Hi, Jan, You wrote:- "....I am a biologist and would so appreciate any information on HOW colloidal silver works."
That is the principal unknown in the issue. The mechanism -- for which there are several theories -- has not been determined. Dr. [Robert O.] Becker, who may be the singular researcher responsible for the resurgent interest in colloidal silver [by extrapolation] published a paper in January 2000 in "Electro- and Magneto-Biology" in which the ability of electrically induced silver ions to stimulate stem cell and fibroblast growth in situe. This, together with its benign interaction with 'normal' mammalian cells, helps to characterize the qualities of CS that make it so valuable. The much too little legitimate research into CS is due to 'scientific' and 'official' scepticism. And this is due to the lack of consistent [even minimal] quality of commercial products that have opportunistically capitalized on the small body of legitimate research that does exist.... Anything you can add to the enquiry ....would be helpful. Stephen > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Carew [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:14 AM > To: silver list post > Subject: CS>new member. > > > Dear All, > > I am new to colloidal silver, and find its efficacy > absolutely amazing. > > So far we have used it successfully on an ulcer, shingles, a severely > abraded face, > acne, sinusitis, sore throat, severe ear infection (in a > dog), and seen some > improvement in cases of psoriasis, arthritis and candidiasis, tho' we > understand the last three are very long jobs. > > Colloidal silver could be the answer to the > non-availability/exorbitant > expense of drugs in third world countries like mine - > Zimbabwe - IF we can > produce it cheaply enough. > > However, I am a biologist and would so appreciate any > information on HOW > colloidal silver works. I gather it interferes with the > respiratory enzymes > of bacteria (prokatyotes) > but how does it affect eukaryotic cells? And why, if it > destroys eukaryotic > cells of eg fungi, parasitic worms, doesn't it affect our own > (eukaryotic) > cells? > > Can anyone help and/or refer me to papers on this? > > Thank you > > Jan Carew. > > PS. Mike I do appreciate your efforts to keep this post for > colloidal silver > correspondence only. > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of > colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail > message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
