We actually don't know. There are a number of sites on colloidal silver that claim it is toxic to the brain, but does not pass the blood brain barrier, and there was one paper that was published that said that metals normally blocked by the blood brain barrier will cross it in the citrate form. So there is some concern.
But on the other side of the coin we have probably over a million people who use colloidal silver and EIS, and have never had a report of a problem, so it is likely it does not cross the barrier, or if it does it is not toxic. As to the citrate form, many people are mixing with Gatorade, which has citric acid in it without any problems so that does not appear to be a problem either. And although there have been problems with argyria with WaterOz silver citrate, as far as I know there has never been a report of a problem with the brain or nerve ganglia. Any citrate should be changed to chloride immediately upon reaching the stomach, and any that gets through would change to silver chloride upon contact with the salt in the blood. Marshall tlwid...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > Hello all-- > My husband's major objection to using CS is the fact that, included in the > information I gave him to read up on it's benefits, he read one sentence > which said that there was a question as to whether it was toxic to the > nervous system, but since it couldn't cross the BBB unless in the presence > of citric acid, the brain was in no danger. [sigh] So, is it toxic in any > way? > Thanks > Theresa > > Silver had been found in the brains of cadavers. So, unless they were > Wherewolves that met an untimely end, it does cross the barrier. How > much..how fast. ??? > Silver is used to stain damaged nerve tissue. It has an affinity for > damaged nerve tissue. [cupro-silver staining] > > Ode > > At 05:41 PM 11/2/2004 -0000, you wrote: > >Does anybody know, for sure, if EIS crosses the BBB? There is evidence > that > >it helps with CNS diseases, but I didn't thnik that it crossed the BBB, > >which it really has to to cure a CNS problem. > > > >Dave. > > > > > > > >-- > >The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > > >Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > > >To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > >Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > >Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > >OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.771 / Virus Database: 518 - Release Date: 9/28/2004 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.771 / Virus Database: 518 - Release Date: 9/28/2004
