Clinical research
experts worldwide are singing the praises of colloidal silver, silver ions, silver
nanoparticles and other forms of antimicrobial silver.
Only in the U.S. are
medical authorities still clinging to the Big Pharma-inspired notion that
silver is “ineffective” or “obsolete.”
Indeed, many cutting
edge clinical researchers from around the world are beginning to admit that colloidal
silver and other forms of antimicrobial silver might just be the answer to the
worldwide crisis of antibiotic-resistant super-bugs, hospital infections, and
other serious problems.
Let’s take a quick
look at what some of these researchers are saying…
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for The Silver Edge…
Colloidal silver naysayers often make the claim that there’s
“no clinical evidence” for the effectiveness of colloidal silver and other
forms of antimicrobial silver.
Of course, that’s a complete crock. There’s tons
of great clinical research demonstrating the effectiveness of colloidal silver,
silver ions, nanosilver and other forms of antimicrobial silver against
pathogenic microbes.
In fact, at this
link you can find over 100 clinical studies, medical white papers and
reports on the effectiveness of various forms of silver against disease-causing
pathogens and related disease process.
And thankfully, in spite of the Big Pharma-inspired
naysayers, clinical researchers worldwide are now loudly singing the praises of
antimicrobial silver.
For example, below you can read short quotes from clinical studies
conducted by researchers from around the globe on various forms of silver and
their proven effectiveness against pathogens and disease processes:
- Egyptian Researchers: Colloidal Silver Is Superior to Antibiotic Drugs in Effectiveness Against Disease-Causing Pathogens
"All tested
bacteria were resistant to more than one antibiotic. The important observation was the
antibacterial activity of colloidal silver against Escherichia coli,
Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa which
exhibits superior effects when compared with other antibiotics."
-- International Journal of Microbiological Research, [1
(1): 33-36, 2010] "Colloidal silver as a new antimicrobial agent,"
Department of Microbiology at the National Organization for Drug Control and
Research in Giza, Egypt
- Nigerian Researchers: Colloidal Silver Is Potent Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
"Our study has
further confirmed the potent antibacterial activity of colloidal silver
concentrate against Pseudomonas aeruginosa…In the present study, colloidal
silver was shown to demonstrate very potent antibacterial activity against P.
aeruginosa isolated from post operative eye infection.
This activity should
be urgently explored in the development of highly active antibacterial
therapeutic agents to combat the rapidly increasing infectious diseases that
currently challenge the present arsenal of antibacterial drugs."
-- Department of Applied Microbiology, Ebonyi State
University, Abakaliki, Nigeria, and the Department of Pharmaceutics, University
of Nigeria, at Nsukka, Nigeria, "In vitro evaluation of the activity of
colloidal silver concentrate against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from postoperative
wound infection"
- Iranian Researchers: Silver Nanoparticles Wipe Out Bacteria Behind Hospital-Acquired Infections
“Hospital-acquired
infections are one of the most important causes of complications and mortality
in medical centers. These infections have been considered as the sixth leading
cause of death in US and Europe. As well, they contribute 10-50 billion dollars
to the economic burden annually.
For this reason, we
studied the effect of different dilutions of silver nanoparticles on some of
the common hospital organisms at specific intervals. Results: All the three dilutions of silver
nanoparticles studied had definite positive effects on the bacteria under study…resulting
in more than a 99 percent reduction.”
-- Ahvaz Jundishapur
University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran, “Effect of Silver Nanoparticles
on Common Bacteria in Hospital Surfaces”
- Chinese Researchers: Silver Ions Beat Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli by Preventing the Pathogens from Replicating
"Silver ions have
long been known to have strong inhibitory and bactericidal effects as well as a
broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities. Some forms of silver have been demonstrated to
be effective against burns, severe chronic osteomyelitis, urinary tract
infections, and central venous catheter infections...
...To investigate the
mechanism of inhibition of silver ions on microorganisms, two strains of
bacteria, namely Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive
Staphylococcus aureus were treated with silver ions and studied using combined
electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis.
Similar morphological
changes occurred in both E. coli and S. aureus cells after silver ion treatment.
The cytoplasm membrane detached from the cell wall. A remarkable electron-light region appeared in
the center of the cells, which contained condensed deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
molecules. There are many small electron-dense granules either surrounding the
cell wall, or depositing inside the cells.
The existence of
elements of silver and sulfur in the electron-dense granules and cytoplasm suggested
the antibacterial mechanism of silver: DNA
lost its replication ability and the protein became inactivated after the
silver ion treatment."
-- Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, Volume
52, Issue 4, 15, “A Mechanistic Study of the Antibacterial Effects of Silver
Ions on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus"; Department of
Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Indian Researchers: Colloidal Silver Prevents Infections by Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi
"Scientists have
discovered that the body's most important fluids are colloidal in nature:
suspended ultra-fine particles. Blood, for example, carries nutrition and
oxygen to the body cells. This led to studies with colloidal silver (electrical
silver atoms). An electro-colloidal
process, which is known to be the best method, is used for manufacturing the
colloidal silver.
Colloidal silver
appears to be a powerful, natural antibiotic and preventative against
infections. Acting as a catalyst, it disables the enzyme that one-celled
bacteria, viruses and fungi need for their oxygen metabolism. They suffocate
without corresponding harm occurring to human enzymes or parts of the human
body chemistry. The result is the destruction of disease-causing organisms in
the body and in the food."
-- Nanotechnology
in Medicine and Antibacterial Effect of Silver Nanoparticles, Department of
Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,
India, published in the Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures Vol.
3, No.3, September 2008, p. 115-122
- Spanish Researchers: Silver Nanoparticles Make Antibiotic Drugs Work Better
"Recently, due to
the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the use limitations of
antibiotics that can cause serious diseases and is an important public health
problem, the synergetic effect of silver nanoparticles with antibiotics has
been studied combining silver nanoparticles with different antibiotics like
ampicillin, kanamycin, erythromycin and chloramphenicol against gram positive
and gram negative bacteria.
The antibacterial
activities of these antibiotics increase in the presence of silver
nanoparticles against gram positive and gram negative bacteria determined by
the disk diffusion method. Different diameters of inhibition zones have been
shown around the different antibiotic disk with or without AgNPs.
The combination effect
of nanosilver and ampicillin has more potential compared to the other
antibiotics and may be caused by both, the cell wall lysis action of the
ampicillin and the DNA binding action of the silver nanoparticles (Fayaz et
al., 2009).
The antibiotic
molecules contain many active groups such as hydroxyl and amido groups, which
reacts easily with silver nanoparticles by chelation, for this reason, the
synergistic effect may be caused by the bonding reaction with antibiotic and
silver nanoparticles."
-- Silver Nanoparticles Interactions with the Immune System:
Implications for Health and Disease, CABIMER-Andalusian Center for Molecular
Biology & Regenerative Medicine CSIC-University of Seville-UPO-Junta de
Andalucia, Seville, Spain 2 Department of Physical, Chemical & Natural
Systems, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain
- British Researchers: Silver Successfully Attacks Pathogens Through Multiple Pathways
"The most
important finding is that silver—unlike most antibiotics—works in more than one
way. This is perhaps why bacteria may find it difficult to build resistance to
the chemical. Here is silver's multi-pronged approach:
First, silver sticks
very strongly to sulfur, found in parts of [bacterial] proteins. These sulfur
groups normally bond to each other, holding proteins together and keeping the
protein folded up in its correct shape. But if silver interacts with sulfur,
then the protein cannot fold correctly, and thus it cannot do its job.
Next, silver
interferes with how bacteria use iron. Iron is often held in place within
proteins by binding to sulfur. Since silver also interacts with sulfur, it
blocks the iron from doing so. Finally, silver causes bacteria to produce
extremely toxic substances called reactive oxygen species. These go on to cause
damage inside the cell, harming the DNA, proteins, and even the membrane that
surround cells.
The net result of this
silver onslaught is bacteria with severe damage to their basic biochemistry. In
addition, the membranes and walls that surround the bacteria are leakier after
the silver treatment."
-- Mark Lorch, ARS Technica, Senior Lecturer in Biological
Chemistry at University of Hull, UK
- Korean Researchers: Nanosilver Is Effective Against Pathogenic Fungal Microbes
"Many studies
have shown the antimicrobial effects of nanosilver, but the effects of nanosilver
against fungal pathogens of the skin, including clinical isolates of T.
mentagrophytes and Candida species are mostly unknown.
The primary significance of this study is the observation that nanosilver can inhibit the growth of dermatophytes, which cause superficial fungal infections. Nanosilver also exhibited potent antifungal effects, probably through destruction of membrane integrity.
To the author's knowledge, this is the first study to apply nanosilver successfully to dermatophytes and pathogenic fungal strains. Secondly, the fact that preparation method of nanosilver described here is cost-effective is also of importance. Therefore, it can be expected that nanosilver may have potential as an anti-infective agent for human fungal diseases."
The primary significance of this study is the observation that nanosilver can inhibit the growth of dermatophytes, which cause superficial fungal infections. Nanosilver also exhibited potent antifungal effects, probably through destruction of membrane integrity.
To the author's knowledge, this is the first study to apply nanosilver successfully to dermatophytes and pathogenic fungal strains. Secondly, the fact that preparation method of nanosilver described here is cost-effective is also of importance. Therefore, it can be expected that nanosilver may have potential as an anti-infective agent for human fungal diseases."
-- The Silver
Nanoparticle (Nano-Ag): a New Model for Antifungal Agents, Dong Gun Lee School
of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook
National University, Republic of Korea
- Japanese Researchers: Silver Nanoparticles Demonstrate Excellent Antibacterial Activity With Low Toxicity for Humans and Animals
"...It is well
known that silver exhibits potent antibacterial properties with low toxicity
for humans and animals, by comparison with other metals. Many researchers have
recently reported that silver nanoparticles demonstrate excellent antibacterial
activity."
-- On-Paper
Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Applications, Hirotaka Koga
and Takuya Kitaoka, Kyushu University, Japan
- Mexican Researchers: Silver Nanoparticles Beat Drug-Resistant Super-Pathogens
"The data presented here prove that silver
nanoparticles are effective bactericidal agents regardless of the
drug-resistance mechanisms that exist in multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa,
ampicillin-resistant E. coli O157:H7 and erythromycin-resistant S. pyogenes and
show the importance of silver nanoparticles in the nosocomial and community
environment. Therefore, silver nanoparticles can be recommended as an effective
broad-spectrum bactericidal agent."
-- “Bactericidal
Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria,” World
Journal of Microbiology, Volume 26, Number 4, 615-621, DOI:
10.1007/s11274-009-0211-3) April 10, 2009
- Pakistani Researchers: Silver Ions Are Toxic to Infectious Microbes Without Harming Normal Cells
"Silver is non-toxic, safe inorganic
antibacterial agent being used for centuries and is capable of killing about
650 microorganisms that cause disease. Silver has been described as being
'oligodynamic', that is, its ions are capable of causing a bacteriostatic
(growth inhibition) or even a bactericidal (antibacterial) impact. Therefore, it has the ability to exert a
bactericidal effect at minute concentrations.
It has a significant potential for a wide
range of biological applications such as antibacterial agents for antibiotic
resistant bacteria, preventing infections, healing wounds and
anti-inflammatory. Silver ions (Ag+) and its compounds are highly toxic to
microorganisms exhibiting strong biocidal effects on many species of bacteria
but have a low toxicity toward animal cells."
-- Muhammad Raffi,
Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Nanoparticles, Department of Chemical
and Materials Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied
Sciences
- Scandinavian Researchers: Colloidal Silver Spray Cures Leg Ulcers
“Study Synopsis: Sixteen patients with leg
ulcers were treated with a colloidal silver spray. The solution was applied
once daily for the first few days, then twice weekly. The infection subsided in
all cases. After instruction, patients performed the therapy at home without
supervision. No discomfort or side effects were observed. There was no
persistent discoloration of the skin that could be attributed to silver.
"In all cases the infection subsided."
-- Haeger, Knut.
Preoperative treatment of leg ulcers with silver spray and aluminum foil. Acta
Chirurgica Scandinavica, 125, 32-41.
- Czech Researchers: Silver Nanoparticles Beat Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacterial Strains
“…silver particles
with a narrow size distribution with an average size of 25 nm showed high
antimicrobial and bactericidal activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacteria, including highly multi-resistant strains such as methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus.
Antibacterial activity
of silver nanoparticles was found to be dependent on the size of silver
particles. A very low concentration of
silver (as low as 1.69 μg/mL Ag) gave antibacterial performance.”
-- Silver Colloid Nanoparticles: Synthesis,
Characterization, and Their Antibacterial Activity; Department of Physical
Chemistry, Palacký University, Svobody 26, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic,
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Palacký University, Czech
Republic
- Canadian Researchers: Ionic Silver is a Safe, Non-Toxic Bacterial Disinfectant
"Silver is a
disinfectant for non-spore forming bacteria at concentrations about 1000 times
lower than the levels at which it is toxic to mammalian life. ...The ionic form
of silver is necessary."
-- British Columbia
Ministry of Environment, Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Silver,
Environmental Protection Department, February 19, 1996
- Australian Researchers: Colloidal Silver Safely Stops Staphylococcus aureus Sinus Infections
“In the safety study, normal saline (control) and 30ppm
colloidal silver solution (test) was used to flush the frontal sinuses for 14
days in 8 sheep (4 sheep each). In the efficacy study, following frontal sinus
infection with Staphylococcus aureus, sheep were treated with either control
saline or topical silver solution of varying concentrations (30 ppm/20 ppm/10
ppm/5 ppm) for 5 days, with 4 sheep in each group.
Sheep treated with colloidal silver showed a significant
decrease in biofilm biomass compared to saline control. Although average blood
silver levels were higher in the treated groups compared to controls, blood
counts and biochemical parameters were normal. Histology and ciliary structure
analysis did not show any difference between control and treatment groups…Conclusion: Topical colloidal silver solution has
effective antibiofilm activity in Staphylococcus aureus CRS in a sheep model
and appears safe."
-- “Topical colloidal silver as an antibiofilm agent in a
Staphylococcus aureus chronic rhinosinusitis sheep model”; International Forum
of Allergy & Rhinology; The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of
Surgery, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Turkish Researchers: Silver Nanoparticles Effective Against Disease-Causing Bacteria and Candida Fungus
“Silver or silver ions
have long been known to possess strong inhibitory and bactericidal effects, as well as a broad spectrum of
antimicrobial activities…
In this study, the
antimicrobial activity of colloidal silver nanoparticles prepared by the
Sol-Gen method was investigated [against] test microorganisms Escherichia coli,
Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella
typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
It was found that the
silver nanoparticles inhibited the growth and multiplication of the tested
microorganisms, including the fungus C. albicans. The antimicrobial activity
was observed against all tested microorganisms at a very low concentration of
2-4 μg/ml of nano silver.”
-- “Antimicrobial
Activity Of Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles Prepared By Sol-Gel Method,” Digest
Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, Metallurgical and Material
Science Engineering Department at Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
- African Researchers: Silver Nanoparticles Reduce the Growth of Melanoma Tumors and Breast Cancer Cells
“Previously, we
reported the cytotoxic effect of colloidal silver on MCF-7 breast cancer cell
line. However, there is scarce information on its antitumor potential. The aim
of this study was to evaluate the anti-tumoral activity of colloidal silver or
silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in a B16F10 melanoma mice model.
In vitro, B16F10 cells
were treated with different concentrations of colloidal silver or silver
nanoparticles and cell viability was evaluated by MTT method, both treatments had
cytotoxic effects against B16F10 cell line. In vivo, B16F10 melanoma cells were
implanted in six weeks old C57BL/6 mice.
About 8 days after
cells injection, the subcutaneous treatments were started with colloidal silver
or silver nanoparticles, tumor volume and tumor weight were evaluated and the
difference of treated groups and control demonstrated that melanoma tumor
growth was significantly decreased. Our results suggest that colloidal silver
or silver nanoparticles could be useful as an anti-proliferative drug, inducing
an impairment of tumoral growth.”
-- African Journal of Microbiology Research, May 2013, “Potential
of colloidal or silver nanoparticles to reduce the growth of B16F10 melanoma
tumors”
Much, Much More
Frankly, I could post excerpts from a wide variety of international
clinical studies like this all day. There are literally hundreds of them available.
But hopefully the examples above have given you enough
detail to see that researchers from around the world are finding colloidal
silver and other forms of antimicrobial silver to be astonishingly effective
against infectious microorganisms, as well as other disease processes including cancer.
In the future, I’ll post more examples. But feel free to browse through the wide
array of silver studies posted here.
Make
Your Own
Colloidal
Silver for Pennies!
Of
course, colloidal silver is awfully expensive to use, especially if you’re
still buying it in health food stores where the average cost is $5 to $7 per
ounce, or $20 to $30 or more for a tiny, four-ounce bottle.
Thankfully,
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2.) Sit the generator box on top
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silver rods and the bubbler tube are immersed in the water.
3.) Set the handy appliance
timer for three hours, and plug it into any convenient grounded household
electrical outlet.
4.) Plug
the generator into the timer and then turn the timer wheel clockwise until you
hear the generator start bubbling. The generator will shut off automatically
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It’s
really that easy! You just “Set it, and forget it.” And you
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When you’re finished, you’ll have a full quart of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver. And you can make quart after quart for the rest of your life, for less than 36 cents each!
When you’re finished, you’ll have a full quart of high-quality micro-particle colloidal silver. And you can make quart after quart for the rest of your life, for less than 36 cents each!
Indeed,
the set of pure .999 fine silver wire that comes with your generator
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Why
should you ever again pay $20 to $30 for a tiny, four-ounce bottle of colloidal
silver at the health food store, when you can make your own superior-quality
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Almost
FREE, for the Rest of Your Life!
Obviously,
having the ability to make your own high-quality micro-particle colloidal
silver for only a few pennies per quart is about as close as
you’ll ever get to having "free" colloidal silver for the rest of
your life, any time you or a family member, friend or loved one needs it.
And
because the silver particles produced by this amazing breakthrough in colloidal
silver-making technology are as low as .8 nm – a fraction of a single nanometer
– their effectiveness against colonies of pathogenic microbes is astonishing.
Perhaps
that’s why so many thousands upon thousands of people absolutely rave over the
effectiveness of their homemade micro-particle colloidal silver, as you can see
at this web page full of real-life colloidal
silver success stories.
Discover
How Easy It Is…
If you’d
like to learn more about making your own high-quality colloidal silver for just
pennies per quart, you can…
- Read how unbelievably simple it is to make your own high-quality colloidal silver for less than 36 cents a quart, here.
- Learn why the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator is the world’s #1 best-selling colloidal silver generator, here.
- Find out how to save a whopping $100 on a brand new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator, here.
Meanwhile, I’ll be back next week with another great article on
colloidal silver….
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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reliability thereof. The author, Steve
Barwick, is a natural health journalist with over 30 years of experience
writing professionally about natural health topics. He is not
a doctor. Therefore, nothing stated in
this Ezine should be construed as prescriptive in nature, nor is any part of
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advice. Nothing reported herein is
intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The author is simply reporting in
journalistic fashion what he has learned during the past 17 years of
journalistic research into colloidal silver and its usage. Therefore, the information and data presented
should be considered for informational purposes only, and approached with
caution. Readers should verify for
themselves, and to their own satisfaction, from other knowledgeable sources
such as their doctor, the accuracy and reliability of all reports, ideas,
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