Antibiotic of gods – Silver
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Numerous herbs and trees on our planet provide us with food and medicine but has
nature provided a wide spectrum natural antibiotic that does not have any major side effects when consumed internally by humans? That antibiotic appears to be silver - its atoms, ions and some of its compounds.
If the correct form, manner and dosage to
consume this natural antibiotic can be discovered, it may be the most powerful one around with least
harmful side effects. A way to measure the power and usefulness of an
antibiotic is to rank it by the ratio of its positive and negative effects for
while an antibiotic may kill harmful microbes in a human body, they also kill
good ones and may have other harmful effects besides. In excess dosage silver
can turn a person blue, a condition called Argyria, but that is better than
losing an arm and a leg or bursting all over the body with a sore or allergy.
One may call this ratio the power ratio of an antibiotic and it seems to be
silver along with some of its compounds that have the highest potential power
ratio based on the patchy historical information on it, and the side effects of silver in the ordinary course do not seem to be life
threatening or severe The good bacteria lost in the gut is easily recovered in
a few days after treatment in the natural course and sooner if one includes
yoghurt, fruit juices and salads in the diet.
According to information on Wikipedia, a prominent case from
ingestion of excess silver was that of Stan Jones candidate for the United
States Senate in 2002 and 2006. The peculiar coloration of his skin was
featured prominently in media coverage. Jones promised that he was not using
his silvery complexion as a gimmick. He continues to promote the use of silver
as a home remedy. He has said that his good health, excepting the unusual skin
tone, is the result of his use of colloidal silver. In ancient human history
one hears of famous blue kings and it is royalty that uses most silver some
eating and drinking out of silver dishes and cups daily. Silver appears to have
protected the European royalty and peerage from the bubonic plague without
their realizing it.
While bacteria eventually mutate and develop resistance to modern antibiotics that they go on to share with their entire tribe, they have been unable to do so with silver for four billion years. Silver appears to destroy the very apparatus that helps a microbe to develop resistance before destroying the microbe. The question one may then ask is, while modern drug companies spend millions of dollars on discovering new antibiotics, why do they not do so with silver based antibiotics. The answer to that could be – profits. New antibiotics can be patented and profited from. Silver can not be patented. It has been around since the beginning of civilization. Silver also appears to work against harmful viruses.
While bacteria eventually mutate and develop resistance to modern antibiotics that they go on to share with their entire tribe, they have been unable to do so with silver for four billion years. Silver appears to destroy the very apparatus that helps a microbe to develop resistance before destroying the microbe. The question one may then ask is, while modern drug companies spend millions of dollars on discovering new antibiotics, why do they not do so with silver based antibiotics. The answer to that could be – profits. New antibiotics can be patented and profited from. Silver can not be patented. It has been around since the beginning of civilization. Silver also appears to work against harmful viruses.
Silver has applications both for external and internal use but the form used is different for these two applications. Many may have had a silver solution placed in their eyes soon after birth to prevent infections including gonorrhea. This practice began with the German Obstetrician Dr. K.S. F. Crede in 1884 at his university clinic in Leipzig. Now, the application of these silver droplets seems to be required by law in the United States, Canada, Norway and Denmark.
Dr. Harry Margraf of St. Louis,
as the chief biochemist, worked with Dr. Moyer and other surgeons to find an
antiseptic strong enough, yet safe to use over larger areas of the body such as
those of burn victims. Dr. Margraf reviewed 22 antiseptic compounds but
found toxicity in every one of them. His conclusions were that popular
medical antiseptics could only be used in small areas of the body due to their
high toxicity. Dr. Moyer noted that many of these antibiotics were
ineffective against a number of harmful bacteria, including the biggest killer
in burn cases – a greenish blue bacterium called Pseudomonas acruginose.
UCLA medical lab researchers found silver to be effective on every virus
they tested it on including Pseudomonas acruginose. As a result of their
extensive research, silver in colloidal form is now used in the majority of all
major burn centers in the United
States. Silver ointment is also
commonly prescribed by doctors for major and minor burns.
Silver is considered to be one of the most universal antibiotic substances
known to man. Jim Powell reported in the Science Digest (1978) that an
antibiotic kills perhaps 7 different disease organisms, but silver has been
found effective in killing some 650 strains of harmful bacteria and there must
be many more that remain to be researched. Powell also reported that resistant
strains of bacteria fail to develop from the use of Silver. Silver has potential for use
internally and externally in its atomic or
ionic form suspended in different liquids or as compounds proven to be safe for internal consumption in controlled quantities. Silver foil has been used for centuries to decorate expensive foods in south Asia and has been consumed by many for centuries as a very thin foil covering such foods.
A compound of silver (silver ash) has been a part of ancient Ayurveda and has been used for some of the most serious diseases that afflict humans for over two thousand year (see for example) Most surprisingly it has been used to cure some severe neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease indicating that silver has applications beyond antibiotic and anti-viral use or that some of these neurological diseases are due to yet undiscovered viral or bacterial causes i.e. due to infection of brain. Some modern medical research is also reaching the same conclusion (see for example)
A compound of silver (silver ash) has been a part of ancient Ayurveda and has been used for some of the most serious diseases that afflict humans for over two thousand year (see for example) Most surprisingly it has been used to cure some severe neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease indicating that silver has applications beyond antibiotic and anti-viral use or that some of these neurological diseases are due to yet undiscovered viral or bacterial causes i.e. due to infection of brain. Some modern medical research is also reaching the same conclusion (see for example)
In the early 1900’s the antibacterial solution - Colloidal Silver was the
choice of medical practitioners. It still remains a popular form for medical
use of silver. However it does seem that there would be other preparation from silver that are easier to
produce, store and use such as silver citrate in citric solution provided more
research is done to verify that. In 1917, Dr. Malcom Morris reported that silver would rapidly subdue the
inflammation of an enlarged prostate or an infected bladder or
hemorrhoids. In the same year, Dr. Alfred Searle demonstrated that
colloidal silver was extremely deadly to parasites and bacteria but had no
toxicity to the host animal, including humans. Up until the beginning the World
War II, Colloidal Silver was used in medicine as one of antimicrobial treatment
but after the invention of other antibiotics it has taken a back seat to drugs
and manufactured antibiotics. The Pharma industry or researchers
funded by them do not appear to be interested in testing and promoting its use.
In their early years, modern antibiotics were convenient, worked fast like magic, were low cost and widely available and use of silver receded. These early antibiotics did much good for controlling dangerous infections and alleviating pain of humanity, They still do. However, over the years the costs have increased as have profits of the companies that make them and antibiotics are no longer always as effective as some bacteria have developed resistance. Newer antibiotics have been introduced that can be patented for profit but some may be less safe than the early ones at least when prolonged use is required. There is a need now to test and develop the original antibiotic provided to life on the planet from the beginning - Silver - but as mentioned the drug industry does not appear to very interested in it. In some cases they may also have overlooked potential in this direction because while elemental silver and some common compounds cannot be patented there may be new ones yet to be discovered that can be. Perhaps that approach will become necessary in future to fight super bugs.
Water Purification
Ancient Greeks stored water in silver vessels to prevent spoilage and many
civilizations have placed a silver coin in their water or milk barrels to
protect them from bacteria and algae.
Silver could easily be used to dramatically reduce the tragic numbers of
deaths caused by pathogen-contaminated drinking water. For example, in Mexico,
where local water supplies are not always safe in rural areas, a colloidal
silver product called Microdyn has been used for decades to help keep residents
safe from contaminated drinking water. Its use is credited with a dramatic
improvement in the health of the residents of the town of Cruz
Azul, Lagunas, Oaxaca, Mexico,
who for years had suffered rampant gastroenteritis. At the 0.025 milligram per
liter (mg/liter) level of Microdyn silver (the United States Environmental
Protection Agency suggested limit for silver in drinking water is 0. 100
mg/liter) water charged with 2,700 units per liter of the fecal E.Coli
bacterium was completely sterilized in less than three hours. Chlorine to
sterilize the same charge of bacterium over the same period of time required 40
times greater concentration. The antibacterial power of silver is so strong
that Microdyn contains only 3,575 parts per billion of silver per liter, or
less than 2 milligrams silver per liter-sized bottle.
At domestic level a very useful practice appears to be to place an object of
pure silver in drinking water storage vessels. In rural India, and even in large parts of urban India, where
water pollution is a serious problem, most homes store water in clay pots. Most
homes also have silver ornaments. If they began leaving one in the pot a
dramatic improvement in health is expected. This author stores drinking and
cooking water in a large stainless steal container in the kitchen and has
placed a small plate of pure silver permanently in it (sterling silver must not
be used). The silver object should be large enough so that it is not lost in
the drain or swallowed by mistake.
Antibiotic Use
The wide knowledge of this remarkable and natural antibiotic has the
potential of eroding profits of the massively profitable drug industry.
Acceptance by the Food and Drug Administrations require years of documented
research and costs millions. Thus, the healing wonders of Silver remain
virtually unknown to many modern humans and the most effective way to consume
this as an antibiotic remains undiscovered by modern science. What we have
instead in the modern age is various persons claiming their method as the best,
at times driven by commercial interest, or incomplete historical knowledge is
made use of. Since these methods are not fully tested in the modern environment
they could be ineffective or even harm. In the meantime, pending a through development of the silver
alternative, humans would have to continue to depend on available
mainstream antibiotics in a majority of cases whenever the need arises.
It is therefore up to philanthropic organizations, university researchers or
public organizations to carry out the research to determine the efficacy of using
silver for different conditions. Information is required for the form of silver
to use and dosage for different infections.
As with every other element, including the most common ones like sodium and
potassium, some compounds of silver are healthy and some deadly, some soluble in water some insoluble.
For example the chlorides of sodium and potassium are a normal part of food but
the cyanides of the same elements are deadly poisons, and similar is the case
with silver.
While placing silver objects in a container of water may purify the water,
the dissolved silver is likely to be too minute for use as an antibiotic in
case of an infection. There is an urgent need to test silver in its various
forms, ionic, elemental and safe compounds for use as antibiotics for various
infections, particularly those that are resistant to modern antibiotics such as
the super bug, persistent Lyme disease or other infections that call for
prolonged antibiotic use with serious side effects.
Pending such research many individuals based on word of mouth information or
information from the internet are using methods that are not well researched
and may be effective, ineffective or harmful. This author has similarly devised
his own method – that is filling up a silver cup with drinking water, adding
the juice of a fresh lime or lemon to it and leaving it overnight for drinking
in the morning with or without a sweetener. The exercise is repeated at
breakfast time for an evening drink providing an antibiotic drink twice a day
whenever needed. He has not attempted ionic/colloidal silver thinking that
there might be much commercial hype behind it and it may not necessary for
personal domestic use. The lime juice is added in the belief that citric acid
present in it shall increase the dissolution rate of silver as silver citrate,
yet would not be so much as to become harmful.
The Silver Flask Method
Presently the author is exploring a more
convenient method of using silver as an antibiotic. On my next trip to the
silver market in town it is my intention to get a small flask of pure silver
with a silver stopper of around a quarter liter capacity. The idea is to fill
with clean drinking water to which a tea spoon of citric acid powder has been
added and leave it in the fridge. More research is needed to find the best possible amount of citric acid so as to have a positive antibiotic effect while eliminating chances of any adverse effects. The softest available water as from melted snow or distilled water would be best to use here. If and when the need for an antibiotic arises
as it has with me from time to time due to a tooth aches or gastro problem
common in Asia, I would take a little of this liquid in a glass and dilute it with water
so that it is no more sour than the juice of a couple of medium sized lemons diluted in a glass of water,
add a sweetener and consume it from two to three times a days for three days. I
cannot recommend this method to others yet without research into its effects
but would recommend it to sincere researchers not under the influence of the
pharma industry to test its efficacy. The water can be changed every month or so. Even for personal use this method can not be depended on yet when the need is acute since it is an untested one.
UPDATE, March 2018
Recent studies have found promising results for use of silver in cancer treatments. See
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/uoj-nfo032218.php
The Silver Flask Method
Silver flasks are expensive but it is not money flushed down the toilet. It stays with you as an investment. Moreover you need just one over a life time.
Presently the author is exploring a more
convenient method of using silver as an antibiotic. On my next trip to the
silver market in town it is my intention to get a small flask of pure silver
with a silver stopper of around a quarter liter capacity. The idea is to fill
with clean drinking water to which a tea spoon of citric acid powder has been
added and leave it in the fridge. More research is needed to find the best possible amount of citric acid so as to have a positive antibiotic effect while eliminating chances of any adverse effects. The softest available water as from melted snow or distilled water would be best to use here. If and when the need for an antibiotic arises
as it has with me from time to time due to a tooth aches or gastro problem
common in Asia, I would take a little of this liquid in a glass and dilute it with water
so that it is no more sour than the juice of a couple of medium sized lemons diluted in a glass of water,
add a sweetener and consume it from two to three times a days for three days. I
cannot recommend this method to others yet without research into its effects
but would recommend it to sincere researchers not under the influence of the
pharma industry to test its efficacy. The water can be changed every month or so. Even for personal use this method can not be depended on yet when the need is acute since it is an untested one.
There is some research on a similar solution of silver citrate in citric acid online with additional references that has
pointed out the usefulness as well as adverse effects of this solution but it is the impression of this
blogger that the reported downside may be influenced due to sponsorship from the pharma
industry. In any case when a serious infection develops the downside of
available antibiotics appears to be much greater or at least that is my impression
gathered about them although humans have no choice but to resort to them because the silver alternative is not yet fully developed and tested.
It must be noted that citric acid is a natural component of the healthiest of fruits from the beginning of civilization and some sliver citrate is formed whenever such fruits have been consumed in silver vessels from the beginning of royalty, the closest thing to gods on earth when rooted in good as the present Queen of England, Her majesty Queen Elizabeth the second is or her ancestor Queen Victoria was. On the other hand the new antibiotics are synthetic compounds with some known adverse effects and many possible unknown ones that cannot be discovered in a matter of few decades. Alzheimer's disease, strokes and cancers can take near full life times to develop in many cases. Since many modern corporations work on the principle of maximizing profits rather than minimizing human suffering, in the opinion of this author and one may draw one's own conclusions. A retiring CEO of the Swiss drug Major Novarotis it seems wanted 78 million dollars in severance package as a share of the profits for his personal pleasure and few humans would not compromise ethical principles when it that sort of a deal. Some reports on silver citrate are here,
http://www.texasnaturalsupply.com/Tinosan-SDC-Natural-Preservative-p/tsnp-pv.htm
It must be noted that citric acid is a natural component of the healthiest of fruits from the beginning of civilization and some sliver citrate is formed whenever such fruits have been consumed in silver vessels from the beginning of royalty, the closest thing to gods on earth when rooted in good as the present Queen of England, Her majesty Queen Elizabeth the second is or her ancestor Queen Victoria was. On the other hand the new antibiotics are synthetic compounds with some known adverse effects and many possible unknown ones that cannot be discovered in a matter of few decades. Alzheimer's disease, strokes and cancers can take near full life times to develop in many cases. Since many modern corporations work on the principle of maximizing profits rather than minimizing human suffering, in the opinion of this author and one may draw one's own conclusions. A retiring CEO of the Swiss drug Major Novarotis it seems wanted 78 million dollars in severance package as a share of the profits for his personal pleasure and few humans would not compromise ethical principles when it that sort of a deal. Some reports on silver citrate are here,
http://www.texasnaturalsupply.com/Tinosan-SDC-Natural-Preservative-p/tsnp-pv.htm
Water stored for long with citric acid in a silver flask would be able
to draw out more silver in solution than just plain water would. Fresh lemon juice cannot be used here because
it does not have a long shelf life and even here if there is any discoloration of
water it should be thrown away as should all preserved drinks with that.
LYME DISEASE : UPDATE October 2015
A new study indicates the role of Borrelia biofilms in
Alzheimer’s disease. See:
Borrelia is a genus of a bacteria with
several strains and it is transmitted by ticks and lice. This would explain
the efficacy of silver treatment for some neurological diseases in Ayurveda. However if silver is active against some strains of this
bacteria it may also then be effective for Lyme disease and this treatment needs
to be explored in view of the fact that existing antibiotics do not work quite
well for Lyme disease
UPDATE, March 2018
Recent studies have found promising results for use of silver in cancer treatments. See
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/uoj-nfo032218.php
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