I’m frequently asked if there’s any clinical evidence that
colloidal silver is helpful at eradicating stubborn fungal infections.
The answer is a great, big “YES!”
There’s plenty of clinical evidence for the effectiveness of
colloidal silver against fungal pathogens.
And lots of anecdotal evidence for it, as well.
Here’s what you need to know…
Fungal infections are
some of the hardest infections to get rid of, often requiring weeks or even
months of treatment with harsh antifungal drugs known to cause liver damage and
other side effects.
But colloidal silver is
VERY effective against fungal pathogens.
And when used properly it has none of the potentially serious side
effects of the prescription antifungal drugs.
Numerous Clinical Studies
Indeed, numerous
clinical studies going back to the 1970’s have demonstrated the profound
effectiveness of colloidal silver against a wide variety of fungal
pathogens. For example:
At the above link you
can read the classic, 1976 clinical study by Dr. Robert O. Becker, M.D. and
colleagues, who demonstrated that electrically generated silver ions at less
than 2 ppm concentration have greater fungicidal properties than much more
concentrated silver compounds such as silver sulfadiazine and silver nitrate.
Dr. Becker and his
colleagues concluded, “All (fungal) organisms were inhibited by a silver
concentration of 4.7 ug/ml or less, and the fungicidal concentration of silver
was as low as 1.9 ug/ml.”
(Editor’s note: “ug/ml” is the same as ppm). So some fungal pathogens were inhibited at
silver ion concentrations as low as 1.9 ppm, and all fungal organisms tested were inhibited at 4.7 ppm.)
At the above link, you
can read a much newer study published in the Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnolgy in August, 2008.
This study demonstrated that
silver nanoparticles exert “considerable antifungal activity” against Candida albicans (i.e., the cause of
Candida yeast infections) and Trichophyton
mentagrophytes (i.e., the cause of many fungal infections of the hair, skin
and nails).
Indeed, the researchers
demonstrated that antimicrobial silver was comparable in effectiveness to
Amphotericin B, one of the most powerful prescription antifungal drugs. And the silver was actually superior in effectiveness to the
well-known anti-fungal drug fluconazole (i.e., Diflucan).
In the breakthrough study above, published in
the March 2010 issue of the journal Mycobiology, researchers found
that colloidal silver handily demolishes Sclerotium cepivorum, a fungi known to infect and destroy
crops and other plants.
Indeed, the researchers found that applying varying
levels of silver nanoparticles to the roots of green onion plants completely
eradicated the fungal infections. The researchers concluded:
“Nano-silver liquid for the prevention of
various plant pathogenic fungi is highly recommended to farmers.
Additionally, the use of nano-silver does not
cause any harm to human beings, and it is safe for the environment and
agricultural products.
In conclusion, we can say that by using
nano-silver liquid, environmental pollution and the excessive use of chemical
compounds in the field can be reduced.
It is expected that the application of
nano-silver at low concentrations will be economic, eco friendly, and decrease
farm management costs.”
In this 2010 clinical
study published in Journal of Materials
Engineering and Performance it was demonstrated that embedding
antimicrobial silver into fabric such as that used for hospital gowns, medical uniforms
and wound dressings gave the fabric demonstrable antifungal properties.
When the
silver-impregnated fabric was tested against fungi such as Candida albicans, researchers noted “measurable zones of
inhibition,” whereas untreated fabric produced no such zones of
inhibition.
The researchers
concluded that hospital gowns, uniforms and wound dressings treated with
antimicrobial silver would have significant antifungal properties.
In the above study,
published in 2011 in the journal Biofouling,
researchers demonstrated that antimicrobial silver not only has a profound
antifungal effect on two forms of Candida yeast fungus, but is also effective
in destroying the biofilms produced by these fungal pathogens.
Biofilms allow fungal pathogens
to adhere to cell walls and form tiny “fortresses” similar to plaque. This helps protect the fungal pathogens from
antifungal drugs, as well as from the immune system and from any other natural
predators in the human body.
So this is an important
new study, because in many cases fungal biofilms are what stymie modern drug-based
therapies from actually reaching the fungal pathogens.
Thankfully, silver seems
to have no problem busting through these fungal biofilms.
In a 2012 study
published in Letters in Applied Microbiology, researchers looked at
the use of different sizes of silver nanoparticles to determine their
anti-fungal properties against Candida
albicans and Candida glabrata.
The researchers
determined that a simple mouthwash containing silver nanoparticles could quite
easily resolve stubborn oral fungal infections.
The two yeasts studied
are common causes of oral thrush and dental stomatitis (i.e., a painful
infection affecting seven out of ten denture wearers).
Infections like these
are particularly difficult to treat because the fungal microorganisms involved
form protective biofilms that prevent prescription antifungal drugs from
working.
The researchers found
that all sizes of silver
nanoparticles tested were “equally effective at killing the yeasts.”
They concluded, “With
the emergence of Candida infections which are frequently resistant to the
traditional antifungal therapies, there is an increasing need for alternative
approaches…
…Silver nanoparticles
appear to be a new potential strategy to combat these infections. As the
nanoparticles are relatively stable in liquid medium they could be developed
into a mouthwash solution in the near future.”
In the above study,
published in the Journal of Ocular
Pharmacology and Therapeutics in March 2013, researchers focused on
determining whether or not silver nanoparticles could be used as an effective
treatment for fungal infections of the eyes.
Fungal keratitis, for
example, is emerging as a “major cause of vision loss” in developing nations
due largely to the unavailability of effective antifungal drugs.
Over 200 different
strains of ocular fungal pathogens were studied – chiefly strains of Fusarium spp., Aspergillus spp., and Alternaria
alternate. Antimicrobial silver was found
to be effective against all of them.
According to the study
authors, “Susceptibility tests were
performed against 216 strains of fungi isolated from patients with fungal
keratitis…silver nanoparticles exhibit potent in vitro activity against ocular
pathogenic filamentous fungi.”
Anecdotal Evidence
In addition to all of
the clinical evidence demonstrating how powerfully effective antimicrobial
silver is against pathogenic fungi, there’s also tons of anecdotal evidence for colloidal silver’s profound
effectiveness against fungal pathogens.
Indeed, thousands of
colloidal silver users have demonstrated colloidal silver’s effectiveness
against fungal infections for themselves, and have documented their
accounts. For example:
- Toenail Fungus -- Colloidal silver has been demonstrated, anecdotally, to work against toenail fungus. You can read an article documenting one such case, and explaining in a step-by-step fashion how it was done, here.
- Athlete’s Foot and Other Topical Fungal Infections -- Colloidal silver has also been demonstrated, anecdotally, to work against athlete’s foot fungus and other topical fungal infections, as well. Read the real-life anecdotal accounts of successful treatments with colloidal silver here.
- Valley Fever Fungus -- Colloidal silver has even been demonstrated, anecdotally, to work against the potentially deadly fungus behind Valley Fever, known as Coccidioides, of which there are now an estimated 150,000 cases per year in the U.S. Learn how others have used colloidal silver against Valley Fever fungal infections here.
- Dandruff -- Colloidal silver has also been demonstrated anecdotally to work against the fungus that causes dandruff. Learn how dandruff sufferers have ended their suffering for good, in the article at this link.
- Mildew and Mold -- Many people also use colloidal silver around the home as a disinfectant, in order to keep mildew, mold and bacteria at bay. See the article "20 Top Ways to Use Colloidal Silver Around the House" at this link.
As
one reader who battled a stubborn fungal infection of the sinuses for nearly a
year recently wrote:
“I
finally retired, and moved into a new house…Approximately 8 months to a year
after I moved in the house, I had a bad sinus infection which required surgery…
After
surgery, I felt better for a few weeks, then about 6 weeks later, the infection
was back even worse.
My
ENT told me he did not think this was a sinus issue. He said it looked more
like a fungus. I asked why I had fungus in my sinus and what caused it? He
replied, "It’s caused by breathing mold or mildew.”
He
asked if there was mold in my house. I replied that I purchased a new house and
it couldn't possibly have mold in it. But I checked the outside of my home and
found evidence that did point to the possibility of mold.
Since
the house was still under warranty, I requested the developer make appropriate
repairs. But he refused to admit anything was wrong with the house.
A
culture sent off by my doctor indeed confirmed it was fungus caused by mold. I then
hired a contractor to replace all window facings that had mold or rotten spots
that could be detected.
What
the contractor found was my entire bedroom outside wall was horribly molded.
The wafer board had just dissolved inside the wall and I had been breathing it
for 2 years by the time it was repaired.
The
doctor immediately put me on an aggressive treatment of 3 drugs mixed with saline
solution in a nebulizer, plus the strongest antifungal pill he could prescribe
to treat fungus. (30 days of the pills cost $3,000.00, my insurance only paid
$2500.00. I had to pay the $500. Per
month!)
This
treatment went on for about a year, but the fungus was not going away. Meanwhile,
my son had been trying to get me to try silver water. I was ready to try
something different, so I ordered the
generator. I stopped all other treatments and started using the silver
water.
When
I went back to my doctor 6 weeks later, I told him what I had done. After doing
a scope, he said the lining in my sinus area was showing some signs of improvement,
and to keep using the silver water. Four or five months later he released me,
saying, “Continue to use silver water.”
I
have now gone 7 months without having to see him. I drink 1 ounce of silver
water every morning and every night. The silver water saved my life, and it has
kept me from catching the flu or stomach bug from people I am around, Thank you,
thank you!”
And
as another reader recently wrote in to say:
“We
love our new Silver
making gizzmo.. love it love it..I have been using
it on all kind of things…
…the
neatest so far was this: I made a 6 hour
batch of colloidal silver and sprayed enough to just make it wet on some mold
that had formed in the earth around a house plant.
All
signs of the mold are still gone after 4 days. Before, that mold would have
killed the plant.
I'm
sure I'll be finding all kinds of uses for it…thanks!”
And
as a reader from Littlerock, CA explained:
“I use the colloidal
silver for many things.
I'm a farrier and I give
it to customers for clearing up thrush [i.e., yeast infections] in horse’s
feet. It has controlled chronic thrush infections in a number of horses I
treat.
It’s also been
successful in treating summer itch which is a fungal infection that horses get
in warmer weather.
I also use it myself for
athlete’s foot, skin injuries, as a mouth wash, and just about any external
injury.”
And as reader Nancy S. from Topeka, KS wrote:
“My 25 yr old daughter
had been treating a foot fungus with many different over-the-counter products,
with no luck in clearing up the fungus.
She had suffered with
the pain and itching for almost a month. I encouraged her to dab on some silver
water. She did and immediately the itching stopped.
I sent her home with a
small bottle. The next day she called me....she had applied it several times
that day. The pain was gone and the deep redness had changed to a pale pink. In
3 days after first application.....fungus was gone!!
I am no longer skeptical
about it.”
As you can see, anecdotal accounts of colloidal
silver effectiveness against stubborn fungal infections abound. You can read more accounts of successful
colloidal silver usage against fungal, bacterial and viral infections of all
kinds at the Colloidal
Silver Testimonials page.
Making Your Own High-Quality Colloidal Silver
If you’d like to know how to make your own high-quality colloidal
silver, quickly and easily, in the comfort and privacy
of your own home, and for less than 36
cents a quart (compared to health food store prices of $20 to $30 for a
tiny, four-ounce bottle), just check out the information at link in this
sentence.
Making your own colloidal silver is not only
quick and easy and extremely inexpensive, it’s actually better than purchasing over-priced health food store brands. Here are 7 Good Reasons to Make Your Own
Colloidal Silver.
And here’s a short, 4-step
tutorial demonstrating exactly how easy it is to use a
home colloidal silver generator like the new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator
from The Silver Edge, to make your own high-quality colloidal silver.
Colloidal silver not only works astonishingly
well on fungal infections, but bacterial and viral infections, too. As one reader from southern California
recently wrote:
“When my new Micro-Particle Colloidal Sivler Generator arrived I was down
for the count, having caught some kind of virus.
While my head was plugged up and body aching, I hurriedly created
my first batch of Colloidal Silver.
I took 4 ounces the first day and felt 50% better in less than 8
hours! The second, day I again took 4 ounces; incredibly I felt the same
overwhelming results.
By the third day, I had risen from my bed and returned to work!
The massive amount of energy I now receive from taking an ounce a day has
brought new life to this old 53 year old man!
Thank you so much for your research, newsletters and providing me
with the best Colloidal Silver Generator on the planet! I am driving my friends
crazy telling them about it!"
You can read more about making your own high-quality
colloidal silver by clicking the link in
this sentence.
Meanwhile, I’ll be back next week with another
great article about colloidal silver…
Yours for the
safe, sane and responsible use of
colloidal silver,
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Important Note and Disclaimer: The contents of this Ezine have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Information conveyed herein is from sources deemed to be accurate and reliable, but no guarantee can be made in regards to the accuracy and 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 this Ezine meant to be considered a substitute for professional medical 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, conclusions, comments and opinions stated herein. All important health care decisions should be made under the guidance and direction of a legitimate, knowledgeable and experienced health care professional. Readers are solely responsible for their choices. The author and publisher disclaim responsibility and/or liability for any loss or hardship that may be incurred as a result of the use or application of any information included in this Ezine.
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