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History on Colloidal Silver
Man has used silver to kill
germs throughout recorded history. Here is an ancient anecdote
from the writings of Herodotus, the Greek philosopher, dating
this use of silver to before the birth of Christ.
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Greek historian Herodotus, called the "Father
of History", is one of our prime sources for
information known about the fall of Babylon.
Herodotus lived a century after the time of Daniel
and traveled widely in the East. In his
"Histories", we learn of the campaign of
Persia's King Cyrus against Babylon. The details
include the fact that no Persian king, including
Cyrus, would drink the water of any stream other
than the Choaspes, a river that flows past the
Persian capital of Susa. Wherever the king went, a
long train of four-wheeled mule wagons followed him
transporting silver jars filled with boiled water
from the river's waters. The water would keep fresh
for years during the long campaigns. |
The Phoenicians, Greeks,
Romans, Egyptians and many peoples from the "Dark
Ages" used silver in one form or another to preserve food
and water. In the "Middle Ages," during the plagues,
silverware protected the wealthy from the full brunt of its
ravages. In the old west, pioneers used silver coins to
preserve milk and water. In the last century, man was
beginning to develop more sophisticated forms of silver to
kill germs. In 1938, the FDA was formed, Penicillin was
introduced and the modern pharmaceutical industry began to
dominate anti-microbial science. Since silver preparations
were more expensive they receded from favor. The use of some
silver preparations in modern, mainstream medicine have
survived until this "Modern Age." Among them are the
use of dilute silver nitrate in newborn babies' eyes to
protect from infection and the use of "Silvadine,"
a silver based salve, in virtually every burn ward in America
to kill infection. A silver coated nylon material was
patented as "Silvalon" and licensed by FDA as an
antimicrobial bandage. Clearly, silver has been established as
a germ killer in the historical record.
In recent years, a new
process emerged as the cutting edge technology and Advanced
Colloidal Silver was born.
How It Works: Silver
inhibits the growth of bacteria by deactivating the
bacteria’s oxygen metabolism enzymes. In turn, this destroys
the bacteria’s cell membranes, stopping the replication of
the bacteria’s DNA. Source- Acupoll Precision Research,
April 2003 Beiersdorf, Inc. |
