A Look at Severe Silver Poisoning

This document explores silver metal toxicity and silver poisoning. Much of the included information was acquired from "old style" Materia Medicas. None of the information included in this document is directly or even closely related to isolated colloidal silver as we know it today. We include this information only for reference.

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Data Derived from Materia Medicas

• Silver Metal Poising Toxicity Symptomology

  Anti Psoric and possibly anti-sycotic

  • Direct effect on cartilages

  • Direct effect on nerves and nerve sheaths

  • Effects the brain/nervous system over time

    • gradually softens tissues

    • targets "intellectual" sections of the brain

    • Slight changes to voluntary systems ( undefined )

    • May affect reasoning abilities

      • Physical symptoms of neck and back pain, and tearing pain throughout body

      • Mental fatigue and restlessness with vertigo

    • Symptoms masked by coffee/caffeine intake

    • Symptoms temporarily relieved by exercise

    • Cold weather increases pain from Rheumatism

    • Increased joint pain

    • knotting of cartilage

  • Effects left testes and right ovaries ( hardening )

  • Mental and emotional excitement to the point of rage

  • Experience of shock sensations in the limbs upon going to sleep

  • Skin irritation, itching sensation that cannot be relieved

  • Painful tension in the throat

  • Gray mucus from throat and sinuses

  • Heart Palpitations while lying on the back

   

  The above describes metallic silver poisoning. This illustrates the great importance of proper particle sizing in colloidal silver. Of course, the above applies to Metallic Silver in general.

In addition, metallic silver stimulates the body to eliminate other heavy metals. Acting as a chelating agent, heavy metals can be re-released into body tissues.

Silver Metal comes in the following forms: Tablets, capsules, powders ( ground silver ), as well as compounds such as Silver Nitrate and other protein/salts.

An Average DOSE of such substances can be as high as 5 mg daily. From the data on previous pages it is easy to see how silver poisoning can occur in a short period of time.

Saccharum Lactis ( Lactose Sugar ) can be mixed with Metallic Silver in order to minimize the toxic effects of such large doses.

• Argenti Oxidum ( Silver Oxide ) - no dangerous side effects discovered

• Argenti Nitrus ( Silver Nitrate ) - Toxic ( Argyria, even explosive if added with vegetable oils) see above symptoms.

• Argenti Iodidum ( Silver Iodide ) - Reportedly does not cause Argyria in large doses.

• Nitrates are extremely sensitive to organic matter and light. All silver salts are highly reactive with chlorides. Interestingly, dissolving in distilled water significantly lessens any reaction. Silver stains may be removed by scrubbing with Potassium Cyanide. The stains referred to are a result of the combination of silver salts with albumen, activated by light exposure.

• Continued and prolonged use of silver salts produces degeneration of tissues and organs, discoloration of skin, hemorrhaging, nervous system impairment, large scale paralysis, loss of coordination, convulsions, and death by respiratory failure due to paralysis.

• Potassium Iodide is recommended in conjunction with the silver salts to help prevent silver toxicity. Sodium Hyposulphite should be added to bath water to assist the body's elimination process.

The information above is based almost exclusively on Silver Nitrate. If colloidal silver responded even partially like these compounds, there would be thousands of cases of silver poisoning, with more being diagnosed daily. The facts? Not one case of silver toxicity has been found due to isolated colloidal silver.

In addition, the above data gives an excellent symptom baseline for those concerned with true silver poisoning. For those who have been using colloidal silver for years, a simple mental inventory of one's physical condition would provide the necessary information to set one's mind at ease.

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Recommend this page Comments @ Silvermedicine.org This comments section ( by law ) may not be used to provide medical advice All posts requesting dosage or treatment advice will be deleted For anonymous comments, please use this email address: anon @ silvermedicine . org Leave a Comment Show:   Sort: Newest first Oldest first   There are 13 comments sally June 15, 2009 - 21:51 Subject: Well companies are manufacturing clothes by putting nano size silver molecules into the clothing. These are so small that they could absorb through our skin into our body more easily. Victoria secret uses this technology and I have been experiencing all kind of problems. Especially with an itching sensation that won't go away. It has been there for a year. How do you detox if there is too much in your body? sally June 15, 2009 - 21:50 Subject: Well companies are manufacturing clothes by putting nano size silver molecules into the clothing. These are so small that they could absorb through our skin into our body more easily. Victoria secret uses this technology and I have been experiencing all kind of problems. Especially with an itching sensation that won't go away. It has been there for a year. How do you detox if there is too much in your body? Gordon M Justice – NC May 22, 2009 - 02:38 Subject: 17-18 Hundreds silver-plate usage over entire life... My family has used silver plated forks and spoons since I can remember, and not just one set, but a modge-podge which rotates as we use them (4 person family, 100 forks and the same for spoons). Now, at 26 years later, most have been striped in the prong or scoop area down to the underlying base metal. All of the silver-plate is from 17-very early 19 hundreds, and I am unsure of the plating practices in those times. I was wondering if there was any danger in the fact that we have been ingesting small amounts of silver 3+ times daily, and if any other metals may be dangerous. My brother developed some mental cognitive breakdown around 23, and I have had issues with memory, and other physical health concerns for years. Thanks Pat Lee – Mississippi May 03, 2009 - 21:02 Subject: Imake my own silver and believe I made it to strong. I have used it 3 times this year and each time , I came down with flu like symptoms. body aches, headache .fatigue .runny nose ,conjestion ect, could this be Silver poison ? Pat Lee MadChemist April 26, 2009 - 23:21 Subject: No Radiation in MRI No one should be afraid of any physical affects of an MRI. Some people have psychological issues with the enclosed space, but it uses non-ionization radio waves to perfrom the analysis. You get more dangerous radiation from walking outside in the sun, in the form of UV and X-rays than you get from an MRI. MRI has a magnet and a radio antennae, there is no evidence that an MRI has any adverse effects. CT, Xrays, and PET scans use xrays, xrays, and an acclerator to get positrons. Scientists have figured out the safe levels of these types of radiation to receive. There's no reason to hide from reason people. Go to real doctors, get real medicine, and don't poison yourself. Humans weren't meant to eat heavy metals, like Silver, Gold, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury. Reply to MadChemist David June 03, 2009 - 22:24 Subject: Re: No Radiation in MRI The MRI itself is safe. The Gadolinium added as a contrast agent is lethal to those with even slight imparment of the kidneys. be careful of the statement the all MRI's are safe. Alex K March 09, 2009 - 08:29 Subject: Colloidal Silver Poisoning affecting Bone-marrow? My mum has used colloidal Silver for about 6 weeks.Has been taking slightly more than the normal.She used a Bob Beck Blood zapper a week ago and increased her intake of colloidal Silver to overcome her cold. Is now admitted in hospital,and is told that she has distroyed her bone-marrow.They blame the coloidal Silver. She makes her own colloidal Silver, but instaed of using distilled water, she uses filtered water. Is there any chance that the colloidal silver could distroy bonemarrow in high doses. Reply to Alex K Paul March 14, 2009 - 20:40 Subject: Re: Colloidal Silver Poisoning affecting Bone-marrow? Hello Not sure as to what to tell you but I have been useing colloidial Silver for 4 years now and have no adverse affects on mu body.The one most important thing that I did do before its use was RESEARCH,RESEARCH,RESEARCH. with that being said from all the links that I have research from they all state using only DISTILLED WATER and only distilled there cannot be anything else in the water aside from the silver .Thus no cholrine and other chemicals that they use for the public.Distilled means just that .If you try maybe you can use distilled water now.One has to remember that is use has been used since the early 1930s. Helen elias – CA February 24, 2009 - 18:42 Subject: seizures and CS I have a grand daughter wbleepedhas had a few seizures. The doctor blames the colloidal siver. Her readings are 10X higher than they should be. Is there another source of toxicity besides colloidal silver? She has not had any seizures in the last half of the year but the doctors insist on a MRI which the parents don't want because of the radiation that she would get. Reply to Helen elias Silvermedicine.org Admin – Las Vegas, NV February 25, 2009 - 11:25 Subject: Re: seizures and CS Greetings, In this case, the doctor is probably wrong. First, what was measured to determine the levels of silver in the body? Second, what product was used, and how much, and for how long? ( the colloidal silver ). Third, the MD is probably not aware, that in cases of silver toxicity and related seizures, it takes decades of using a highly concentrated form of silver internally to induce such seizures. Fourth, ten times the amount of silver than normal is a very low number. As an example, both mercury and copper toxicity can cause seizures... However, even when mercury is "measured" at 1200 times the acceptable levels, it is usually still FAR below the seizure causing threshold... Although it should be noted that every individual likely has a different tolerance level. Your granddaughter should see a toxicity specialist; someone wbleepedis actually qualified to form an educated opinion. Reply to Helen elias Tan – Michigan May 27, 2009 - 14:27 Subject: Re: seizures and CS There is no radiation from MRIs. They use a magnetic field to aquire the images. People get the tests mixed up beacause it is part of Radiology and they somehow assume that everything in radiology produces radiation. jen schlecht December 19, 2008 - 19:21 Subject: silver poisoning I have been working with silver, making jewelry for 30yrs. I do not cast the metal ie melt it . but do solder alot with a cadmium free solder. Do you think I could get poisoned just by handling it ,filing ,sawing, polishing etc? Thanks for your consideration Reply to jen schlecht Silvermedicine.org Admin – Las Vegas, NV December 19, 2008 - 19:59 Subject: Re: silver poisoning Hi Jen: Contact with silver via skin presents the least amount of risk for any form of silver toxicity. There is no reference in the medical literature to silver toxicity or argyria from skin contact exposure. Metal smiths have been known to acquire argyria, however. The route of entry into the body in such cases is most likely through the lungs ( tiny silver particles that have become airborn ). Therefore, if you'd like to completely minimize your exposure, an industrial mask could be used. For those wbleepedhave been working with any metals long term, there is certainly nothing wrong with persuing a good long term cleansing protocol, as a matter of good health practice. Leave a Comment * Your name * Your email address (will not be published) Your website Your location Remember me ? Subscribe: No All comments ? Replies to my comment ? ? 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