ravan70

I was in Bali as a volunteer after the first bombing there, and a company that manufactures colloidal silver, donated vats of it to clean the floors of the morgue. The heat in Bali was intense and every 2-3 hours a truck would come and a bucket chain of people would begin dispersing ice over the bodies (in body bags). This went on for as long as it took for the bodies to be identified as belonging to a particular country and then they were sent to refridgerated storage for collection by independant countries. Whilst the ice melted and there was a pretty much continual flow of water, the smell of infection or decay was putrid. I couldnt scrub my self hard enough to get rid of the smell. I was definately out of my comfort zone, but every one was pulling together and doing what had to be done. I went back the next day, and the colloidal silver had been sprayed thouroughly in the area, and the reduction of odour was incredible. As a wound nurse, I relate odour in a wound to infection. As a topical agent, silver has excellent properties, and a recent symposium was held in my state about is beneficial antimicrobial properties. I would on the other hand be very hesitant to take it internally, I also do silversmithing as a hobby and are continually warned in all the silversmith literature about the importance of not eating or drinking in the workshop due to the possiblity of ingesting metal dust or other chemichals. Advised to was hands (more universal precautions - and change clothes before entering the home too). Definately advised against using the kitchen table as a workspace for this reason also. I guess to sum up silver: love it externally - wound care, cleansing wounds with colloidal siver etc, hey even big lumps of it as jewellery - but as an internal ingestant - Give it a big miss. And ask where is the research that shows that it is a good idea to ingest it?? If the only research is from those with something to gain, examine how legitimate the research actually is. I hope this is helpful to latter reades as it is probably a bit late for the original posting.....