tiny silver particles against the HBV (i.e., hepatitis B
virus), and not necessarily other viruses.
Nevertheless, once again we have a study demonstrating
conclusively that very tiny particles of silver have the ability to interfere
with viruses, preventing them from interacting with human cells and causing
infections.
According to a news article about this study, the
researchers discovered that:
“Hepatitis B is one of
the worst killers as it chronically infects over 400 million people worldwide,
with certain developing countries and regions hit hardest.
…ultra-tiny silver
particles could reduce the extracellular DNA formation of HBVs by over 50
percent, and could check their intracellular RNA formation, too.
'Silver nano-particles
have special properties such as larger active surface and porosity so that they
can easily bind with small molecules'…
The researchers said
there are currently only two kinds of drugs approved for treating chronic HBV
infection, namely immunomodulators and nucleoside analogues. But their uses are
affected by side effects and drug-resistant mutations.
Silver nano-particles
have an additional distinct advantage. It is unlikely that HBV can become
resistant to silver nano-particles because the interaction is determined by the
physiochemical properties of the tiny particles.”
Learn More…
For more information on the little-known but quite
substantial anti-viral qualities of colloidal silver, see the Colloidal Silver Kills
Viruses website.
To learn how to make your own high-quality colloidal silver for less than 36 cents a quart, with a brand
new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from The Silver Edge, here, just
click the link in this sentence.
Also, be sure to get your FREE copy of the Colloidal Silver Safe
Dosage Report, to learn how to calculate your maximum safe daily dosage
level based on your body weight and the ppm of the colloidal silver you’re
using.
Yours for the safe, sane and responsible
use of colloidal silver,
Steve Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
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