COLLOIDAL SILVER
by Walter Last
Colloidal silver has a long
history in medicine as a natural antibiotic. It is very effective in killing
bacteria, fungi, parasites and apparently also the cancer microbe. However,
viruses appear to be killed only when the size of the colloids is very small.
No serious side effects from overdosing have been reported.
Colloidal silver is most
effective if it comes in direct contact with the microbes. You may gargle with
it for a throat or mouth infection, use it directly on skin infections, use it
as a douche or in an enema or colonic, or spray-inhale it for lung infections. You
may also soak a cloth in colloidal silver and keep it over any tumor that is close to the skin, such as breast tumors. But most colloidal silver, except if made with
special high-voltage equipment, is actually ionic silver and forms insoluble and
ineffective silver chloride in the stomach. Therefore it is not suitable for
treating infections in the blood or internal organs.
Colloidal silver is
commercially available. Commonly the strength of the solution is from five ppm
up to 50 ppm in very concentrated remedies. However, the effectiveness depends much
more on the size of the colloids than on their concentration.
You can also easily make
your own colloidal silver. Colloidal
silver generators are commercially available. However, it is quite easy to
build your own. Commonly 27 Volt are used to produce the colloid. For this
connect three 9 volt batteries in series (positive to negative pole) and solder
an insulated wire to each end terminal. To the other ends of the wires solder an
alligator clip each. Buy 25 cm of pure silver wire, .99 fine or purer, 1.5 to 3
mm diameter (from a precious metal dealer - see Yellow Pages), sterling silver
is only .9275 fine. Cut the silver wire in half and attach to the alligator
clips. It even works quite well with only one nine volt battery.
Immerse the electrodes
about 10 cm deep into a glass of water. Use distilled water without the
addition of any saline drops. A white mist may
sometimes become visible after about 20 minutes. If you do see this fine mist
near one of the electrodes, continue for 5 minutes longer. If you use only one
9 volt battery or a 6 or 9 volt DC adaptor you may have to continue for about 1
hour. However, one of the electrodes may become black in the process and may
need to be cleaned occasionally by wiping with a cloth. If colloidal silver is
made from normal drinking water or with the addition of a drop of saline
solution then mainly ineffective silver chloride is produced. The preferred way
to speed up the process is by adding a small amount of colloidal silver from a
previous lot, or alternatively a drop of lemon juice or vinegar.
After each use rub the
black oxidised electrode shiny clean. When making or storing the silver water
keep it protected from light as this will precipitate the silver and make it
ineffective. Preferably store colloidal silver in a dark
glass bottle and in a dark and cool place. For more information on how
to make a colloidal silver maker and how to use colloidal silver see http://www.silvermedicine.org or http://www.silver-colloids.com. An
excellent Australian site is http://www.colloidalsilver.com.au. However, if you do not want to buy or build anything and only use small
amounts of silver as a maintenance dose you may just keep some pure silver
overnight in a glass of water.